Thursday, May 19, 2005
NVIDIA Launches International Mobile Gaming Awards
Posted by Darius Wey in "NEWS" @ 02:00 AM
"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."
David Roman, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at NVIDIA, has recognised the infancy of mobile gaming, yet also recognises the potential of it. With the new Windows Mobile 5.0 platform supporting enhanced 3D content, and Pocket PCs such as the X50v surfacing, mobile 3D gaming can only go on up. NVIDIA want to support that by honouring developers who plan on making "3D gaming on mobile phones and handheld devices a reality". Entrants have until September 2005 to submit their initial proposals. Later in the month, the top twenty concepts will be short-listed and the respective developers will be given the opportunity to turn their concept into a working product by the end of January 2006. Four winners will finally be announced at the 3GSM World Congress with the awards fitting the following categories: Best Art, Best Gameplay, Best Technical Achievement and Grand Prix (Overall Winner). This is definitely an exciting initiative by NVIDIA to help increase the availability of visually-rich content for mobile devices. The full press release can be found here.
David Roman, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at NVIDIA, has recognised the infancy of mobile gaming, yet also recognises the potential of it. With the new Windows Mobile 5.0 platform supporting enhanced 3D content, and Pocket PCs such as the X50v surfacing, mobile 3D gaming can only go on up. NVIDIA want to support that by honouring developers who plan on making "3D gaming on mobile phones and handheld devices a reality". Entrants have until September 2005 to submit their initial proposals. Later in the month, the top twenty concepts will be short-listed and the respective developers will be given the opportunity to turn their concept into a working product by the end of January 2006. Four winners will finally be announced at the 3GSM World Congress with the awards fitting the following categories: Best Art, Best Gameplay, Best Technical Achievement and Grand Prix (Overall Winner). This is definitely an exciting initiative by NVIDIA to help increase the availability of visually-rich content for mobile devices. The full press release can be found here.
