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Hello and welcome to the 19th annual Independent Games Festival Letter From The Chairperson! I wanted to take a moment to thank the IGF staff, developers, judges and jury members who were supportive and active in my first year as IGF Chairman! It was...

I'll just give you a short snapshot of me. I have a day job as a college professor. I am an Associate Professor of game design at Northeastern University, which is located in Boston. That's my day job, and then I have what I refer to jokingly as a summer...

Independent Games Festival (IGF) winners come in all shapes, sizes, and genres. But what sets the handful of winners apart from the hundreds of entries the contest receives each year? Is there anything that developers can do to distinguish themselves...

So, by now most people are aware that independent film festivals exist and movies are being promoted by individuals and accepted as a major area of interest outside of major production houses. This is also the case with video games. Researching the Independent...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – The celestial exploration game Outer Wilds, from developer Team Outer Wilds, received top honors this evening at the 17th Annual Independent Games Festival (IGF), hosted by the Game Developers Conference (GDC...