Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Ajang konferensi game developer terbesar di Indonesia, Game Developer Gathering (GDG), sudah di depan mata. Di acara GDG 2014 kali ini, akan ada award prestisius yang diberikan kepada para developer game terbaik Indonesia bertajuk GDG Awards.
Penghargaan dibagi berdasarkan 8 kategori, yaitu Critics Choice, Citizen Choice, Most Promising Game, Most Innovative Gameplay, Best Audio, Best Visual, dan Best Student Project.
Penilaian akan diberikan secara langsung oleh tim khusus dari Asosiasi Game Indonesia (AGI) yang terdiri dari perwakilan publisher, developer, media, payment gateway, serta beberapa elemen pendukung industri game lainnya. Berikut daftar nominasinya:
Critics Choice
Teka Teki Saku (Touchten Games)
Infectonator 2 (Toge Productions)
DreadOut (Digital Happiness)
INheritage: Boundary of Existence (Tinker Games)
Sage Fusion 2 (Kidalang)
Most Innovative Gameplay
Billionaire (Alegrium)
Castle Champions (ArtLogic Games)
Angkot The Game: Kudatang Lagi (Oray Studios)
Up In Flames (Agate)
Koutack (StellarNull)
Best Visual
DreadOut (Digital Happiness)
INheritage: Boundary of Existence (Tinker Games)
Epic War Saga Mobile (ArtLogic Games)
Almightree: The Last Dreamer (ChocoArts)
Infectonator 2 (Toge Productions)
Best Story
Sage Fusion 2 (Kidalang)
INheritage: Boundary of Existence (Tinker Games)
Motte Island (One Aperture)
Eremidia: Dungeon! (RPG MakerID)
Almightree: The Last Dreamer (ChocoArts)
Best Audio
Faunia Paw (Artoncode)
DreadOut (Digital Happiness)
Valthirian Arc 2 (Agate Studio)
Motte Island (One Aperture)
Teka Teki Saku (Touchten)
Most Promising Game
Trigger Princess (Mintsphere)
Infectonator Survivors (Toge Productions)
Celestian Tales: Old North (Ekuator Games)
Pale Blue (Tinker Games)
Winterflame (Artoncode Indonesia)
Target Acquired (Touchten Games)
Citizen Choice
Khusus untuk kategori Citizen Choice, penilaian akan diberikan oleh para pengunjung GDG 2014 saat acara langsung. Panitia akan membuka sebuah form online khusus selama GDG 2014 berlangsung untuk menjaring voting dari para pengunjung mengenai game favorit mereka. Tiap pengunjung hanya mendapatkan satu kali kesempatan untuk memilih masing-masing kategori. Berikut nominasi gamenya:
DreadOut (Digital Happiness)
Teka-teki Saku (Touchten Games)
Vamp’s Revenge (Mojiken Studio)
Faunia Paw (Artoncode)
Epic War Mobile (ArtLogic Games)
Infectonator 2 (Toge Productions)
Evilgeddon Spooky Max (Firebeast Studio)
Pirateers! (Labu Games)
Up In Flames (Agate Studio)
Castle Champions (ArtLogic Games)
INheritage: Boundary of Existence (Tinker Games)
Valthirian Arc 2 (Agate Studio)
Save The Hamsters (Solite Studio)
Ramen Chain (Touchten Games)
Own Pet Dragon (Own Games)
Angkot The Game: Kudatang Lagi (Oray Studios)
Infectonator: Hot Chase (Toge Productions)
Sage Fusion 2 (Kidalang)
Sugar Tales (ArtLogic Games)
Jumpin’ Apeach (Touchten Games)
Jokowi Go! (Generasi Optimis)
Almightree The Last Dreamer (ChocoArts)
Billionaire (Alegrium)
Motte Island (One Aperture)
Eremidia: Dungeon! (RPG MakerID)
Kitaria Heroes: Force Bender (Enthrean Guardian/Hinocyber)
Majapahit Online (Anantarupa Studios)
Koutack (StellarNull)
Adapun pengumuman pemenang dan prosesi awarding akan dilaksanakan sebelum penutupan GDG 2014 tanggal 6 Desember 2014.Â
(dew)