PGD's Annual Game Programming Competition...

LP · 08-11-2005, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by MikeS

...it does put a limit on what we can do visually(Well, at least with a short time period)

There is no limit in creativity so 64k shouldn't be a problem

It was just an idea though...

Originally Posted by technomage

What would be really nice is if all the entrants could use the same engine. What judging Dogfight I found that teams that used engines that we're already half completed or Complete (e.g GlScene) had an advantage ovet people who wrote their own from scratch especially given the time frame.

Actually, I think using the same engine might be difficult, since The Great Elite uses FreePascal and noobs like me still use Delphi (j/k

).

However, engines that work with both Delphi and FPC seem to have great limitations (SDL, for instance, is very limited with visual effects IMHO) and such limitations bring us to the same critics of 64kb.

**Traveler** · 08-11-2005, 09:50 PM

Can't say I'm too keen on the restricted theme either. With the previous competition in mind and the number of participants, I'd say we need a theme that is as open as possible.

With that said, I think that pretty much cancels the 'same engine' idea as well, as we will be giving people an advantage if they already know the engine.

The fact that people can choose their own basis, can't really be considered an advantage. Remember we want to see games, not half done demos. If an entrant decides to write a new engine just for the competition its his choice, but he should also realise that he will loose valuable time. Every hour spent on a engine, means an hour lost for the game.

Abstract sounds cool. It needs some creative thinking for a game concept. I think I'm up for that though...

**Specis** · 08-11-2005, 11:40 PM

I have no idea about theme,

Abstract sounds good, but atm im kinda blank on idea's

but im eagerly awaiting the contest and im defaintly entering this one.

**K4Z** · 08-11-2005, 11:47 PM

I think alexione has a good idea, a theme of Water or Snow, etc. It's mostly a visual theme, so it's in no way restricting anything, and there's tons of posibilities for all genres of games.

LP · 09-11-2005, 12:11 AM

Uhh, people, please, *no snow theme*!!
I'm Ukrainian but currently living in Mexico now. Haven't seen snow in years... damn, how I miss it... :cry:
When I'll be doing my Ph.D. in US, I guess I'll be going to ski a lot

**cairnswm** · 09-11-2005, 06:26 AM

I'm 36 and have seen snow only twice in my whole life

Ok so I'm the lucky one

How about the PGD Adventure Game Contest? An Adventure game theme is as open idea as Dogfight.

So will the contest start on the 1st Jan again? I'll be on leave from about December 10th to Jan 2nd so I hope it start sometime in Dec

**FNX** · 09-11-2005, 11:30 PM

Hello,
maybe this year I hope I'll have time to get into the compo too!

I always have too much ideas or none, depending on days but, what
about coding a single key/button game? Of course i mean one plus
keys/pad for movement (but it wouldn't be necessary).

I think about keyboard-smashing titles like the old olimpic game for nes
but i don't remember the title... where you have to press left-right as quick
as possible to run faster and a button to jump (long jump, obstacles)..

Said that, the game can be of course both 2d or 3d or 4-5-6d
whatever.

I know it's a stupid idea but I'd like to see if people still have some
imagination in game design

(don't flame

ops: )

Bye

**cairnswm** · 10-11-2005, 06:03 AM

I'd also like to see that the contest is a unique contest. I know so far this year there have been contests for:
Shooter (ongamedev.com)
Dogfight (PGD)
One Button - (www.remakes.org)
Robots/Zombies/Pirates/Ninja (gamedev.net)
Horror - (72hour GDC)
Light and Dark (LD4

Another I can remember was - Water

Lets try make it something different from those done in the last year.

I actually also support the idea of just having everyone make a game. Last year there were only 11 entries. If it was more open we could possibly get more entries.