February - Reality Bytes
The Reality Bytes Flash Game Contest
How to Enter
We've rounded up an excellent set of judges to select the 5 winners. Each entry will be judged based on the following criteria: originality, fun, aesthetics, and accessibility. These games will be evaluated across all genres with a reality based theme.
Reality Bytes of Fame judges:
- Martine Spaans, SPIL Games
- Israel Lazo, Cerebral Games
- Alexander Shen, Mochi Media and Shen Games
All games must meet four requirements to enter. They must incorporate the Mochi Live Updates, use the Mochi Ads API, tag/keyword their game with "spil-contest" and be a reality based game to be eligible. Games must be entered in Mochi Media before 11:59PM June 30th, 2010 PST.
Don't Forget! You must tag/keyword your game with "spil-contest" to enter the contest. To enter, tag/keyword your game with "spil-contest" when you upload your game to Mochi Live Updates.
Games meeting these criteria that are submitted and approved in our system between February 2nd, 2010 and 11:59PM June 30th, 2010 PST will be entered into the contest. If you would like to remove your game from consideration, remove the "spil-contest" tag/keyword in the game settings section of your game.
Additional Guidelines
How do I submit a game to Mochi Media?
New to Mochi Media? Learn more about the benefits and sign up.
May I submit more than one game?
Yes. You may submit as many games as you would like that adhere to the contest rules and guidelines.
How do I use Mochi Live Updates (and why should I)?
Mochi Live Updates allows you to make updates like game improvements and bug fixes from one location, all over the Internet. As an added bonus, using this service has encryption added in as well. Any developer with a Mochi Media account can use the service.
An added benefit of using version control and encryption is that you can leverage the ability to dynamically make updates to your game in order to more easily sell and manage non-exclusive rights to your game.
To add Mochi Live Updates to your game:
- Sign in to Mochi Media
- Click the “Add New Game” tab to setup a new game.
- Select ‘Yes’ to add Version Control.
- Follow the steps on the screen to upload and customize your Flash game.
- For more info, visit MochiLand.
May I modify the game after it has been submitted?
Yes. That is the beauty of Version Control. You may edit and modify your game up until the submission deadline date: 11:59PM April 30th, 2010 PST.
Is there a contest theme?
These games must be a reality based game to be eligible for the contest. A reality based game is simply one that can take place in real life. The genre is completely up to you. For example, having a sports game about surfing or a simulation game where you operate is totally acceptable. Having a game about space pirates and teenage turtles that have mutated is not acceptable.
When will winners be announced?
Winners of the Reality Bytes Flash Game Contest will be announced in August 2010.
If I enter my game into this contest, am I agreeing to get it sponsored by SPIL Games?
Winners of the Reality Bytes Game Contest are will be receiving a sponsorship by SPIL Games.
If you are chosen as one of the contest winners, you are given the option to decline or accept the SPIL Games prize.
If you choose to decline the prize, you will forfeit the prize money for the contest as well as placement as one of the five winning games.
If you choose to accept the prize, you will win the appropriate prize moneys and then be required to do the following:
- 1. You'll be required to add the SPIL Games preloader into your game. Multiple versions containing different preloaders will be required to be created (games in AS2 may be required to compile from 1 to 15 versions). Complete branding packages, complete with instructions about the placement of logosand the structure of the outgoing URLs, will be provided.
- 2. You'll keep running the Mochi Ads API in your game, and continue to gain ad revenue from your game as you normally would. Some domains will be required to be ad filtered, as provided by SPIL Games (www8.agame.com, 3xiaoyouxi.cn, files.game.com.cn and files.game.asia).
- 3. You'll be able to distribute your game, but will be required to keep the SPIL Games preloader.
Even Flash game stars follow the rules!
Check out the Official Contest Rules.