{"id":61981,"date":"2012-12-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2012\/12\/12\/gameon\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:18:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:18:27","slug":"gameon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/gameon\/","title":{"rendered":"Hack This Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em>Introducing this year&#8217;s &#8220;Game On&#8221; competition<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Game-On-banner.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6887\" title=\"Game On banner\" src=\"http:\/\/openmatt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Game-On-banner-1024x510.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Imagine the Web as an open gaming platform for the world<\/strong>. Where game players seamlessly become game <em>creators<\/em>. Where your favorite games work on any device, anytime, anywhere. And where your own personal web-based creations earn you internet fame, fortune and the adulation of gamers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Sound like fun? <a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.mozilla.org\/en-US\/\">Game on<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Game On Competition wants <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">YOU<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Today, we&#8217;re proud to invite game designers, developers and enthusiasts everywhere to take part in this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.mozilla.org\/en-US\/\">Game On competition<\/a>. We&#8217;re looking for <em>your<\/em> ideas and playable protoypes for gaming experiences that push the limits of what open Web technologies can do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All are welcome to submit their entries now at<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.mozilla.org\/en-US\/\">gameon.mozilla.org<\/a>. The deadline is Feb 24, 2013.<\/p>\n<h3>Red carpet treatment for you and your game<\/h3>\n<p>Participants can enter in three different competition <a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.mozilla.org\/en-US\/rules\/\">categories<\/a>. Winners chosen by our esteemed <a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.mozilla.org\/en-US\/judges\/\">panel of judges<\/a> will receive prizes that include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>An all-expense paid, red carpet trip to San Francisco for <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdconf.com\/\"><strong>GDC 2013<\/strong>.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The chance to have your game featured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.mozilla.org\/en-US\/faqs\/#firefox-marketplace\">Firefox Marketplace<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The opportunity to show your game to the awesome folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chillingo.com\/\">Chillingo<\/a> for potential publishing on their network<\/li>\n<li>One year membership to top industry associations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.igda.org\/\">IGDA<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/ukie.info\/\">UKIE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Promotion of your game in the <strong>Game On Gallery<\/strong> and across Mozilla networks<\/li>\n<li>Plus special edition Mozilla swag<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/popcorn.webmadecontent.org\/awp_\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Re-imagine the web as the console<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Imagine games you could hack and remix to make even better<\/strong> &#8212; with open Web building blocks like HTML, CSS and Javascript serving as the world&#8217;s ultimate &#8220;level editor.&#8221; (Want to replace that zombie&#8217;s face with a picture of your dog? Go right ahead.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>What if we looked at games as open, creative systems that, like the Web itself, are hackable by design?<\/strong>&#8221; says Mozilla&#8217;s Chloe Varelidi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Games are traditionally at the forefront of tech, continually pushing the envelope of what&#8217;s possible,&#8221; she says. &#8220;Mozilla is inviting you to re-imagine the Web as the console, and use the power of the browser to revolutionize the way we make and play games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Game Jam\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8341\/8170364806_482aaef77f_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"212\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Game jam at the Mozilla Festival in November<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Get involved<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Submit your game<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.mozilla.org\/en-US\/\">All are welcome to enter now<\/a>. Deadline for submissions is Feb 24.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Join a game jam<\/strong>. We&#8217;re kicking things off with simultaneous game jams in <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gameon\/2012\/12\/05\/gamejams\">New York and London<\/a> this weekend, with more events coming soon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Host your own jam<\/strong>. Our handy <a href=\"https:\/\/webmaker.org\/en-US\/events\/guides\/game-jam\/\">event kits<\/a> make it easy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learn more. <\/strong>About the competition <a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.mozilla.org\/en-US\/rules\/\">rules<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.mozilla.org\/en-US\/prizes\/\">prizes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gameon.mozilla.org\/en-US\/judges\/\">judges<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stay in touch<\/strong>. Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mozgames\">Twitter<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/gameon\/\">Game On blog<\/a>. Or join the conversation through our <a href=\" https:\/\/lists.mozilla.org\/listinfo\/community-games\">mailing list<\/a> or on irc.mozilla.org #mozgames. <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing this year&#8217;s &#8220;Game On&#8221; competition Imagine the Web as an open gaming platform for the world. Where game players seamlessly become game creators. Where your favorite games work on any device, anytime, anywhere. And where your own personal web-based creations earn you internet fame, fortune and the adulation of gamers around the world. 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