Independent Games Festival
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The Game Developers Conference has annually hosted the Independent Games Festival (IGF) since 1999 to reward innovative games produced by independent video game developers as well as full-time college and high school students. The IGF was founded in 1998 by the Gama Network. The IGF was inspired by the Sundance Film Festival.
The festival is split into two broad categories: the IGF Competition among independent games and also a Student Showcase highlighting student-made games. For 2004, the IGF Competition was split into two categories for web browser-based or games whose download is less than 15 megabytes and another for all other games. Each category gives out these six awards: Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Technical Excellence, Innovation In Visual Art, Innovation In Audio, Innovation In Game Design, Audience Award.
The Student Showcase selects 10 games among its entrants, displays them at the Game Developers Conference.
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IGF Competition award history
Seumas McNally Grand Prize
($15,000)Open Category:
- 2005 : Gish
- 2004 : Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Web/Downloadable:
- 2005 : Wik and the Fable of Souls
- 2004 : Oasis
Previous winners:
- 2003 : Wild Earth
- 2002 : Bad Milk
- 2001 : Shattered Galaxy
- 2000 : Tread Marks
- 1999 : Fire And Darkness
Technical Excellence
($1,000)Open Category:
- 2005 : Alien Hominid
- 2004 : Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Web/Downloadable:
- 2005 : RocketBowl
- 2004 : Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
Previous winners:
- 2003 : Reiner Knizia's Samurai
- 2002 : Ace Of Angels
- 2001 : Shattered Galaxy
- 2000 : Tread Marks
- 1999 : Terminus
Innovation In Visual Art
($1,000)Open Category:
- 2005 : Alien Hominid
- 2004 : Spartan
Web/Downloadable:
- 2005 : Wik and the Fable of Souls
- 2004 : Dr. Blob's Oranism
Previous winners:
- 2003 : Wild Earth
- 2002 : Banja Taiyo
- 2001 : Hardwood Spades
- 2000 : King Of Dragon Pass
- 1999 : Crime Cities
Innovation In Audio
($1,000)Open Category:
- 2005 : Steer Madness
- 2004 : Anito: Defend a Land Enraged
Web/Downloadable:
- 2005 : Global Defense Network
- 2004 : Dr. Blob's Oranism
Previous winners:
- 2003 : Terraformers
- 2002 : Bad Milk
- 2001 : Chase Ace 2
- 2000 : Blix
- 1999 : Terminus
Innovation In Game Design
($1,000)Open Category:
Web/Downloadable:
- 2005 : Wik and the Fable of Souls
- 2004 : Oasis
Previous winners:
- 2003 : Wild Earth
- 2002 : Insaniquarium
- 2001 : Shattered Galaxy
- 2000 : Tread Marks
- 1999 : Resurrection
Audience Choice
($1,000)Open Category:
- 2005 : Alien Hominid
- 2004 : Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Web/Downloadable:
- 2005 : N
- 2004 : Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
Previous winners:
- 2003 : Pontifex II
- 2002 : Kung Fu Chess
- 2001 : Shattered Galaxy
- 2000 : The Rift
- 1999 : Fire And Darkness
External links
- www.igf.com
- IGF's complete list of the entrants and finalists (http://www.igf.com/finalistsandwinners.htm)