Dare to be Digital is an internationally renowned proving ground for talented computer science and art students to design their own original video game. Teams of 5 students, usually a mix of artists, programmers and audio, assemble in a development hothouse for 10 weeks to develop a prototype video game, receiving daily support and weekly training sessions from industry specialists. All the teams will gather at Dare Protoplay on August 16 - 18, 2009 to showcase their work and be judged by industry experts.
Intel is committed to supporting the next generation of game software developers through our
Visual Adrenaline Program. We're providing the student teams with Intel hardware and software tools for the competition. And a special award in this year's competition is the VISUAL ADRENALINE AWARD, where teams use the
Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers product to create games that showcase visual appeal and performance on Intel® Integrated Graphics platforms. Winners win a 17" Intel® Centrino® 2 Sony* VAIO* laptop and get showcased at Intel's online websites and developer events.
2009 Winners:The winners have been announced at Dare ProtoPlay at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Each team won a £2500 cash prize and all are finalists for the BAFTA "Ones to Watch" award. Here are the top three teams as chosen by a panel of gaming industry experts during the three day event.
The Butterflyers, whose game 'Shrunk!' sees the player reduced to the size of a salt shaker as they battle against Dr Shockalot to rescue the Kleinoscope - a device which reduces the world around you at will, won the Dare Teams choice award in addition to being named as a BAFTA finalist.
Gentlemen of Fortune were also amongst the winners for their physics based action-stealth game 'Quick as Thieves', in which the player is challenged to navigate round their way around a museum at night to steal the valuable 'Macguffin'. The more items the player can steal the greater their abilities however get greedy and there is a greater chance of being caught.
Pixel Pirates for their 3D platform, puzzle-based game 'Colour Coded' which utilises Wacom graphics tablets, also placed in the top three.
Intel® Visual Adrenaline AwardInertia Interactive (Portsmouth University) wins the special VISUAL ADRENALINE AWARD for the best use of the Intel® Graphic Performance Analyzers product suite in showcasing visual appeal and performance in their prototype game.
Intel® Graphics Performance Analyzers Documentation:Learn more about how leading game developers were able to use this product suite to develop visually impressive games that appeal to broad range of enthusiasts. For more information please visit our
Intel® Graphics Product Analyzers product page.
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