Indie Game Challenge - How to Enter

How to Enter
the 2011 Indie Game Challenge

Ready for your chance to show the gaming industry what you’ve got?
Here's how to enter the 2011 Indie Game Challenge:

1) Read the Official Contest Rules and register online using the button below

2) Submit your entry fee using any major credit card via Paypal

You will see a payment link on the confirmation page once you register.
The entry fee is $100. Entry fees are being used to cover administrative costs for The Guildhall at SMU, and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, both of which are non-profit organizations. Any remaining funds will be used to fund scholarships for video game design/development students.

3) Mail us the following:

Your Video Game on a Disc (2 copies)
- For judging purposes, Video Game Discs should be submitted with an installer for PC platform. For a full list of entry requirements and guidelines for Game Submissions, please read the Official Contest Rules.
Your Video Elevator Pitch on a Disc (2 copies)
- In 60 seconds or less, tell us about you or your team, your game, and why you think your game should win the Indie Game Challenge. Entrants can take creative liberties to showcase video editing skills and have the option to incorporate themselves and/or footage of their game in order to make their pitch. Remember, the public may end up seeing this video, so let's keep it clean! Please read the Official Contest Rules for format requirements for Pitch Video.
Copy of your registration confirmation page
Copy of your Paypal confirmation receipt (see step 2)
- Make sure to include your name, and the name of your game in the Body of your Paypal payment.
Mail all of the above Items to:
Indie Game Challenge
5232 Tennyson Parkway
Building 2
Plano, TX 75024

How to Enter - Registration Form

Please include only name(s) and contact information of game developer(s) submitting to the IGC. If submitting as a team, only one person, the Team Representative, is required to complete the registration process. Please read the Official Rules before registering.

Required *

Game Info

Game Name *

Team Name (if team submission)

Classification *

Professional 2+ years experience
Non-professional less than 2 years experience

Game Type *

Game Category *
(Core, Casual, Cause)

Primary Contact Email *
(used for all official correspondence)

Confirm Contact Email *

Team Info

Team Leader *

Age *

Primary Email *

Home Phone *

Mobile Phone

Primary Address 1 *

Primary Address 2

City *

State *

ZIP Code *

Additional Team Members

List all additional team members, game development role and check appropriate age range.
Please add up to 14 additional team members

Member Name

Development Role

Age

Game Info

Brief Description of Game Being Submitted *

Max Character count (5000)

Hardware Requirements *

Development Platform / Game Engine *

If other Engine, please list

SDK Version and Middleware Listing
(Please list all used to create game) *

Additional Instructions
(Please list any additional special instructions on how to play
the game, installation instructions, etc.)

Example of a read me text fileMax Character count (6000)

Scholarship

If anyone on your team is interested in the $50,000 scholarship to attend The Guildhall at
Southern Methodist University's graduate professional game development program, please list
names and a contact email address.

Team Member Name

Email Address

Games submitted to other competitions are eligible for entry to the IGC as outlined in the Official Rules. Please list any other competitions to which your game has been or will be submitted.

By checking this box and clicking "submit" below, I hereby certify that I have read and understand the Official Rules.