Sep 26, 2012
Last weekend, the Freeplay Independent Games Festival awards showcased a diverse array of interesting and exciting new Australian videogames — and some confused Americans eating a jar of Vegemite. We've got the full details.
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On Sunday evening, the Freeplay Independent Games Festival awards were announced at a special event hosted by comedian Lawrence Leung. As in previous years, the Freeplay awards proved to highlight an interesting and diverse array of upcoming indie Australian games worth keeping an eye on. The highlight of the night was certainly the acceptance video from Cipher Prime Studios, who won the Best International Game, which you can see above.
The event capped off a long weekend of events at the festival, my wrap-up of which is coming later in the week.
Best Technical Innovation
WINNER:
Automation — Camshaft Software
RUNNERS UP:
[tesseract] – Douglas Warouw, Jason Fernandez
Lunar Flight – Sean Edwards
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Colour Bind – Finn Morgan
Spirit Hunters – Nnooo
Best Audio in a Game
WINNER:
Lunar Flight – Sean Edwards
RUNNERS UP:
Expand – Christopher Johnson, Christopher Larkin
They Love You – Zac Duff, Henrik Pettersson, Paul Annesley, and Nathan Antony
Best Concept Art
WINNER:
Peleda – Vishus Productions / Fiasco Studios
RUNNERS UP:
DEATHSPUDS – Josh Sacco / Adam Taylor
One Seed – Ariel Magnes
Best Art in a Game
WINNER:
Toybox – Barrel of Donkeys
RUNNERS UP:
Little Things Forever – Matthew Hall
The Last Stand: Dead Zone – Con Artist Games
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Vector
Puzzle Puppets – Byte Sized Wombat
Best Writing in a Game
WINNER:
Flatland: Fallen Angle – See Through Studios
RUNNERS UP:
AUTHENTIC IN ALL CAPS – Christy Dena
Gamebook Adventures 8: Infinite Universe – Andrew Drage
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Alone in the Park – Cheap Drunk Games
Best Design in a Game
WINNER:
They Love You – Zac Duff, Henrik Pettersson, Paul Annesley, and Nathan Antony
RUNNERS UP:
escapeVektor – Nnooo
Stickets – Wanderlands
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Little Things Forever – KlickTock
Beans Quest – Kumobius
Rad Skater Apocalypse – MuzBoz
Best International Game
WINNER:
Splice – Cipher Prime
RUNNERS UP:
HUEBRIX – Yellow Monkey Studios
The Fourth Wall – Logan Fieth
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Nihilumbra – Beautifun Games
Best Australian Game
WINNER:
Stickets – Wanderlands
RUNNERS UP:
Little Things Forever – Matthew Hall
Toybox – Barrel of Donkeys
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Vector