Award
Intel Level Up Game Developer Contest Country United States Formerly called Intel Game Demo Contest Status Inactive First awarded 2006 Last awarded 2017
The Intel Level Up was a series of annual video game competitions organised by Intel to support independent video game development , with winning games receiving monetary rewards in addition to the award.[ 1] Intel Game Demo Contest, was held in 2006.[ 2] [ 3] Intel Level Up Game Developer Contest.[ 4] [ 5]
A distinctive feature of the contest was the participation of game-industry luminaries as judges. At different times, the judges were Sid Meier , Will Wright , Chris Avellone , Todd Howard , Tim Schafer , Chris Taylor , etc.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Winners
2006
Award [ 13] Category Winner Developer Notes
Best Threaded Game
1st Place
Command: Operation Winter Storm
Koios Works
2nd Place
Gun Dragon
Avocado Overboard
3rd Place
Tiki Lounge Blackjack
The Jelly Filled Games
Honorable Mention
Insanipaint
Honorable Mention
El Condor Pasa
Sweet Mobility
Best Game on the Go
1st Place
Toblo
Steve Chiavelli, John Jensen, Brad Rasmussen, Ben Smith, Zach Peterson
DigiPen
2nd Place
Insanipaint
2007
Award [ 14] Category Winner Developer Notes
Best Threaded Game
1st Place
Harmotion
Erik Chan
Bottomless Pit Games
2nd Place
Burning Tires
Rasmus Barringer
3rd Place
AntiPlanet
Lev Dymchenko
4th Place
Synaesthete
Zach Aikman, Andy Maneri, Will Towns, Joe Tkach
DigiPen
5th Place
Red Assault
Andreas Papathanasis
Best Game on the Go
1st Place
Penguins Arena
Cristophe Canon
Frogames
2nd Place
Empyreal Nocturne
Reed Gonsalves, Chad Taylor
Double Hawk Games
3rd Place
Hexaxis XXI
Tim Hackett
4th Place
Othello³
Alain Labrie
Ware-Wolf Games
5th Place
Helicomaster
Jean-Philippe Doiron, Simon Ampleman
2008
Award [ 15] Category Winner Developer Notes
Best Threaded Game
1st Place
Goo!
Tommy Refenes
Pillowfort Games
2nd Place
Xenus II: White Gold Sergey Zabaryansky
Deep Shadows
3rd Place
Winding Trail
Elena Sagalaeva
4th Place
Predtechi Sergey Zabaryansky
Deep Shadows
5th Place
Deadly Light
Yakov Sumygin
Best Game on the Go
1st Place
Magic Worlds
Dmitry Dobryak
2nd Place
I’m Lulu King!
Cheng Chen
3rd Place
Sub0
Bradley Wesson
4th Place
Army of Earth
Tom Spencer-Smith
5th Place
Protozoa
Mauro Persano
Best Game on Intel Graphics
1st Place
Pixel and Vega in: Crunch Time!
Aaron Murray
Tandem Games
2nd Place
Protozoa
Mauro Persano
3rd Place
Goo!
Tommy Refenes
Pillowfort Games
4th Place
Winding Trail
Elena Sagalaeva
5th Place
Army of Earth
Tom Spencer-Smith
Judge's Choice
1st Place
Deadly Light
Yakov Sumygin
2nd Place
Lens Flare Programming using 3D plains instead of sprites
Alip Kumar Saha
3rd Place
Army of Earth
Tom Spencer-Smith
2009
Judges: Sid Meier , Will Wright , Rick Raymo, Brad Wardell , Christophe Canon, Mathieu Mazerolle, Mary Beth Haggerty, Dmitry Oganezov, Gina Bovara, Jeff LaFlam, Brad Werth, Steve Winburn.[ 12]
Award [ 5] Category Winner Developer
Judges' Choice
Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War Albert Zhiltsov
Best Game Optimized For Intel Graphics
1st Place
I Know Your Deeds
Yakov Sumygin
2nd Place
Spin Tires Pavel Zagrebelnyy
3rd Place
Infersus
Infersus
Best Threaded Game
1st Place
Infersus
Infersus
2nd Place
I Know Your Deeds
Yakov Sumygin
3rd Place
The Ray Tracing Game
Eugene Klyuchnikov
Best Game on the Go
1st Place
Spin Tires Pavel Zagrebelnyy
2nd Place
Germination
Bradley Wesson
3rd Place
Rise Of Pirates
Stefans Keiss
2010
Judges: Chris Avellone , Vic Davis, Todd Hollenshead , Todd Howard , Rod Humble , Raph Koster , Rick Raymo, Bill Roper , Tim Schafer , Adam Sessler , Jeff Vogel.[ 16] [ 11]
Award [ 5] Category Winner
Best Game on a Laptop
1st Place
Purple
2nd Place
Icebreakers
3rd Place
Car Washer: Summer Of The Ninja
Honorable Mention
Billichess
Honorable Mention
Gladius
Best Game on a Desktop
Have Time Will Travel
Best Game on a Netbook
1st Place
Cycle
2nd Place
Mechanism III
3rd Place
Karttoon Rally
Honorable Mention
Bullzeye
Honorable Mention
Heliride
Honorable Mention
Spellbinder
Judges Choice
Best Art Design
Mechanism III
Best Character Design
Icebreakers
Best Graphics Performance
Purple
Best Sound Design
Have Time Will Travel
2011
Judges: Andy Schatz , Jeff Vogel, Wolfgang Engel , Chris Taylor , Jim Rossignol .[ 10]
Award [ 5] Category Winner Developer
Game of the Year
Blackwell's Asylum
Blackpipe
Best Adventure/Role Playing
Blackwell's Asylum
Blackpipe
Student Game Of The Year
The White Laboratory
Tao Xin
Best Strategy Game
The White Laboratory
Tao Xin
Best Casual Game
Divo
Logic Droids
Best Educational Game
Atooms To Moolecules
Bitsits Games
Best Puzzle Game
Splice Cipher Prime Studios
Best Shooter Game
MilitAnt
Xibalba Studios
Best Simulation Game
Imagine Earth
Serious Brothers
Best Strategy Game (tie)
Plutonic Repulse: A Tale Of Limerence
Blackcow Studios
Judges Choice
Best 3D
Thunderwheels
G-Boot Games
Best Physics
Thunderwheels
G-Boot Games
Best Art
Beatbuddy
Threaks
Best Sound
Beatbuddy
Threaks
Best Character
Trash TV
Lawrence Russell
2013
Judges: Andy Schatz , Wolfgang Engel , Rami Ismail , Jordan Weisman .[ 9]
Award [ 5] Category Winner Developer
Game of the Year
Perfection.
