A quick reminder that the closing date for the two competitions for AppGameKit users are coming up soon:

 

1. The Driving Test themed games competition - $1,000 to be won

 

 

 

TheGameCreators judges are looking for a fun, casual game that helps UK learner drivers expand their knowledge of car driving. Games should aim to satisfy these points:

  • Be a simple and fun casual game
  • The game must be played in portrait mode
  • A game session should only last a few minutes
  • It ideally should feature an online leader board
  • The game should work flawlessly on any aspect ratio of device
  • The game should aim to teach something about any of these subjects: UK Theory Test, Hazard Perception, Road Signs and/or The Highway Code.

The competition runs through to the 31st August 2017. The winner will be announced on the 20th September 2017.

You can read the full competition details on this web page.

Get your coding skills into gear and show us what you can do with the AppGameKit engine - we can't wait to see what you come up with.

 

2. The Game Development World Championship 2017 competition - cash prizes

GDWC is an annual on-line, free to enter competition for indie game developers, game development students and anyone interested in game development. There are two main categories:

  1. PRO (game developers that are developing commercial games or have a goal of developing them for the sake of profit and running a company)
  2. HOBBY (students, game development hobbyists, solo developers and other such developers) – and you can apply for either categories with as many games as you wish.

 The Game Creators Award is open to all GDWC entrants whose games are built in AppGameKit and offers a cash prizes of:

  • 1st Place Winner $500
  • 2nd Place Winner $200
  • 3rd Place Winner $100
  • Places 4th to 10th - $50 each

The winners will also have their game featured and promoted by The Game Creators.

AppGameKit is a powerful game development engine, ideal for Hobbyist and Indie developers where you can choose to code in the easy to learn AppGameKit BASIC or use their libraries in C++ & XCode. Then write your code once and deploy easily to multiple mobile & desktop platforms.

If you don’t already own AppGameKit then it’s available to all GDWC entrants at 50% off the usual price when ordered direct from the GDWC website (once you have enrolled into the competition).

To register and enter the competition visit thegdwc.com – entries close 30th September.