The Independent Games Festival (IGF) is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry. It was founded in 1998 to assist and inspire innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game developers.[1] IGF was founded to create for the independent game community the same benefit the Sundance Film Festival has brought to the independent film community,[1] and is produced by the CMP Game Group, producers of the Game Developers Conference, Game Developer magazine, and Gamasutra.com.[1]
The competition, now in its 10th year, awards a total of $50,000 in prizes to independent developers in Main Competition and Student Competition categories at the IGF Awards Ceremony, which is one of the highlights of the Game Developers Conference, and was held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on February 20th, 2008.
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Competition Structure
The 2008 festival is split into two broad categories: the main IGF competition and the IGF Student Showcase. [1].
The main IGF Competition comprises seven awards:
- Seumus McNally Grand Prize ($20,000)
- Excellence In Visual Art ($2,500)
- Excellence In Audio ($2,500)
- Innovation Award ($2,500)
- Technical Excellence ($2,500)
- Best Web Browser Game ($2,500)
- Audience Award ($2,500)
The IGF Student Showcase is a display at the Game Developers Conference of 10 notable games submitted by student developer(s). Each game chosen nets its developer(s) $500. Since 2007, the IGF has also been including a "Best Student Game" award of $2,500.
IGF Competition award history
(Main) IGF Competition
Seumas McNally Grand Prize ($20,000)
- 2009: Blueberry Garden
- 2008: Crayon Physics Deluxe
- 2007: Aquaria
- 2006: Darwinia
- 2005: (Open Category) Gish and (Web/Downloadable) Wik and the Fable of Souls
- 2004: (Open Category) Savage: The Battle for Newerth and (Web/Downloadable) Oasis
- 2003: Wild Earth
- 2002: Bad Milk
- 2001: Shattered Galaxy
- 2000: Tread Marks
- 1999: Fire And Darkness
Excellence In Visual Art ($2,500)
- 2009: Machinarium
- 2008: Fez
- 2007: Castle Crashers
- 2006: Darwinia
- 2005: (Open Category) Alien Hominid and (Web/Downloadable) Wik and the Fable of Souls
- 2004: (Open Category) Spartan and (Web/Downloadable) Dr. Blob's Organism
- 2003: Wild Earth
- 2002: Banja Taiyo
- 2001: Hardwood Spades
- 2000: King of Dragon Pass
- 1999: Crime Cities
Excellence In Audio ($2,500)
- 2009: BrainPipe
- 2008: Audiosurf
- 2007: Everyday Shooter
- 2006: Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
- 2005: (Open Category) Steer Madness and (Web/Downloadable) Global Defense Network
- 2004: (Open Category) Anito: Defend a Land Enraged and (Web/Downloadable) Dr. Blob's Organism
- 2003: Terraformers
- 2002: Bad Milk
- 2001: Chase Ace 2
- 2000: Blix
- 1999: Terminus
Innovation Award ($2,500)
- 2009: Between (video game)
- 2008: World of Goo
- 2007: Everyday Shooter
- 2006: Braid
- 2005: (Open Category) Gish and (Web/Downloadable) Wik and the Fable of Souls
- 2004: (Open Category) Bontãgo and (Web/Downloadable) Oasis
- 2003: Wild Earth
- 2002: Insaniquarium
- 2001: Shattered Galaxy
- 2000: Tread Marks
- 1999: Resurrection
Technical Excellence ($2,500)
- 2009: Cortex Command
- 2008: World of Goo
- 2007: Bang! Howdy
- 2006: Darwinia
- 2005: (Open Category) Alien Hominid and (Web/Downloadable) RocketBowl
- 2004: (Open Category) Savage: The Battle for Newerth and (Web/Downloadable) Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
- 2003: Reiner Knizia's Samurai
- 2002: Ace Of Angels
- 2001: Shattered Galaxy
- 2000: Tread Marks
- 1999: Terminus
Best Web Browser Game ($2,500)
- 2008: Iron Dukes
- 2007: Samorost 2
- 2006: Dad 'N Me
- This category replaced the separate prizes for Web/Downloadable games awarded in 2004 & 2005.
Audience Award ($2,500)
- 2009: Cortex Command
- 2008: Audiosurf
- 2007: Castle Crashers
- 2006: Dofus
- 2005: (Open Category) Alien Hominid and (Web/Downloadable) N
- 2004: (Open Category) Savage: The Battle for Newerth and (Web/Downloadable) Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
- 2003: Pontifex II
- 2002: Kung Fu Chess
- 2001: Shattered Galaxy
- 2000: The Rift (Far Gate)
- 1999: Fire And Darkness
Sponsor Awards
- 2008 Gleemie Awards (1x $5,000, 1x $3,000, 1x $2,000): Desktop Tower Defense, Skyrates, Quadradius
- 2007 GameTap Awards (1x $10,000, 2 x $5,000): Everyday Shooter, Blast Miner, Roboblitz
- 2006 Adultswim.com Award ($5,000): Dodge That Anvil
- 2005 Cartoon Network "Project Goldmaster" Award (making a game for Cartoon Network): Digital Builders
- 2004 AOL/Cartoon Network "Project Goldmaster" Award (making a game for Cartoon Network): Flashbang Studios
IGF Mod Competition (2006–2007)
2007 Mod Awards
- Best Mod ($5,000 Overall): Weekday Warrior (Half-Life 2)
- Best Singleplayer FPS Mod ($500): Weekday Warrior (Half-Life 2)
- Best Multiplayer FPS Mod ($500): Eternal Silence (Half-Life 2)
- Best RPG Mod ($500): Darkness over Daggerford (Neverwinter Nights)
- Best 'Other' Mod ($500): Spawns Of Deflebub (Unreal Tournament 2004)
2006 Mod Awards
- Best Mod – Doom 3 ($2,500): Last Man Standing Coop
- Best Mod – Half-Life 2 ($2,500): Dystopia
- Best Mod – Neverwinter Nights ($2,500): Rose Of Eternity: Chapter 1
- Best Mod – Unreal Tournament 2004 ($2,500): Path Of Vengeance
IGF Student Showcase Winner
- 2009: Tag: The Power of Paint
- 2008: Synaesthete
- 2007: Toblo
- 2006: Ballistic[disambiguation needed] • Cloud • Colormental • Narbacular Drop • Ocular Ink • Orblitz • Palette • Sea of Chaos • Goliath • NERO
- 2005: Dyadin • Intergalactic Shopping Maniacs • Mutton Mayhem • Rock Station • Scavenger Hunt • Soccer Ref • Squirrel Squabble • Stars and Stripes • Team Robot • War, Siege & Conquest: Battle for Gaia
- 2004: Dark Archon 2 • Fatal Traction • Growbot • Hexvex • Hyperbol • Ice Wars • Kube Kombat • Scrapped • Treefort Wars • Xazzon
See also
References
- ^ a b c "About the IGF", www.IGF.com.
External links
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