Dumb and Fat Games
Best Puzzle/Physics Game
Perfection.
Dumb and Fat Games
Best Adventure/Role Playing
Lilly Looking Through Geeta Games
Best Action Game
Assault Android Cactus Witch Beam
Best Platformer Game
Protocell
Team Primordia
Best “Other” Game
Cube & Star: A Love Story
Doppler Interactive
Skill and Craft
Best Art Design
Lilly Looking Through Geeta Games
Best Game Physics
Torquel
FullPowerSlideAttack.com
Best Sound
Beatblasters III
Chainsawesome Games
Best Character Design
Life Goes On
Infinite Monkeys
Best 3D Graphics
Forced BetaDwarf Entertainment
2014
Judges: Chris Avellone , Wolfgang Engel , Rami Ismail , Marc Saltzman, Tim Schafer , Chris Taylor , Nathan Vella, Tyrone Rodriguez.[ 8]
2015
Judges: Chris Avellone , Kate Edwards , Wolfgang Engel , Rami Ismail , Tim Schafer , Chris Taylor , Tyrone Rodriguez.[ 7]
Award [ 17] [ 5] Category Winner Developer
Game of the Year
The Franz Kafka Videogame Denis Galanin
Best Adventure/Role Playing
The Franz Kafka Videogame Denis Galanin
Best Action Game
Synchrom
Morphiks
Best Linux Game
Spacejacked
Rotten Mage
Best Platformer Game
Bean Dreams
Kumobius
Best Puzzle Game
Tumblestone The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Best “Other” Game
Galactic Missile Defense
Blacksheep Games
Skill and Craft
Best Art Design
Karma, Incarnation 1
AuraLab
Best Sound
Karma, Incarnation 1
AuraLab
Best 3D Graphics
Steamfarer
Igor Rashkuev
Best Character Design
Bulb Boy Bulb Boy Team
Best Game Physics
Super Adventure Pals 2
Massive Monster
2016
Judges: Chris Avellone , Kate Edwards , Wolfgang Engel , Rami Ismail , Tim Schafer , Tyrone Rodriguez, Anne Toole.[ 18] [ 19]
Award [ 5] Category Winner Developer
Game of the Year
Ellipsis
Salmi Games
Best Action Game
Ellipsis
Salmi Games
Best Adventure/Role Playing
Elsinore Golden Glitch Studios
Best Platformer Game
Little Bug
Buddy System
Best Puzzle Game
She Remembered Caterpillars
Jumpsuit Entertainment Ug (haftungsbeschränkt)
Best “Other” Game
Duskers Misfits Attic
Skill and Craft
Best Art Design
Overland Finji
Best 3D Graphics
Guns Of Icarus Alliance Muse Games
Best Character Design
Tooth and Tail Pocketwatch Games
Best Game Physics
Goatpunks
Studio Canvas
Best Sound
Animated Puzzles Star
Mexond Games
2017
Judges: Chris Avellone , Kate Edwards , Wolfgang Engel , Rami Ismail , Tim Schafer , Gary Rowe, Tyrone Rodriguez, Laila Shabir .[ 6]
Award [ 5] Category Winner Developer
Game of the Year
Resynth
Polyphonic LP
Best Puzzle/Physics Game
Resynth
Polyphonic LP
Best Adventure/Role Playing
Cat Quest The Gentelbros
Best Platformer Game
Pepper Grinder Riv Hester
Best Action Game
Megaton Rainfall Pentadimensional Games
Best Open-Genre Game
Paperbark Paperhouse Games
Skill and Craft
Best Art Design
Cat Quest The Gentelbros
Best 3D Graphics
Stardrop
Joure Visser
Best Character Design
The Adventure Pals
Massive Monster
Best Game Physics
Pepper Grinder Riv Hester
Best Sound
Yankai’s Peak
Kenny Sun
See also
References
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