{"id":606,"date":"2012-12-12T23:18:52","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T23:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/?p=606"},"modified":"2012-12-13T23:19:31","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T23:19:31","slug":"hack-this-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/2012\/12\/hack-this-game\/","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=\"http:\/\/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<div style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Game Jam\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8341\/8170364806_482aaef77f_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"212\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Game jam at the Mozilla Festival in November<\/p><\/div>\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>&nbsp;<\/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. 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