Competitions

New for 2009 is the ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition, which provides a venue for emerging designers to pitch their concept to a jury of established professionals. Participants in this event are challenged to excite the imagination with a description of the game they want to build. These proposals are entirely conceptual -- but tight organization is a must as these entries cannot exceed 200 words in length.

For more information and to submit your game design idea click here.

The entry process runs from Friday, August 1 through Friday, December 5. Semi-finalists for the ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition will be announced in mid January. These semi-finalists will then construct a power-point presentation that graphically illustrates their concept. Finalists will be chosen to present at the event after the jury reviews these power-point presentations.

"ScreenBurn at SXSW has enjoyed tremendous success since launching in 2006," says SXSWi festival director Hugh Forrest. "This success reflects the growth of the video game industry, particularly amongst more mainstream audiences. By providing another avenue to bring in up-and-coming developers, we think that the Game Design Competition will help generate even more buzz for ScreenBurn at SXSW."