James: I first learned about the IGF in college. How long have you guys known about the IGF and how long have you wanted to participate? It is nice to see that the industry awards such dedication to game making The competition has done a lot for independent developers and it's great to be a part of it this yearĬhristian: It feels really good to know we have made a quality product. James: It's very exciting for us to make it to IGF with our first game. James: My name is James Gagnon and I'm the Project Manager for RevolvedĬhristian: My name is Christian Novembrino and I was the Lead Designer on RevolvedĬongrats on making it to the IGF finals. Who are you and how were you involved in Revolved? The simple idea of rotating squares takes on a whole new meaning here.

Although the concept could be compared to other match puzzlers like Bejeweled, don't be fooled. They saw how the Sundance Film Festival benefited the independent film community, and wanted to create a similar event for independent game developers as well as the student population of game developers.įor this interview, I talked with some of the developers from Alter Ego Games Studio, makers of the IGF finalist Revolved. The CMP Game Group (producer of Game Developer magazine,, and the Game Developers Conference) established the Independent Games Festival in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers.

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