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Indie Speed Run game jam judged by Notch, Molyneux, Fargo, more
Indie Speed Run has nothing to do with running or Speed (we hope), but it is all about indie developers, whether amateur, student or professional – and registration is open now. It's a 48-hour game jam set to begin in September, judged by industry luminaries Peter Molyneux, Notch, Suda51, Ron Gilbert, Dan Pinchbeck, Kim Swift, Trent Oster, Brian Provinciano, Brian Fargo, Matthew Davis, Justin Ma, Jason Rohrer, Ian Dallas and Andrew Spinks. Participants will get a unique theme and element to incorporate into their games, but this year there's an option to throw out these initial constraints and get two new, final ones. There will also be 15 live jam locations around the world. First prize takes home $2,500 and is chosen by Zero Punctuation's Ben Croshaw from 15 judge-nominated games. Second prize is $1,000, picked by players during the games' Free Play phase in October, and the last prize is $500, chosen by Indie Speed Run founders Mike Kayatta, Nick Burch, and Steve Coleman. Check out and play last year's finalists, including the winner, Protein Pirates, right here. Ready, set, code!
'Indie Speed Run' online game jam judged by Kellee Santiago, Ron Gilbert, Notch, et al
Indie Speed Run, despite the name, is surprisingly not what we call the Friday nights we spend practicing our no-death VVVVVV runs. It is, however, the name of a new online game jam, one which runs from now until January 6.The way it works is pretty straight-forward: Developers visit the official website and register as a participant. Once enrolled, each contender (and/or team of contenders) has 48 hours to create a game using two secret elements given only to them, and while those 48 hours must be consecutive, they can occur anytime between now and when the event ends in January.Once the event does end, every game created during its span will be made freely available on the official site. Meanwhile, a star-studded panel of judges (Kellee Santiago, Ron Gilbert, Notch, Dino Patti, Trent Oster, Jason Rohrer and Vander Caballero) will determine which team is most deserving of Indie Speed Run's $2,500 grand prize and will announce a winner February 5.
