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by jamescostian 1050 days ago
This isn't designed for anyone to pour their heart and soul into it. Contestants are to make a "lightweight" (their word) game. They added a ceiling (to varying degrees) not just to the payout, but also to the submissions
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coreyp_1 1049 days ago
The rules are designed so that there will be absolutely no encumberance to them using your submission in any way that they want (if you win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place). From limiting datasets to stipulating the license to a requirement of patent unencumberance and broad IP permissions.

The section 508 requirment is also very telling. Whatever wins, they plan to copy-and-paste it into their own website at the very least.

If I were to do this, then I would pour everything I had into it, because that's the way that I do things. And so, I read all the rules, and decided that I didn't like the terms.

The only reason that I commented here in the first place is because the terms were so eggregious (in my opinion) that I felt that others should be warned about the danger and the extent to which they must sacrifice their IP in order to win the contest.

This contest could have been so much better. Sadly, it sounds like the terms were written by some greedy corporation looking to find a cheap way to mass-producde games. ($35k for 3 games is a bargain, but only if you're the buyer!)

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HWR_14 1049 days ago
> Whatever wins, they plan to copy-and-paste it into their own website at the very least.

That's not a subtle "gotcha". That's the stated goal of the project.

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dragonwriter 1049 days ago
> The rules are designed so that there will be absolutely no encumberance to them using your submission in any way that they want (if you win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place). From limiting datasets to stipulating the license to a requirement of patent unencumberance and broad IP permissions.

The rules not only do that for them, but for anyone else (the direct grant of rights would be sufficient for them, asking for the most permissive license available where there is a choice establishes that for other people.) This is consistent with this being a public interest project.

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