How to Apply to Present at Game Startup Boot Camp 2011
In five pages or less, send the following information to Khudson@enterpriseSeattle.org by October 26, 2011.
- Company name, main point of contact, phone number and email.
- Registration ID number (you will recieve this once you have registered for Boot Camp)
- List the full names of those who own the game.
- Who is the team working on the project? What is their experience to date?
- What is the concept?
- Why do you think this concept will sell?
- How much money and time is needed to get this game to market? Or what kind of partnerships are needed to bring you to the next level?
- Along with the above, also send a screen mock up or link to your demo.
By submiting to this indie game competition, you are acknowledging that:
A) The submission actually belongs to you
B) The judges/reviewers may be developing similar products
C) That your submission, if selected for the final event, is going to be discussed and perhaps shown publicly when you are presenting to the judging panel
Any questions, please contact Kristina Hudson at Khudson@enterpriseSeattle.org.
FAQs:
Do I keep my IP if I submit?
In no way do we want to you to sacrifice your IP right. We are all about trying to make sure innovative ideas and teams have a chance for exposure and getting to market. The judging process will be in two phases. The first is after the application deadline. We will send the submissions to our judges to evaluate. All entries will be tracked as to who reads them and we will have these judges sign NDAs as well. The second level is for the top 5 applicants who get to present at the event to our panel of judges. These judges are publically evaluating your ideas.
The question at opportunities like this is how much to disclose and the impact of disclosure. If you have disclosed the idea or made it known in some way prior to submitting the application, such as a website, this will protect your idea. If this is a new idea, the NDAs should protect you during the first round of evaluations. Also, the public presentation can be the disclosure which could start the 1 year patent window and will not transfer any rights to anyone.
Do I need a working demo or prototype of the game?
No. A working demo is optional, but would be appropriate for the final five who are selected to present to the judges. You can submit a build, it may or may not get played as a part of the first round of review. For final event, if you have a build it may enhance your presentation.
If I do submit a working demo, how do I do it?
No console builds please, since not all our judges may have access to debug kits. For PC, please provide a FTP with a user and password for the judges to d/l. For iOS, you'll need to get a UDID from the judges and then get them a build for their device. We can help coordinate, we just need to know in advance.