2nd Uruguayan GameDev competition
Last week took place the awards ceremony for the 2nd Uruguayan GameDev competition. There were two categories: Videogames (the winner got a trip to GDC) and Plan Ceibal (which is the local name of the One Laptop Per Child program). We had the pleasure to have Patrick Hudson, Executive Producer from Ensemble Studios, as a keynoter and member of the jury. Needless to say, 99% of Uruguayans are Age of Empires fans, so Patrick's presentation about AoE and the upcoming Halo Wars was truly enjoyed by everybody.
As co-organizer and member of the jury, I personally had a blast with this competition, we really had some great games submitted and I'm looking forward to next year's event. There are only very few studios here and many talented people are not fully aware that making games for a living is a real option down here, so with events like this we hope to encourage the industry and the creation of great games. Watch out, Japan, the Uruguayans are coming! :)
That's awesome! How many game developers are there in Uruguay?
Posted by: madsax | December 12, 2007 at 09:14 PM
Officially, there are 3 small-sized studios, but there are other smaller teams that freelance for foreign studios in work dealing with sound, 3D modelling, etc.
Posted by: Frasca | December 13, 2007 at 09:22 AM