Comments on: IGF Winners Announced

By: Dean

Dean — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:58:27 +0000

So how does this work when half the games on the list aren’t out or finished yet?

By: Dinger

Dinger — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:58:59 +0000

@Disgruntled Student:
details on the IGF juries are public. Also note that the Student Showcase has a separate jury, made up either entirely or almost entirely of academics, including instructors from leading US game design schools, but the only DigiPen instructor is on the other jury.
If you want a conspiracy, then maybe this note at the bottom will help:

[Please note that IGF Student Showcase Jury members are not permitted to cast votes on games that may have been produced by their own or related institutions.]

By: Hobbes

Hobbes — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:41:17 +0000

@Joe:

Probably because Penumbra used the source engine as its core. I agree its an impressive achievement, but its not ‘all their own work’.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:50:39 +0000

I find it baffling that Penumbra didn’t claim technical excellence. It’s light years ahead of all the other games technically and was made by just two guys.

By: Disgruntled Student

Disgruntled Student — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:02:18 +0000

Surprise surprise! Digipen won the student competition they sponsor again this year. I wonder if it could have something to do with the Digipen faculty judging the games.

By: cliffski

cliffski — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:56:07 +0000

so the only game I’m interested in (world of goo) isn’t even finished yet.
Bah.

By: Meat Circus

Meat Circus — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:24:09 +0000

Oh, World of Goo, I’ve only played your first chapter, but already I love you enough to have your sticky man-babies.

By: MisterBritish

MisterBritish — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:16:52 +0000

Hurrah for Iron Dukes winning. Hurrah!

By: Kieron Gillen

Kieron Gillen — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:29:39 +0000

Proof that you should never take betting advice from me.

By: Freelancepolice

Freelancepolice — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:26:22 +0000

I don’t think excellence in audio is simply limited to what the game offers anyway. I mean brog is right but it’s also in how it utilises audio to improve the gameplay experience (or just ‘the game’). In this case it’s using your own music as an input for visual feedback.

By: brog

brog — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:59:09 +0000

But Audiosurf does have its own audio, and creating this such that it does not ruin the songs you are listening to is an achievement.

By: Ging

Ging — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:49:36 +0000

Kevlmess: It’s more about how it uses the audio than what the audio actually is, at least in the case of Audiosurf.

I’m a tad bemused by the “Gleemie Awards”, which seem to just be an advertising exercise – one that hopefully won’t be repeated next year (though it’ll probably end up being someone elses “awards”)