Imagine Cup 2012 Game Design Finalists – Xbox/Windows
Here we are again! Another year and another brilliant batch of games that have wowed the judges. This year we only have two tracks, recognition of the increased quality of games built in HTML5 and Windows 8 providing native support for HTML5 development, but we’ve also increased the number of finalists headed to Sydney, Australia (yeah! My home town!) to compete live on stage in front of some incredible judges.
But before I go into the judging panel that will be there to greet the teams in Sydney, I want to publicly congratulate the top ten teams in Xbox/Windows and in Phone (they’re in the next post). I also want to say that the competition in Online Round 3 was incredibly tough and there were so many great games. I want to encourage every team, whether they made it to Sydney or not, to strongly consider finishing their games and publishing them for the world to enjoy (and yes, that really is one of the primary reasons we set it up so that you had to submit a game trailer – you’re already on your way to being able to advertise your games!).
So, without further ado, here are the ten teams headed to Sydney to compete for the title in the Game Design Xbox/Windows category of Imagine Cup.
[edit] Just putting these links at the top so you can get to them easily:
- All Round 3 competitors Game Trailers: https://bit.ly/APGD12e
- The Top Ten Gameplay Videos: https://bit.ly/APGD12g
Esperanza - BLUE FIELD
Japan
Real Time Strategy (RTS) game about rebuilding a city after a natural disaster (tsunami) hits.
Esperanza – BLUE FIELD – Game Trailer
HammerBird - InBalance
Ukraine
Isometric strategy game about health and environment.
HammerBird – InBalance – Game Trailer
Hotfix - Influence
Belgium
Strategy/Puzzle game about influencing for change.
Hotfix – Influence – Game Trailer
Nano - Nano
France
Action puzzler game about genetics and gene sequences.
Nano – Nano – Game Trailer
Radiant - Robert’s Quest
Iceland
Side-scrolling platformer about cleaning up the environment.
Radiant – Robert’s Quest – Game Trailer
Red Phoenix Studios - Clean World
Portugal
Third person action game featuring an animated machine aimed at cleaning up the environment.
Red Phoenix Studios – Clean World – Game Trailer
TANG Thai - Verdant Fantasy
Thailand
Multiplayer action game about the environment.
Tang THAI – Verdant Fantasy – Game Trailer
Team Blossom - Bloom*Block
Japan
3D puzzle game about the environment.
Team Blossom – Bloom*Block – Game Trailer
The Doers - Do More
Brazil
Strategy game about city planning.
The Doers – Do More – Game Trailer
xidianembed_6 - TaiJi
China
Kinect-based Tai Ji game for health and well-being.
xidianembed_6 – TaiJi – Game Trailer
You can see all of these teams, and their competition in these YouTube playlist I’ve set up:
- All Round 3 competitors Game Trailers: https://bit.ly/APGD12e
- The Top Ten Gameplay Videos: https://bit.ly/APGD12g