“ScreenBurn at SXSW announces the second annual ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition that provides a venue for emerging designers to pitch their concept to a jury of established professionals …. 
Encompassing two categories, Casual and AAA gaming, the competition allows talented game design hopefuls a chance to pitch their concept to a jury of established professionals and SXSW registrants in a panel format. A grand prize winner for each category will be decided by live jury vote and audience feedback.”
The finalists and semi-finalists for 2010 have been announced:
2010 Casual Finalists
- Escape From Planet Zero: Lance Myers
- Paper Balloons: Kylan Coats
- The Unconcerned: Borut Pfeifer
- Zep!: Hadidjah Chamberlin
2010 Casual Semi-Finalists:
- The Unconcerned – Borut Pfeifer
- Athens Burning – Mack Flavelle
- Escape from Planet Zoo – Lance Myers
- The Vagabond – Ashton Simmonds
- Solenoid Slopes – Jamieson Clem
- Electri-City – Rudhraigh McGrath
- Factions – Anders Howard
- Paper Balloons – Kylan Coats
- Zep! – Hadidjah Chamberlin
- Color Complex – Ireti Olowe
2010 AAA Finalists
- BikeClub Games “Tall Bike Joust”: Fredric King & Ryan Doyle
- Grimore: Patrick Cunningham
- Robot Revolution: Sam Combs
- Shadow Wars: Patrick Cunningham
2010 AAA Semi-Finalists:
- Overwatch – Rich Newman
- BikeClub Games “Tall Bike Joust” – Fredric King
- Fishbot – Terry Tolleson
- Viva Lucha – Jordan Booth
- Displaced – Michael Braunschweig
- F(r)iction – Tim Willingham
- Grimore – Patrick Cunningham
- Shadow Wars – Patrick Cunningham
- Robot Revolution – Sam Combs
- Magick Sticks Ghost Delivery Service – Christian Sawyer
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