The Inaugural IMG Awards Opens to Entrants at E3 Expo in Los Angeles
ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (E3), LOS ANGELES, May 18 /PRNewswire-
FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), a worldwide leader in
graphics and digital media processors, unveiled today the International Mobile
Gaming (IMG) Awards, a new initiative to recognize and encourage 3D game
development for mobile phone and handheld devices. The competition is the only
one of its kind to reward excellence in innovation and design from all levels
of mobile game developer, from professional development studios to
enthusiastic gamers with imagination.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020613/NVDALOGO )
"The market for mobile gaming is in its infancy, but as the technology
develops, we believe the market's appetite for exceptional content will as
well," said David Roman, vice president of corporate marketing at NVIDIA. "As
a company at the forefront of this innovation, NVIDIA is proud to host a
competition that will seek out the world's hottest developing talents and
honour those individuals and companies that are working to make 3D gaming on
mobile phones and handheld devices a reality."
The IMG Awards portal goes live today at http://www.imgawards.com, and entrants
have until September 2005 to submit their initial proposals. Later in
September, a jury of experts will meet and the top twenty concepts will be
short listed. The developers will then receive the support required to realize
their ideas and build a demonstrable version of their game by the end of
January 2006.
For start-up companies, students or novices to the world of mobile 3D game
development, support will be provided in the form of office space, if
appropriate, as well as technical support and 3D design software applications
to help realise their concepts. In February 2006, the jury will reconvene and
4 winners will be announced at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The
four awards will be for: Best Art, Best Game Play, Best Technical Achievement
and The "Grand Prix" for the Overall Winner. Among other prizes, the overall
winner will receive a guaranteed contract with an operator and a publisher to
market and sell the title.
The IMG Awards has broad industry support from handset manufacturers,
network providers, developers, publishers and retailers. These companies have
come together to promote the development of rich visual content for mobile
devices for the simple reason that it will become one of the most important
growth drivers for mobile multimedia and 3G services in the coming years.
An announcement of sponsors will be made in the weeks directly following
the E3 Expo.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation is a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media
processors. The Company's products enhance the end-user experience on consumer
and professional computing devices. NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs),
media and communications processors (MCPs), and wireless media processors
(WMPs) have broad market reach and are incorporated into a variety of
platforms, including consumer and enterprise PCs, notebooks, workstations,
PDAs, mobile phones, and video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa
Clara, California and employs more than 2,100 people worldwide. For more
information, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.nvidia.com .
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
the International Mobile Gaming Awards, demand for and growth of market demand
for mobile gaming, and growth drivers for mobile multimedia and 3G services
are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties
that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Such
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, delays in ramping new
products into production, demand for and acceptance of new products and
technologies, manufacturing defects, software defects or bugs, reliance on
third-party manufacturers, general industry trends including cyclical trends
in the semiconductor and handheld industries, adoption of new technology by
the market, the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives,
changes in industry standards and interfaces, our dependence on third-party
developers and publishers and other risks detailed from time to time in the
NVIDIA reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2005. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. NVIDIA disclaims
any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
NOTE: All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are
associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject
to change without notice.
SOURCE NVIDIA Corporation
 back to top
Related links:
http://www.nvidia.com
Photo Notes:
NewsCom:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020613/NVDALOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk;
photodesk@prnewswire.com
CONTACT:
Andrew Humber, Corporate PR Manager, EMEA,
NVIDIA, +44 (0) 1189 033 015, or mobile, +44 (0) 7813 890 530, or
ahumber@nvidia.com
|
