Gamedev compo

The entry must adhere to the Desktop platform rules. You may use the Flash, Shockwave and other browser plug-ins, too.

The deadline for all the gamedev compo entries is on Sunday July 26th, 2009. We will publish all the entries on July 29th. Please note that you will be allowed to update your entries in the update slots defined below.

Game development competition

• Maximum size is 250 MB in installed form.
• Showing time is maximum 3 minutes per entry – the game itself can naturally be longer.
• Game presentation video options:
  • A recommended way of presenting the game to the audience is to submit a presentation video of the game in the short film delivery format in DVD-R along with the submission to Infodesk. The deadline for your own game videos is Thursday 6.8. 17:00.
  • Altenatively, the author of the game will play the game during a recording session, which will take place at the party place. The exact recording session time will be announced later, but it will be on Thursday afternoon.
• The entry must be playable!
• The user has to be able to exit the game at any time. This may be executed by pressing ESC or other applicable method (f.i. game menu).
• The game can save high scores and user settings on the hard drive or in the system registry.
• The game may utilize a network connection if one is available.
• The PC-desktop version must be playable with 1280x720p60 resolution. A screenshot of 160x90px PNG-8 must be submitted along the entry
• The game may support multiple platforms: you can make your game to work on Windows, Java, .NET, XNA, Flash, Linux, Mac, GBA, S60, PSP, J2ME etc. at the same time!

Submitting entries to the GameDev compo

• Entries must be delivered by Sunday 26th of July at 18:00 Finnish time (EEST or GMT+2) to PMS. Note the changed delivery method to previous years. No more email submissions!
• Provide your contact information (name, e-mail address and phone number) and include a screenshot image for the competition management system (max 160px wide, max 90px tall, PNG-8 format). Also include a short (max. 300 characters) description of your game in file called INTRO.txt in your entry. This introduction will be posted together with the screenshot image you provide on the download page for the competition entries.
• CompoCrew will screen the submitted entries and make them downloadable from the Assembly website within two days.
• You will have three possibilities for updating your entry after the initial deadline. The first update deadline is on Monday August 3th 12:00 noon, the second Thursday August 6th 12:00 noon (at the party) and the final one Saturday August 8th 12:00 noon. The latest versions of the entries will be gathered to the web site at these points. We won't be able to do updates at any other points. Please update your entries at the competition management system.

PLEASE NOTE!
Microsoft mobile competition is part of this competition category. By using Windows Mobile platform in game development competition you can win extra prizes. Please check the Microsoft competitions page to learn more.