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ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition Sponsored by USA Network

SXSW is known for introducing cutting edge, up–and-coming indie talent to the world before it hits the mainstream. In that tradition, ScreenBurn at SXSW announces the second annual ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition that provides a venue for emerging designers to pitch their concept to a jury of established professionals. Participants in this event are challenged to excite the imagination with a description of the game they want to build.

Encompassing two categories, Casual and AAA gaming, the competition allows talented game design hopefuls a chance to pitch their concept to a jury of established professionals and SXSW registrants in a panel format. A grand prize winner for each category will be decided by live jury vote and audience feedback. In addition to being interviewed by attending press, winners will be featured at Studio SX, SXSW’s onsite interview studio, in a conversation with a video game industry professional.

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Semi-Finalists of the 2010 ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition Sponsored by USA Network

2010 ScreenBurn at SXSW Casual Game Design Competition Panel
Sunday, March 14
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Room 6AB

2010 ScreenBurn at SXSW AAA Game Design Competition Panel
Sunday, March 14
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Room 6AB

2010 Casual Winner

• Escape From Planet Zero: Lance Myers

2010 Casual Finalists

• Escape From Planet Zero: Lance Myers
• Paper Balloons: Kylan Coats
• The Unconcerned: Borut Pfeifer
• Zep!: Hadidjah Chamberlin

2010 Casual Semi-Finalists:

• The Unconcerned - Borut Pfeifer
• Athens Burning - Mack Flavelle
• Escape from Planet Zoo - Lance Myers
• The Vagabond - Ashton Simmonds
• Solenoid Slopes - Jamieson Clem
• Electri-City - Rudhraigh McGrath
• Factions - Anders Howard
• Paper Balloons - Kylan Coats
• Zep! - Hadidjah Chamberlin
• Color Complex - Ireti Olowe

2010 AAA Winner

• Shadow Wars: Patrick Cunningham

2010 AAA Finalists

• BikeClub Games "Tall Bike Joust": Fredric King & Ryan Doyle
• Grimore: Patrick Cunningham
• Robot Revolution: Sam Combs
• Shadow Wars: Patrick Cunningham

2010 AAA Semi-Finalists:

• Overwatch - Rich Newman
• BikeClub Games "Tall Bike Joust" - Fredric King
• Fishbot - Terry Tolleson
• Viva Lucha - Jordan Booth
• Displaced - Michael Braunschweig
• F(r)iction - Tim Willingham
• Grimore - Patrick Cunningham
• Shadow Wars - Patrick Cunningham
• Robot Revolution - Sam Combs
• Magick Sticks Ghost Delivery Service - Christian Sawyer

Winners of the first annual 2009 ScreenBurn at SXSW Casual Game Design Competition

Casual Game Design Winner:

• Sloppy Ice (Gwen Murray)

AAA Game Design Winner:

• Project Z.E.U.S. (Seth Smith)

Photo of 2009 Game Design Competition winners courtesy of Ryan Chahanovich.

"ScreenBurn at SXSW has enjoyed tremendous success since launching in 2006," says SXSWi festival director Hugh Forrest. "This success reflects the growth of the video game industry, particularly amongst more mainstream audiences. By providing another avenue to bring in up-and-coming developers, we think that the Game Design Competition will help generate even more buzz for ScreenBurn at SXSW."