for completely personal and selfish reasons. I think the next one should either be unrestricted or both. I have a game (perhaps two games) that I have been waiting to enter into the unrestricted competition. I personally feel there are merits to both types. While the restricted does force some creativity to stand out. I don't think creativity is limited to restricted competitions. I have seen some pretty creative games in both competitions. Also creative doesn't necessarily mean fun. Many is the time I have sat down to play a very creative or witty game to just say 'meh' when I am done playing. The magic combo of especially fun AND interesting is not easy to come by.
Annually sounds fine to me Bu that would probably make me lean toward both types divided in to classes (open class and restricted class) with a 1st place for best in each class and perhaps a best over all. A longer judging period and sufficient nagging to judge and play would be necessary as well.
Just my conceited dogmatic opinion. ;{D}
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Carlton "Kermit" Noles
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Work like no one's watching,
Dance like you've never been hurt
And Love like you don't need the money,
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 12:02 AM, David Artman
<david.artman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The last IGDC was design-restricted; and we've generally alternated restriction/no restriction because opinions vary widely between the "constraints breed creativity" and "design what you want to play" camps.
That said, fall is just about come and gone--we're almost half way through it--and it was thought that Spring/Fall alternating was the way to go (Summer/Winter seemed to cost us eyes, due to various school breaks and vacationing). I'm more of the opinion that it should be annual, now: it would carry more "weight" as an annual competition; and I am beginning to suspect we are approaching the "variations" stage of any modular game system. (If I were to suggest a design restriction, it would be "a game that uses a totally unique mechanic or interface," just to kick the challenge up to 11.)
All that said: y'all's thoughts? Is anyone hankering ffor an IGDC, now that convention season is winding down? Should it just be annual for a while, the better to increase its attention? The next one was supposed to be open design, by the alternating format: should we reconsider?
I am but a facilitator, good with web markup languages and spreadsheets. The IGDC is about the designers who contribute, the promoters who get eyes on it (and hopefully draw new iceheads into the fold), and the reviewers and judges who help to refine and eventually reward the best games. I can roll a new IGDC 2010 (or Winter 2009) page in a matter of minutes.
David
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