Google will host the first annual independent Games Festival and VR and AR

From: Android Developers Blog

United States July 14, Google announced the first independent Games Festival held in Los Angeles on September 24, it is also an independent game developer competition. From now until August 14, developers can submit entry applications to the organizers, will eventually have 30 projects shortlisted to participate in festivities on the day of the game, and decide the 3 winners.

Entries have the following main requirements:

Competition games must be released during January 1, 2016-December 31 iWatch Case Lunatik iWatch cover

Entries are limited to United States and Canada, and is not a listed company, the number of full-time employees is not more than 15

For areas of VR and AR games, you must use the Google VR Development Kit or Tango Development Kit

The winners will have the support of Google’s advertising business, and tickets, Tango by 2017 Google I/O conference equipment.

Google, the project aims to find the really good independent game developers.

Google games Department Jamil Moledina, Director of strategy, said: “Google Play is a huge digital content store, there were 65 billion last year of app and game downloads. “At the moment Google’s app store number over 1 million. In this, almost everyone can make an app to the Google store’s time, really good creative independent games, rushed out of the crowd in front of consumers is very difficult, especially independent developers face a well-known prolific game company such a powerful opponent, such as Glu and EA, Gameloft, etc.

What is the selection criteria as to the eventual finalists, Moledina refers to “interesting and innovative,” he said: “we are looking for interesting and truly innovative and artistic elements of games. ”

At the innovation level, Google would like to see more independent developers take advantage of Google’s AR and VR platform to create a more refined experience, Moledina said: “AR and VR for each game is very important for the development of trend, but this trend is more favourable for independent developers, because they are more flexible than large companies, you can quickly add energy to these emerging fields. ”

Only open to developers in North America, and Moledina explained that “Although this activity is limited to the United States, but we will hold similar festivals in other parts of the world, using local languages and you pick a game suited to national conditions. ”

Via Engadget