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<< Dilbert hits it on the money today | Home | Contest Update - Contest Ends June 30th >>

Exclusive GeeksWithBlogs Member Game Design Contest --Winner to get XBOX 360!



Ever wanted to try your hand at Game Development? Been itching to play with .NET 2.0 but needed motivation to get started? Then you need to take the Exclusive GeeksWithBlogs Game Design Challenge!!!

*** Only open to GeeksWithBlogs members!!! *** (Note: It's really easy to become a GWB member... Click Here)

What do I need to do?

  1. Check out the game we recreated using Visual Studio Express called Escapa
  2. Download the free Visual Studio Express HERE (Doing this also gets you signed up for the Upgrade Your Game Sweepstakes!)
  3. Blog about your game!!!! Let us know about your experiences with Visual Studio Express during your process.
  4. Submit your own gaming masterpiece and enter to win a new Xbox 360 - the coolest game wins (determined by Jeff and John)
For the exact rules, visit the Official Rules Page and if or when you are ready to get yourself in the contest, send an email to gamecontest@geekswithblogs.net with your blog address and we will add you to the list of contestants!

 

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posted @ Wednesday, May 17, 2006 3:19 PM | Filed Under [ Geekswithblogs.net ]

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Gravatar # re: Exclusive GeeksWithBlogs Member Game Design Contest --Winner to get XBOX 360!
Posted by BM on 5/18/2006 1:26 PM
hey... is Express an absolute requirement, for those of us already on VS2005?
Gravatar # re: Exclusive GeeksWithBlogs Member Game Design Contest --Winner to get XBOX 360!
Posted by George on 5/18/2006 2:00 PM
I echo the above question. If we have 2005 do we have to use Express? Also, what's the timeframe here? And on top of that are we allowed to use Managed DirectX?

inquring minds want to know
Gravatar # re: Exclusive GeeksWithBlogs Member Game Design Contest --Winner to get XBOX 360!
Posted by Jeff Julian on 5/18/2006 4:12 PM
I will post about this Express line.
Gravatar # re: Exclusive GeeksWithBlogs Member Game Design Contest --Winner to get XBOX 360!
Posted by Jeff on 5/19/2006 4:44 PM
I posted this on an alternate entry - my apologies if comments need approval and it hasn't appeared yet.

Will we maintain full rights to our code/idea that we submit?
Gravatar # re: Exclusive GeeksWithBlogs Member Game Design Contest --Winner to get XBOX 360!
Posted by Jeff Julian on 5/19/2006 5:33 PM
All entries will be posted with source code. We are a community and we share :D.
Gravatar # re: Exclusive GeeksWithBlogs Member Game Design Contest --Winner to get XBOX 360!
Posted by Jeff on 5/21/2006 6:34 AM
I understand that we must post source code and I don't mind sharing. But once we post code/ideas, does ownership of that implicity turn over to someone else, such as the contest moderators? If I want to use my code or idea in another way, after contest is over, is it still mine to do with as I please?

I apologize for not being clear in my first comment.
Gravatar # re: Exclusive GeeksWithBlogs Member Game Design Contest --Winner to get XBOX 360!
Posted by Jeff Julian on 5/22/2006 3:31 AM
You own it, but we have the right to publish the code to the contest site and anyone can download it and alter it for their us
Gravatar # Correction to the "Game Programming Contests" post...
Posted by Let's Kill Dave! on 6/14/2006 9:29 AM
Apparently, I can't tell the difference between a sweepstakes and a contest :-) The Upgrade Your Game
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