IGF Awards

IGF Main Competition

The main IGF Competition (full ruleset here), for which the entry deadline is October 1st, 2007 at 11:59pm PDT, will give out seven major awards:

Seumas 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)

There will be five specifically named finalists for each award, except the Best Web Browser Game award, which will have three finalists. All finalists will be invited to the IGF award ceremony at GDC 2008. The IGF Audience Award will be voted from the finalists in all other main competition categories.

Category Finalists receive:

One Giga Pass or Two Classic Passes to the 2007 GDC
Mention in Game Developer magazine
Mention on Gamasutra.com
Press release coverage
Profile in this year's Festival program
A one-year limited use license to use a version of the official Independent Games Festival name and IGF Finalist logo in promotional materials relating to their game entry
Contract Game Dev Kit from Thomas H. Buscgalia, The Game Attorney

Competition Winners receive:

Cash prize
Award plaque
A one-year limited use license to use a version of the official Independent Games Festival name and IGF Winner logo in promotional materials relating to their game entry
One hour of free consultation with Thomas H. Buscaglia, The Game Attorney


Seumas McNally Grand Prize Winner receives:

Cash prize
Award Plaque
Three Giga Passes to the 2007 Game Developers Conference
Mention in Game Developer magazine
Mention on Gamasutra.com
Press release coverage
A one-year limited use license to use a version of the official Independent Games Festival name and IGF Winner logo in promotional materials relating to their game entry.
Ten hours of free consultation with Thomas H. Buscaglia, The Game Attorney

IGF Student Showcase

The IGF's Student Showcase (full ruleset here), for which the entry deadline is October 15th, 2007 at 11.59pm PDT, will highlight a total of twelve games this year.

IGF Student Showcase Winner ($500)

In addition, for the first time this year, there will be a prize for best overall IGF Student Game awarded as part of the IGF Awards, with the finalists comprising all of the Student Showcase winners:

Best Student Game ($2,500)

Student Showcase finalists receive:

$500 allowance per team for travel expenses
One Giga Pass or Two Classic Passes to the 2007 GDC
Mention in Game Developer magazine
Mention on Gamasutra.com
A one-year limited use license to use a version of the official Independent Games Festival name and IGF Student Showcase finalist logo in promotional materials relating to their Game Entry.

Competition Winners receive:

Cash prize
Award Plaque
A one-year limited use license to use a version of the official Independent Games Festival name and IGF Winner logo in promotional materials relating to their game entry

Questions? Have questions about the new awards? Contact the IGF Content Directors for more details.