Gallery and Awards Ceremony to Take Place During 2006 Game Developers
Conference
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Game Developers Conference
(GDC) and The CGSociety (CGS) are supporting the future of professional
original game art with the launch of the Graphic Impact art and animation
competition. Finalists will display their creations during the entire week of
GDC, which will take place March 20-24, 2006 at the San Jose Convention Center
in San Jose, Calif. Winners will be announced during a VIP Reception on
Thursday, March 23, at the San Jose Fairmont hotel.
With the arrival of next-generation consoles and advanced techniques,
artists are now capable of creating film-quality imagery. For the first
Graphic Impact competition, dubbed The Pivotal Moment, contestants are asked
to submit an image, animation and story that illustrate a crucial moment
between the antagonist and protagonist.
"Through this inaugural competition, GDC and the CGSociety aim to promote
the professional development and recognition of the art and artists of games,"
Jamil Moledina, GDC director, said. "We are excited to focus on rewarding
excellence in original art, since that dovetails with the focus of the GDC to
provoke creativity in all elements of game creation."
"We have created an exciting competition that focuses on the pivotal
moment in a game story," Mark Snoswell, CGSociety President, said. "We are
thrilled to host this competition and look forward to receiving entries in the
three categories: Commercial, Team and Individual. The CGSociety is the
largest group of digital artists in the world and this is the first time we
have focused on the games community specifically. We are pleased to do this
with the GDC, the leading game developers' conference in the world."
All entries will be reviewed by a judging panel consisting of influential
industry members from companies such as Midway Games, DreamWorks Animation and
Oddworld Inhabitants. Six finalists will be sponsored to travel to San Jose
and attend the GDC where they will receive additional prizes.
For more information regarding the competition and submission guidelines,
please visit http://www.cgsociety.org/pivotal_moment/. The deadline for
entries is Tuesday, January 17.
To register for the Game Developers Conference and review conference
information, go to http://www.gdconf.com. Press registration is also available at
this time.
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industry, the CMP Game Group offers market-defining content, and drives
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Gamasutra.com, the Independent Games Festival, the Game Developers Choice
Awards, and GDCTV. For more information, please visit http://www.cmpgame.com.
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About CGSociety (http://www.CGSociety.org)
The CGSociety is the society of digital artists. It is the largest body
of professional digital artists in the world. It delivers training, products,
artist promotions and events to its members through its network of web sites,
business services and publishing division. It is a division of Balistic Media
Pty Ltd (http://www.BallisticPublishing.com), the publishers of the world's finest
quality books such as the EXPOSE and d'artiste seris.
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