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One Week Left... InstantAction Game Dev Contest

Name:	Dylan Romero
Date Posted:	Feb 04, 2008
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That's right, just one week left in the InstantAction Game Developer Contest. Put the finishing touches on those submissions and get them to gamedevcontest08@garagegames.com before I get into work on Monday, February 10th.

As one final incentive for those waffling on whether or not they're ready to submit there game to the contest, I give you:

the InstantAction Cup-O-Noodle t-shirt!

As modeled by the lovely Derek Bronson:

First introduced at IGC 2007, these 100% cotton tees are the last word in game developer style, providing the comfort and durability to withstand 16 hour programming sessions. Coming in a stylish tree bark brown... Ok, enough of that.

Each finalist announced at GDC this year will receive an InstantAction t-shirt. Soon after GDC we'll announce the 2 runner-ups and the Grand Prize winner.

For all the contest updates, including the full prize list, head over to the InstantAction Blog.

Official Contest Rules

Recent Blog Posts

List:	03/20/08 - Legions Chat with Tim Aste: Today! 03/10/08 - InstantAction Game Dev Contest Winners 02/21/08 - IA Game Developer Contest Finalists 02/13/08 - GarageGames' GDC Schedule 02/04/08 - One Week Left... InstantAction Game Dev Contest 12/06/07 - 2008 InstantAction Game Developer Contest 05/30/07 - The Truth About Game Development 05/01/07 - Human Players Being Tapped to Enhance Artificial Intelligence

List:

03/20/08 - Legions Chat with Tim Aste: Today!
03/10/08 - InstantAction Game Dev Contest Winners
02/21/08 - IA Game Developer Contest Finalists
02/13/08 - GarageGames' GDC Schedule
02/04/08 - One Week Left... InstantAction Game Dev Contest
12/06/07 - 2008 InstantAction Game Developer Contest
05/30/07 - The Truth About Game Development
05/01/07 - Human Players Being Tapped to Enhance Artificial Intelligence

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Mathieu (Feb 04, 2008 at 23:24 GMT)

Too bad non-US citizens can't enter the contest. :(

Matt Sayre (Feb 05, 2008 at 00:06 GMT)

I've gotten lots of compliments on my IA t-shirt. And lots of questions, too. Good way to spread the word.

Kevin James (Feb 05, 2008 at 02:09 GMT)

Shellcore2.0 would be sweet 2 player online action! Of course I think that; I made it, haha!

Kevin James
syrealgames.com

Maxim Lyulyukin (Feb 05, 2008 at 11:06 GMT)

agree with Mathieu :(((((((

Michael Hartlef (Feb 05, 2008 at 12:54 GMT)

What?!?! That's bad. First they website was very "unfunctional" when I tried to sign up and then this "only USA residents" things. Good bye IA. I won't consider you in the future, for whatever service you bring to the masses.

Stephen Zepp (Feb 05, 2008 at 14:25 GMT)

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What?!?! That's bad. First they website was very "unfunctional" when I tried to sign up and then this "only USA residents" things. Good bye IA. I won't consider you in the future, for whatever service you bring to the masses.

You can thank international gambling laws for that, by the way. Most countries deem contests as "gambling", and they are illegal, so it is standard in the game industry to only allow contests that have a prize worth a particular cash value to be available to residents of the US.

Leroy Frederick (Feb 05, 2008 at 14:52 GMT)

Surely the publishing contract grand prize isn't a cash prize (since you can't buy it right?) So I am I right in thinking if you enter as a non us citizen, you could still legally win the first prize, just not the other prizes, which are purchasable and therefore cash prizes? Or is that just wishful thinking on my part?

What a very general and daft law anyhow, how is gambling the same as a contest that is a showcase of an individual or teams skill? Are you guys sure your contest comes under the same law? Is this confirmed by your legal team so to speak?

Dylan Romero (Feb 05, 2008 at 18:21 GMT)

We tried our best to clear international participation through legal, but each additional country we add requires a new set of compliance rules, including payments for foreign clearance and the gambling laws Stephen mentioned.

I know it totally sucks, especially since so much of the community is based internationally, but as I've said before, that doesn't prevent anyone from sending in their game for publishing consideration outside of the contest. We're always looking for great games to add to the InstantAction library.
Edited on Feb 05, 2008 18:31 GMT

Leroy Frederick (Feb 05, 2008 at 21:05 GMT)

Oh well, thanks for trying, I guess we'll have to take advantage of that option (if possible) before they create some other sparse law(s) ;)

Maxim Lyulyukin (Feb 06, 2008 at 11:39 GMT)

anyway, all of that things makes me feel a liitle bit sad....
... even if i havent prize, i'd like participate in this contest.. :(((((
but rules dont allow me even this...

Leroy Frederick (Feb 06, 2008 at 14:05 GMT)

Don't worry Maxim, perhaps with the elections and all there might a change to daft laws such as this one :-D (or maybe not?)

Affectworks (Feb 07, 2008 at 21:54 GMT)

Monday, Feb 10th? So are submissions due on Sunday the 10th or Monday the 11th?

Dylan Romero (Feb 07, 2008 at 22:37 GMT)

@Affectworks:
We just pushed the deadline back to the 18th to give people more time to work on their submissions, so neither. ;)

Previously I said the 11th because I wasn't going to penalize people for sending something in before I got to work on Monday, but after the literal deadline.

Affectworks (Feb 09, 2008 at 14:17 GMT)

Cool! Guess I can sleep tonight! :)

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