5 Buttons Finalists!

February 7th, 2012

First the good news: there was a metric ton of great games made for the 5 Buttons Competition.  So much so that we had a really tough time deciding which games would make it to the Stattbad Gallery.

Second, the better news: our friends at 02L >  Outside Standing Level  have confirmed that they will be showing 13 of your games, with the possibility of showing an additional 10 games!

Twenty-three games is an enormous show. We’ve never had such a large number chosen for any competition, so congratulations to everyone involved!

Finalists

1.Beep Brrp Bing Bang Bosh
2.Crazy Fossil Fuel Racers
3.Fart Away
4.Kickz
5.Pool Push
6.Porker Pillar
7.Revolution
8.Square Loves Triangle
9.Super Expeditio
10.The Blame
11.Varje Voorje
12.Versus Vs.
13.Whack a Mole
 
 

Runner-ups

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1. Cold War Hangover
2. Comet Tune
3. Individual Medley Relay
4. Milliways
5. Nature Strikes Back
6. Tone Tennis
7. Unity Rackete
8. Uprok
9. Wyrm
10. Zaboodles
 

What do I do next?

Please send the following information to our friends at 02L > Outside Standing Level:

1. Game Name

2. Game Author(s)

3. Game Description (200 characters max)
 
Email your information to: x AT 02l.net

Who determines the winner?

On Friday, February 17th your game will be shown at the Stattbad Gallery as part of a live public show. All finalists (and runner-ups if they make some changes) will have their games played by attendees, who will vote on their favorites.  In addition to the general public, we’ll have a small panel of judges who will help determine the winner.

The very practical prizes:
 

First Place: 1200€

Second Place: 600€

Third Place: 200€

If you’re in Berlin (or Germany in general) I highly suggest you go – it looks like it’ll be a hell of a show!

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5 BUTTONS Competition in December and January

December 1st, 2011

We play most games within the confines of a teeny, tiny screen in a quiet, private setting. Not next year though. Next year we’ll ALL be playing games on the floor of an 19th century swimming pool with tons of people watching.

This month we’re partnering with 02L >  Outside Standing Level to bring you the 5 Buttons Competition. Submit your game between now and January 31st, 11:59 PST to have the opportunity to have your game displayed at the Stattbad Gallery in beautiful Berlin, Germany.

Unlike previous competitions, however, there is a bit of a twist: games will run on 02L > Outside Standing Level’s Unita Zero platform, an audio/visual playground made up of 5 pressure pads hooked up to a projector and audio system.

To make things even more interesting finalists will be played during the Stattmedia Game Contest event on February 17, 2012, and the winner will be selected by popular vote of the attendees.

And you’re not just competing for bragging rights. The winners get cold, hard cash prizes:

First Place: 1200€

Second Place: 600€

Third Place: 200€

The Rules

Your game should:

1) run on Windows 7 x64 (intel core-i7, NVidia GPU (260GTX+), 6GB RAM+)

2) use keys ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, ‘5’ as primary or alternate controlling keys set (every interaction in the game, including navigating game’s states, must be handled by such keys).

3) run on a single fullscreen window (by default) maximum/optimal resolution 1280×800 (TBC)

4) never attempt to focus change to other windows

5) be self-contained in a single folder (dependency dlls should be found there)

6) be started by executing a single .exe file

Additional Considerations & Tips

1) Don’t use copyrighted materials.  Enough said.

2) Keep it tasteful: if your game is too offensive it may be rejected.

3) Design your game with the controls in mind: requiring the player to quickly press ’1′ then ’5′ won’t work so well if they have to run, however having them press ’1′ then ’2′ might work just fine.

4) Audio, audio, audio: your game will be played in a cavernous setting with a powerful audio system in a club setting.  There’s definitely some space to play around with sound.

If you cannot meet the technical requirements you can of course submit a game for the theme, but we will be unable to show it at Stattbad.

Good luck everyone!

About 02L > Outside Standing Level

02L > Outside Standing Level has worked on interactive installations since 2002, producing unique blends of art and technology. One of their projects, Unità Zero, composed by five massive sensor pads, has a great potential for driving experimental games with a strong physical interaction among players.

About the Stattbad Gallery

The Stattbad Gallery is a renovated exhibition space and was formerly a bad ass 19th century swimming pool designed by Ludwig Hoffmann. More pictures of it can be found HERE.

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