On March 15th the competition was deemed closed and what you see below
are the impressive entries of those amazing teams and individuals who
decided to take part.
The entries were judged on the following criteria and were awarded a
points score between 1-10 in the following 5 categories with a maximum
of 50 possible points.
a ) GamePlay - How fun is the game?
b ) Usability - How easy is it to pick up and is it challenging enough?
c ) Quality - How polished is the game?
d ) Originality - How original an idea is it?
e ) Wow Factor - What makes it stand out, ( jaw dropping visuals,
attention to detail )?
Prizes were donated by :
Borland : http://www.borland.com
Caligari : http://www.caligari.com
3 impact : http://www.3impact.com
Nexus DB : http://www.nexusdb.com
I proudly present the final results ( more @
http://www.pgd.netstarweb.com/competitions/PGDCompetition2005.html )
[ 1st ] with 198 points
[ Air Blast ]
wins
Delphi 2005 Architect - value $3000 (US)
Donated by Borland
and
Game Programming Gems : v. 5 - value $70(US)
[ 2nd ] with 188 points
[ Jagdgeschwader ]
wins
gameSpace - value $300(US)
Donated by Caligari
and
3Impact Game Engine license - value $99 (US)
Donated by www.3impact.com
[ 3rd ] with 180 points
[ Sodoma lite ]
wins
gameSpace - value $300(US)
Donated by Caligari
and
Nexus Memory Manager - value $120 ( US )
Donated by www.nexusdb.com
[ Honarary Mention 1 ] with 176 points
[ Run A War ]
[ Honarary Mention 2 ] with 161 points
[ Dragon Duel ]
[ Honarary Mention 3 ] with 161 points
[ Space Cadet ]
To find out more detailed information about these entries and also about
the other entries that were not in the top 5, please visit the
competition results page (
http://www.pgd.netstarweb.com/competitions/PGDCompetition2005.html )and
find out what each judge had to say about each entry. We hope that more
developers will be able to take part in future competitions.
Dominique Louis.