{"id":649491,"date":"2010-01-31T20:19:06","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T01:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/31\/student-developed-games-show-bright-future-for-industry\/"},"modified":"2010-01-31T20:19:06","modified_gmt":"2010-02-01T01:19:06","slug":"student-developed-games-show-bright-future-for-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/649491","title":{"rendered":"Student-developed games show bright future for industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/news\/2010\/01\/igf-student-showcase.ars?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss\"><br \/>\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"4\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.arstechnica.com\/assets\/2010\/01\/devilstuningfork-thumb-230x130-11572-f.jpg?w=780\" \/><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n        <!--body--><\/p>\n<p>One of the more interesting aspects of the annual Game Developers Conference is the Independent Games Festival, a showcase for some of the best and brightest people and ideas in the industry. Hidden among the next big indie games is the Student Showcase.&nbsp;Here, 10 student-developed games compete for the top prize and $2,500, and past Showcase winners have gone on to create games like <i>Portal<\/i>, <i>Flower<\/i>, and <i>de Blob<\/i>. This year featured a record 190 entries, and the chosen 10 showcase a bright future for the video game industry. <\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at what students are bringing to the world of gaming; the breadth of ideas is impressive. <\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/news\/2010\/01\/igf-student-showcase.ars?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss\" title=\"Click here to continue reading this article\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.arstechnica.com\/mt-static\/plugins\/ArsTheme\/images\/read-more.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"Read the rest of this article...\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/gQm6NSE53UK1zMGUnrgni_2Wzto\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/gQm6NSE53UK1zMGUnrgni_2Wzto\/0\/di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/gQm6NSE53UK1zMGUnrgni_2Wzto\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/gQm6NSE53UK1zMGUnrgni_2Wzto\/1\/di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=k6BuZMQjGMI:NBue44i_Y3c:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?i=k6BuZMQjGMI:NBue44i_Y3c:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=k6BuZMQjGMI:NBue44i_Y3c:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?i=k6BuZMQjGMI:NBue44i_Y3c:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=k6BuZMQjGMI:NBue44i_Y3c:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?a=k6BuZMQjGMI:NBue44i_Y3c:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/arstechnica\/index?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/arstechnica\/index\/~4\/k6BuZMQjGMI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Buy This Item: <a class=\"buy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/buy.php\" ><span style=\"color: #33bc03\">[Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.arstechnica.com\/~r\/arstechnica\/index\/~3\/k6BuZMQjGMI\/igf-student-showcase.ars\" >Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the more interesting aspects of the annual Game Developers Conference is the Independent Games Festival, a showcase for some of the best and brightest people and ideas in the industry. 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