Independent Games Festival

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L'Independent Games Festival (IGF) est un évènement annuel qui récompense des jeux vidéo innovants produits par des développeurs de jeux vidéo indépendants.

Il se déroule pendant la Game Developers Conference depuis 1999 et a été fondé en 1998 par Gama Network. L'IGF est inspiré du Sundance Film Festival.

Catégories actuelles [modifier]

Cinq jeux sont nommés dans chacune des catégories suivantes.

Seumas McNally Grand Prize ($30,000)
Nuovo Award ($5,000)
Excellence in Design ($3,000)
Excellence in Visual Art ($3,000)
Excellence in Audio ($3,000)
Technical Excellence ($3,000)
Best Mobile Game ($3,000)
Audience Award ($3,000)
Best Student Game ($3,000)

Palmarès [modifier]

1999 [modifier]

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Fire and Darkness
Innovation in Game Design : Resurrection
Innovation in Visual Art : Crime Cities
Innovation in Audio : Terminus
Technical Excellence : Terminus
Audience Choice : Fire and Darkness

2000 [modifier]

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Tread Marks
Innovation in Game Design : Tread Marks
Innovation in Visual Art : King of Dragon Pass
Innovation in Audio : Blix
Technical Excellence : Tread Marks
Audience Choice : The Rift

2001 [modifier]

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Shattered Galaxy
Innovation in Game Design : Shattered Galaxy
Innovation in Visual Art : Hardwood Spades
Innovation in Audio : Chase Ace 2
Technical Excellence : Shattered Galaxy
Audience Choice : Shattered Galaxy

2002 [modifier]

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Bad Milk
Innovation in Game Design : Insaniquarium
Innovation in Visual Art : Banja Taiyo
Innovation in Audio : Bad Milk
Technical Excellence : Ace of Angels
Audience Choice : Kung Fu Chess

2003 [modifier]

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Wild Earth
Innovation in Game Design : Wild Earth
Innovation in Visual Art : Wild Earth
Innovation in Audio : Terraformers
Technical Excellence : Reiner Knizia's Samurai
Audience Choice : Pontifex II

2004 [modifier]

Catégorie ouverte [modifier]

Nommés

Palmarès

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Innovation in Game Design : Bontãgo
Innovation in Visual Art : Spartan
Innovation in Audio : Anito: Defend a Land Enraged
Technical Excellence : Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Audience Choice : Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Prix spécial - Cartoon Network "Project Goldmaster" Award : Flashbang Studios

Catégorie web et téléchargement [modifier]

Nommés

Palmarès

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Oasis
Innovation in Game Design : Oasis
Innovation in Visual Art : Dr. Blob's Organism
Innovation in Audio : Dr. Blob's Organism
Technical Excellence : Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
Audience Choice : Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates

Student Showcase [modifier]

Palmarès

Dark Archon 2 • Fatal Traction • Growbot • Hexvex • Hyperbol • Ice Wars • Kube Kombat • Scrapped • Treefort Wars • Xazzon

2005 [modifier]

Catégorie ouverte [modifier]

Nommés

Palmarès

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Gish
Innovation in Game Design : Gish
Innovation in Visual Art : Alien Hominid
Innovation in Audio : Steer Madness
Technical Excellence : Alien Hominid
Audience Choice : Alien Hominid
Prix spécial - Cartoon Network "Project Goldmaster" Award : Digital Builders

Catégorie web et téléchargement [modifier]

Nommés

Creatrix
Detective Brand Golf
Global Defense Network
Lux
N
Revolved
RocketBowl
Star Chamber
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
Wik and the Fable of Souls

Palmarès

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Wik and the Fable of Souls
Innovation in Game Design : Wik and the Fable of Souls
Innovation in Visual Art : Wik and the Fable of Souls
Innovation in Audio : Global Defense Network
Technical Excellence : RocketBowl
Audience Choice : N

Student Showcase [modifier]

Palmarès

Dyadin • Intergalactic Shopping Maniacs • Mutton Mayhem • Rock Station • Scavenger Hunt • Soccer Ref • Squirrel Squabble • Stars and Stripes • Team Robot • War, Siege & Conquest: Battle for Gaia

2006 [modifier]

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Darwinia

Best Web Browser Game : Dad 'N Me

- Dodge That Anvil
- Moleculous

Innovation in Game Design : Braid

- Darwinia
- Rumble Box
- Strange Attractors
- The Witch's Yarn

Innovation in Visual Art : Darwinia

- Dofus
- Glow Worm
- Putt Nutz
- Tommy And The Magical Words

Innovation in Audio : Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

- Dodge That Anvil
- Glow Worm
- Professor Fizzwizzle
- Saints & Sinners Bowling

Technical Excellence : Darwinia

- Crazy Ball
- Saints & Sinners Bowling
- Tribal Trouble
- Tube Twist

Audience Choice : Dofus
Prix spécial - Adultswim.com Award : Dodge That Anvil
Mod Competition : Dystopia (Half-Life 2) • Rose of Eternity: Chapter 1 (Neverwinter Nights) • Path of Vengeance (Unreal Tournament 2004) • Last Man Standing (Doom 3)
IGF Student Showcase Winner : Ballistic • Cloud • Colormental • Narbacular Drop • Ocular Ink • Orblitz • Palette • Sea of Chaos • Goliath (middleware) • NERO (middleware)

2007 [modifier]

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Aquaria

- Armadillo Run
- Bang! Howdy
- Riff: Everyday Shooter
- Roboblitz

Best Web Browser Game : Samorost2

- Bubble Islands
- Gamma Bros

Innovation in Game Design : Riff: Everyday Shooter

- Aquaria
- Armadillo Run
- Toblo
- Toribash

Innovation in Visual Art : Castle Crashers

- Aquaria
- Golf?
- Roboblitz
- Samorost 2

Innovation in Audio : Riff: Everyday Shooter

- Aquaria
- Bone: The Great Cow Race
- FizzBall
- Racing Pitch

Technical Excellence : Bang! Howdy

- Arcane Legions
- Armada Online
- Band of Bugs
- Blast Miner

Audience Choice : Castle Crashers
Prix spécial - GameTap Indie Awards : 1. Riff: Everyday Shooter • 2. Blast Miner • 3. Roboblitz
Mod Competition : Weekday Warrior (FPS solo)
- Darkness Over Daggerford (RPG)
- Eternal Silence (FPS multijoueur)
- Spawns Of Deflebub (autre)

IGF Student Showcase Winner : Toblo

2008 [modifier]

Seumas McNally Grand Prize : Crayon Physics Deluxe

- Audiosurf
- Hammerfall
- Noitu Love 2: Devolution
- World of Goo

Best Web Browser Game : Iron Dukes

- Globulos.com
- Tri-Achnid

Design Innovation Award : World of Goo

- Battleships Forever
- Fez
- Fret Nice
- Snapshot Adventures: Secret Of Bird Island

Innovation in Visual Art : Fez

- Clean Asia!
- Hammerfall
- Synaesthete
- The Path

Innovation in Audio : Audiosurf

- Cinnamon Beats
- Fret Nice
- Clean Asia!
- OokiBloks

Technical Excellence : World of Goo

- Goo!
- Audiosurf
- Axiom: Overdrive
- Gumboy Tournament

Audience Choice : Audiosurf
Prix spécial - Gleemie Awards : 1. Desktop Tower Defense • 2. Skyrates • 3. Quadradius
IGF Student Showcase Winner : Synaesthete