Publisher Zoo Entertainment's online independent gaming community indiePubGames.com serves as the official host to the first Independent Propeller Awards video game development contest at SXSW ScreenBurn, the gaming portion of the SXSW Interactive Festival.
Contest submissions opened today on the site. The grand prize winner is revealed on March 13.
Game developers submit their games for consideration at indiePubGames.com. Finalists are selected in a variety of categories such as Best Art, Best Audio, Best Design, and Technical Excellence. The developers of games selected as finalists in each category receive airfare and accommodations to attend SXSW in Austin, Texas to demo their games during the event and compete to win the grand prize.
The Independent Propeller Awards offers $150,000 in total prizes, including $50,000 for the grand prize, $25,000 for each subcategory winner, and the chance for titles to be published by indiePub through Zoo Publishing. The deadline for submissions is February 18. Full contest rules are available at www.indiePubGames.com.
The SXSW Interactive festival takes place March 11 - 15 in Austin, Texas. SXSW Interactive 2011 is sponsored by Miller Lite, Chevrolet, AOL, IFC, Pepsi, PepsiMax, freecreditscore.com, Monster Energy, and The Austin Chronicle. For more information, visit www.sxsw.com.
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