Are you ever curious about what the future of video gaming is going to look like? Perhaps you envision a world where young people control the actions of prison inmates remotely, as they compete in a gruesome deathmatch? Or maybe it's world where games that are played with the hands are curtly dismissed as "baby toys." However, for a glimpse at the more immediate future of our industry, we need not look further than the IGF Student Showcase -- a round-up of the neatest titles being developed by the big industry names of tomorrow ... today!
The IGF committee recently announced the winners of the 2010 Student Showcase, highlighting ten games independently developed by the bright minds currently attending some form of educational institute across the globe. These games will go on to compete in the Best Student Game category of the IGF Awards on March 11 -- an award which nets the winner a cool $2,500.
Check out the full list of finalists -- some of which are totally free and available to download now -- right after the jump.
2010 IGF Student Showcase finalists
Reader Comments (6)
Posted: Jan 18th 2010 6:55PM ArchiGamer said
Must...not...be perplexed....*head explodes*
Posted: Jan 18th 2010 7:52PM ch3burashka said
Devil's Tuning Fork mechanic of 'manipulating' the environment reminds me of The Unfinished Swan. I can't WAIT for the Swan to come out...
http://giantsparrow.com/games/swan/
Amazing or uber-amazing?
http://giantsparrow.com/games/swan/
Amazing or uber-amazing?
Posted: Jan 18th 2010 8:41PM CaramelZappa said
Lots of really cool stuff. I especially like Devil's Tuning Fork and Continuity.
Posted: Jan 19th 2010 12:04AM freaparn said
Although that Puddle game is basically LocoRoco from what I saw in the demo video...
Posted: Jan 19th 2010 2:03AM Courtney said
The last one, Ulitsa Dimitrova, sounds like the most awesome game ever:
"This game is about the seven year old Pjotre, a homeless child in St. Petersburg. Pjotr is a chainsmoker and has to get cigarettes all the time.
He spends his time robbing, begging, and visiting his mom, the prostitute, and one time he even falls in love with a girl.
His life will never change. And once the player gets bored and stops playing, Pjotr will lay down and freeze to death in the Russian winter."
I was also reading really good things about Boryokudan Rue on indiegames the other day, supposed to be a fantastic adventure game.
"This game is about the seven year old Pjotre, a homeless child in St. Petersburg. Pjotr is a chainsmoker and has to get cigarettes all the time.
He spends his time robbing, begging, and visiting his mom, the prostitute, and one time he even falls in love with a girl.
His life will never change. And once the player gets bored and stops playing, Pjotr will lay down and freeze to death in the Russian winter."
I was also reading really good things about Boryokudan Rue on indiegames the other day, supposed to be a fantastic adventure game.
Posted: Jan 19th 2010 2:41AM (Unverified) said
Sultans of Scratch with the honorable mention, woohoo!
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