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ZincGameDev '07 - Got Game?
MDM ZincGameDev '07 - Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in ZincGameDev'07! We received an abundance of excellent entrees, and finding just 1 winner deserves an award in itself! With the help of our judges, we finally decided upon the entries we felt best met the Contest Criteria. So, without further ado, check out the winning entries for ZincGameDev'07!

 

1st Place Grand Prize Winner

Chickky War by Surapong Weerakdeacha

Surapong's entry was chosen as the overall winner of ZincGameDev'07. "Chickky War" made excellent use of Zinc's socket communication functions, and successfully provided a "Players Lobby" with a chat feature to "Trash Talk" your opponent before playing! On top of this, it's great fun to play and looks really good too. "Chickky War" has earned the 1st Place Spot and won Surapong the following Prizes:

The 1st Place Grand Prize consisits of:

Screenshots from "Chickky War". Download the Game Here

 

2nd Place Prize Winner

Pagong by Benjamin Bischoff

After a quick crash course in German, we really enjoyed playing "Pagong". Best described as a top down "lemmings" clone, "Pagong" is great fun and highly addictive. Well done, Benjamin, you have won the following prizes:

The 2nd Place entree will receive the following:

Screenshots from "Pagong". Download the Game Here

 

Runner-Ups

Dinosaur Chess by Paul Shafi
Very high production values, great voice acting and superb chess AI - all in all, "Dinosaur Chess" was a joy to play and very fun to watch too!

Avatar of the Arenas by Kristian Millirons
"Avatar of the Arenas" really impressed us with the sheer scale of Gameplay. An online multiplayer "Capture the Flag" with elements of Real Time Strategy and RPG. Sure to get better still with future development.

Ball 3D by Grzegorz Pierog
Some very impressive ball physics and quite challenging too! Good, simple honest fun!

Repair by Tariq Ayubi
Whilst still a concept, "Repair" has lots of potential and benefits from interesting gameplay mechanics.

Well done to all of our Runner-Ups who will each receive a $100 eVoucher from a selected ZincGameDev Sponsor.

 

Sponsors and Contributors

Established in 2002, we have quickly gained recognition as an industry leader in 3rd Party development tools for Macromedia Flash®. With meticulous attention to detail, innovative software and superb customer support, we aim to continue providing our customers with great software. Our flagship title, Zinc™ v2.5, has quickly become the industry standard in Rapid Application Development based upon the Flash Format.
Founded in 1999, Oddcast creates and markets conversational character products. The company's VHost product family, provide robust, easy-to-learn, end-to-end solution that enables organizations to sign up, design and program interactivity into existing e-marketing and e-learning platforms, all within a single interface. All of Oddcast's products are Web-based and ASP-hosted and can be delivered to any device even in low-bandwidth environments - PC's, CD-ROMs and mobile devices.
Electric Rain, Inc. is a privately held Delaware C corporation since 1998 with its headquarters in Boulder Colorado - USA. Through the release of its standalone application, Swift 3D, and the licensing of the company’s proprietary RAViX 3D Vector Rendering Technology, Electric Rain has quickly become the industry-leading developer and supplier of 3D-to-vector Flash solutions
Sorenson Media is the global leader in video compression technology. The company's innovative encoding applications and award-winning video delivery solutions enable users to quickly and affordably deliver quality digital video files over the Internet. Sorenson Media's video streaming technology is used on more than 600 million PCs worldwide.
Flashloaded, a division of FFF Web Media Inc., was launched on May 21st, 2003. Flashloaded is based in Toronto, Canada and includes a group of highly talented developers, web designers and programmers.The company is also proud to collaborate with talented partners around the world. At Flashloaded, we strive to produce an excellent product, putting customer satisfaction above anything else.
Wildform is an innovative developer of Flash and multimedia software. Their current flagship product, WildPresenter Pro, is a Flash presentation program that lets you create multimedia presentations, product demos, online tutorials, websites, and e-learning courses that are ready for the widest possible deployment on the Web, intranets, CD-ROMs and mobile devices. In addition to WildPresenter, Wildform created the first Flash video encoding software, Flix, the popular text animator, Wild FX, and the Video Library.
Blue Pacific Software is a privately held, Independent Software Vendor specializing in Rich Media tools. At Blue Pacific Software we believe to be working in the most exciting of the industries and pride ourselves on the quality of our work, on staying at the cutting edge of Internet multimedia technology. With a growing number of satisfied customers in over 45 countries across the world, including worldwide leaders such as 3M, Boeing, BP, Disney, Electronic Arts and Philips, Blue Pacific has became a name associated with innovative desktop and server multimedia tools.
FlippingBook page flip flash component is intended for page flipping and supports Flash MX, Flash MX 2004, Flash 8 and Flash CS3 authoring tools. You can get the component ready to work in just a few seconds right from the development environment. The component supports pages containing Library Symbols, external JPEG images and external SWF files. Also, flipping sound is supported.
Amayeta, a privately held UK Company, develop a range of Flash Encryption Tools which encrypt, obfuscate and protect your Adobe Flash® SWF files, securing ActionScript from the most popular Flash Decompiler Tools on the market! Amayeta's flagship product, SWF Encrypt™ 4.0, uses Advanced Obfuscation Techniques along side proven Encryption Technology to provide security and protection for your Adobe Flash® SWF Files.
   

ZincGameDev '07 Judges

Jobe Makar, Electrotank.com
Jobe Makar is the lead game programmer and co-owner of Electrotank, Inc., and winner of several international game awards. The creator of more than 150 Flash games, Jobe has been working with Flash since version 3. He has authored or co-authored several books on Flash, including Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Game Design Demystified. Jobe has worked on games for clients such as MTV, Comedy Central, and Mattel. Jobe currently lives with his wife and entirely too many animals in Elm City, North Carolina.
Jonathan Moore, 2Advanced.com
Jonathan Moore has worked in the design and development industry for over eight years. Starting with his own freelance studio in Dallas, Texas, he primarily served a number of local and international companies in addition to various non-profit organizations. Since that time he has worked on a wide range of projects that have spanned print campaigns, interactive marketing, environmental design, and video production. In the fall of 2004, Jonathan moved to Southern California to join forces with 2Advanced Studios. As a Senior Art Director for 2Advanced, he plays a vital role in the design process along with the final implementation of client-side technologies using Flash and web-standards based XHTML/CSS.
Fawad Akram, 2DPlay.com
Fawad Akram is the Executive Producer of 2DPlay.com, one of the most popular independent Flash games portals, attracting over 6 million visitors a month. He has designed and/or produced more than 50 Flash games, a number of which have made top spots on popular viral game charts. Fawad oversees all production of Flash games made in-house and by third parties. 2DPlay.com is owned and operated by UK based BigWig Media, of which Fawad is Founder and Director. BigWig Media is a developer, publisher and distributor of Flash games.
Mark Willison, GasStreetWorks.com
Mark Willison is head of new media at UK based top flight Gas Street Works digital communications agency. Gas Street are specialists in creating holistic and strategic communications campaigns and products, including video, advertising, websites and email campaigns, for both public and private sector clients. The company comprises broadcast producers, directors and scriptwriters, as well as web designers and so represents the full gamut of digital media. Gas Streets clients include the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Sharon Osbourne and Nat West Bank.
   

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