Success Stories?
1999 - Vicarious Visions, now a major handheld / console developer, honored for Terminus.
2000 - Tread Marks, created by the late Seumas McNally, which the IGF's grand prize is now named after, wins 3 major awards.
2003 - Super X Studios' Wild Earth, a photographic game based around a worldwide safari, takes multiple prizes and subsequently becomes a motion simulator ride.
2004 - Innovative casual strategy game Oasis wins the web/downloadable grand prize, going on to launch on major online portals the following year.
2005 - Multi award-winner Alien Hominid receives publishing deals in the U.S. (via O3 Publishing) and Europe (via Zoo Digital), much critical acclaim, and even spawns a mobile version.
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Submit Your Game - How?
[NOTE: Submissions for the 2007 IGF will open in June 2006.]
IGF
Main Competition
Submission Page: Submissions for the 2006 IGF are now closed - thanks to all who submitted!
IGF Modding Competition
Submission Page: Submissions for the 2006 IGF are now closed - thanks to all who submitted!
IGF Student Showcase
Submission Page: Submissions are now closed - thanks to all who submitted!
Key IGF Dates
The Sixth Annual Independent Games Festival took place at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, California, March 20-24, 2006.
Here are specific submission deadlines for the 2006 event:
| Competition submission deadline, Initial Round |
September 6, 2005 |
| Student Showcase games due |
November 15, 2005 |
| IGF Modding Competition entries due |
November 1, 2005 |
| Competition Finalists announced |
December 11, 2005 |
| Student Showcase games announced |
January 14, 2006 |
| Competition submission deadline, Final Round |
January 17, 2006 |
| IGF Exhibition |
March 20-24, 2006 |
| Awards Ceremony |
March 22, 2006 |
Note that completed games are required for both judging rounds of the IGF Competition, so make sure your game is ready to play by September.
If you have further questions, check
our FAQ page or contact the IGF Chairman.
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Announcements
Congratulations
to the 2006
IGF winners! |
View a list of all the winners and finalists here...
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