The 9th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) features enhancements to the main competition, a restructuring of the mod competition and cash prizes in the Student Showcase category, including the first-ever Best Student Game award. The deadline for the main competition is Sept. 8, 2006. For the IGF Mod competition, the deadline is Oct. 13, 2006, and for the Student Showcase, the deadline is Nov. 10, 2006. The festival honors innovative videogames created by independent game developers and students.
The IGF was established in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers, in the way that the Sundance Film Festival has benefited independent filmmakers. The IGF has given away hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes and major recognition to innovative, independently created videogames from all over the world, from early pioneering titles such as TREAD MARKS and SHATTERED GALAXY, through recent stand-outs such as ALIEN HOMINID, GISH and DARWINIA.
Developers interested in submitting a game can visit www.igf.com for official rules and entry forms.
