Announcing the 2008 Unity Awards
Last year's Top DOG finalists had their games published on Shockwave.com. What will happen to this year's winners?
Buckle your seat belts, strap on your thinking caps, warm up your coding fingers, and oil your artist elbows. The Unity Awards 2008 is open and accepting entries. Building on the phenomenal success of last year's Top DOG competition, the introductory year for the Unity Awards is bigger, badder, and better than ever.
Work with friends or go solo. Make a game. Any game. Standalone, web player, dashboard widget, it doesn't matter. Build something great to win something great.
Categories and Prizes
We'll be awarding a unique prize to the winner of each category.
- Best Overall Game - €2000
- Forum Favorite - €1000
- Best Gameplay - Prizes to be announced
- Best Visual Design - Prizes to be announced
Beta Milestone
Unity Technologies wants everyone's game to shine and sparkle. In that spirit, all teams are encouraged to share a beta version of their entry on the Unity forum. Doing so will generate valuable play testing feedback you can use to improve your game. Don't be afraid to share your game multiple times to get even more feedback!
If you don't want to expose your game to the Unity forum, you will still need to submit a beta version to Unity Technologies. Either way, you must share a beta before 11:59pm GMT on September 15th, 2008. Teams who have not shared their beta with the forum or Unity Techologies by the deadline will be disqualified.
Top DOG 2007 Finalist Showcase
Click any image above to see the complete list of finalists
How to Enter
Send an Entry Application email to contest@unity3d.com before 11:59pm GMT on September 1st, 2008. The subject line needs to include your game name like this "UA 2008: Avert Fate". The body of the email needs to include:
- Team Name
- Member Names
- Game Name
- Game Description
- Technology used (Terrains, procedural, ragdolls, etc.)
- Number of players, network or single machine
- Target distributable (standalone, web player, widget)
- Website/blog/development journal?
- Optional concept art
- Optional playable demo
Important Dates
- Now - Contest begins!
- September 1st - Last day to send Entry Application email
- September 15th - Last day to submit/post a beta build
- October 1st - Last day to submit your final build
- October 24th - Winners announced
Rules & Regulations
- All submitted content must be the sole creation of the individual(s) creating the game. The team must have permission to use any externally-created assets. Copyrighted materials that are used without proof of permission will lead to immediate disqualification.
- Unity Technologies reserves the right to use submitted game content in promotional materials like unity3d.com, newsletters, press releases, etc.
- Teams that fail to send an Entry Application before 11:59pm GMT on September 1st, 2008 will be disqualified.
- Teams that fail to submit a beta to Unity Technologies or the Unity forum before 11:59pm GMT on September 15th, 2008 will be disqualified.