Macworld GameSalad Challenge finalists announced
The Macworld 2010 GameSalad Challenge finalists have been announced. Hosted by Gendai Games, creators of the web-based iPhone and Mac game development tool GameSalad, the Challenge encouraged participants to submit games created using the tool for judging by individuals from the Mac and gaming communities (including yours truly).
The Macworld 2010 GameSalad Challenge Finalists are:
BORK’S ADVENTURE by Elie Hang, Justin Knapich, and Ben Knapp.
THE CAT RIDES THE ASTROBUS by Drew Daycross and Jamie Potter.
KILL THE KING by Eastbound Studios.
STUNT SQUIRRELS by Fire Maple Games.
TRAFFIC NINJA by Steve Hoffman.
Judges for the contest included Michael Agustin of Gendai Games, Jason Citron of Aurora Feint, Omaha Sternberg (I wonder who that could be??), Zachary Waibel of Tricky Software, and Sean Vanaman of Telltale Games. All five finalists’ games are available to play free on GameSalad, but three of the five have already launched completed version on the App Store: Kill The King, Stunt Squirrels and Traffic Ninja.
“I was really impressed at the diversity present in the submissions for the GameSalad Challenge,” said [the incredibly smart and fantastic looking] judge Omaha Sternberg, producer of the iGame Radio Podcast. “There were some real creative ideas in game design, art, and sound. There are budding game developers growing in the GameSalad community.”
The GameSalad development team will be exhibiting at Macworld Expo next week. All attendees can also stop by the GameSalad Bar, booth #1478, to play the finalists’ games, attend the training session available on the GameSalad tool (including tips and tricks), and even participate in mini-game jam sessions held daily on the show floor. Winners of the game jams will receive a GameSalad Express Membership.
The Macworld 2010 GameSalad Challenge winner will be announced during an award ceremony at the GameSalad booth on Saturday, February 13th.
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