Award| Intel Level Up Game Developer Contest |
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| Country | United States |
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| Formerly called | Intel Game Demo Contest |
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| Status | Inactive |
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| First awarded | 2006 |
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| Last awarded | 2017 |
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The Intel Level Up was a series of annual video game competitions organised by Intel to support independent video game development, with winning games receiving monetary rewards in addition to the award. The first competition, titled the Intel Game Demo Contest, was held in 2006. It was restarted in 2009 as the Intel Level Up Game Developer Contest. The competition has not been held after 2017.
A distinctive feature of the contest was the participation of game-industry luminaries as judges. At different times, the judges were Sid Meier, Will Wright, Chris Avellone, Todd Howard, Tim Schafer, Chris Taylor, etc.
Winners
2006
| Award |
Category |
Winner |
Developer |
Notes
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| Best Threaded Game
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1st Place
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Command: Operation Winter Storm
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Koios Works
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| 2nd Place
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Gun Dragon
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Avocado Overboard
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| 3rd Place
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Tiki Lounge Blackjack
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The Jelly Filled Games
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| Honorable Mention
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Insanipaint
|
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| Honorable Mention
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El Condor Pasa
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Sweet Mobility
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| Best Game on the Go
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1st Place
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Toblo
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Steve Chiavelli, John Jensen, Brad Rasmussen, Ben Smith, Zach Peterson
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DigiPen
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| 2nd Place
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Insanipaint
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2007
| Award |
Category |
Winner |
Developer |
Notes
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| Best Threaded Game
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1st Place
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Harmotion
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Erik Chan
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Bottomless Pit Games
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| 2nd Place
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Burning Tires
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Rasmus Barringer
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| 3rd Place
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AntiPlanet
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Lev Dymchenko
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| 4th Place
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Synaesthete
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Zach Aikman, Andy Maneri, Will Towns, Joe Tkach
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DigiPen
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| 5th Place
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Red Assault
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Andreas Papathanasis
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| Best Game on the Go
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1st Place
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Penguins Arena
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Cristophe Canon
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Frogames
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| 2nd Place
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Empyreal Nocturne
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Reed Gonsalves, Chad Taylor
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Double Hawk Games
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| 3rd Place
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Hexaxis XXI
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Tim Hackett
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| 4th Place
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Othello³
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Alain Labrie
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Ware-Wolf Games
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| 5th Place
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Helicomaster
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Jean-Philippe Doiron, Simon Ampleman
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2008
| Award |
Category |
Winner |
Developer |
Notes
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| Best Threaded Game
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1st Place
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Goo!
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Tommy Refenes
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Pillowfort Games
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| 2nd Place
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Xenus II: White Gold
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Sergey Zabaryansky
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Deep Shadows
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| 3rd Place
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Winding Trail
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Elena Sagalaeva
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| 4th Place
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Predtechi
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Sergey Zabaryansky
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Deep Shadows
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| 5th Place
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Deadly Light
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Yakov Sumygin
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| Best Game on the Go
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1st Place
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Magic Worlds
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Dmitry Dobryak
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| 2nd Place
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I’m Lulu King!
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Cheng Chen
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| 3rd Place
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Sub0
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Bradley Wesson
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| 4th Place
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Army of Earth
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Tom Spencer-Smith
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| 5th Place
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Protozoa
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Mauro Persano
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| Best Game on Intel Graphics
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1st Place
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Pixel and Vega in: Crunch Time!
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Aaron Murray
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Tandem Games
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| 2nd Place
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Protozoa
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Mauro Persano
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| 3rd Place
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Goo!
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Tommy Refenes
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Pillowfort Games
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| 4th Place
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Winding Trail
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Elena Sagalaeva
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| 5th Place
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Army of Earth
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Tom Spencer-Smith
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| Judge's Choice
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1st Place
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Deadly Light
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Yakov Sumygin
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| 2nd Place
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Lens Flare Programming using 3D plains instead of sprites
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Alip Kumar Saha
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| 3rd Place
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Army of Earth
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Tom Spencer-Smith
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2009
Judges: Sid Meier, Will Wright, Rick Raymo, Brad Wardell, Christophe Canon, Mathieu Mazerolle, Mary Beth Haggerty, Dmitry Oganezov, Gina Bovara, Jeff LaFlam, Brad Werth, Steve Winburn.
| Award |
Category |
Winner |
Developer
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| Judges' Choice
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Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War
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Albert Zhiltsov
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| Best Game Optimized For Intel Graphics
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1st Place
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I Know Your Deeds
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Yakov Sumygin
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| 2nd Place
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Spin Tires
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Pavel Zagrebelnyy
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| 3rd Place
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Infersus
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Infersus
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| Best Threaded Game
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1st Place
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Infersus
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Infersus
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| 2nd Place
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I Know Your Deeds
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Yakov Sumygin
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| 3rd Place
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The Ray Tracing Game
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Eugene Klyuchnikov
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| Best Game on the Go
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1st Place
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Spin Tires
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Pavel Zagrebelnyy
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| 2nd Place
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Germination
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Bradley Wesson
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| 3rd Place
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Rise Of Pirates
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Stefans Keiss
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2010
Judges: Chris Avellone, Vic Davis, Todd Hollenshead, Todd Howard, Rod Humble, Raph Koster, Rick Raymo, Bill Roper, Tim Schafer, Adam Sessler, Jeff Vogel.
| Award |
Category |
Winner
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| Best Game on a Laptop
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1st Place
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Purple
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| 2nd Place
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Icebreakers
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| 3rd Place
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Car Washer: Summer Of The Ninja
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| Honorable Mention
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Billichess
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| Honorable Mention
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Gladius
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| Best Game on a Desktop
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Have Time Will Travel
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| Best Game on a Netbook
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1st Place
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Cycle
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| 2nd Place
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Mechanism III
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| 3rd Place
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Karttoon Rally
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| Honorable Mention
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Bullzeye
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| Honorable Mention
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Heliride
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| Honorable Mention
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Spellbinder
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| Judges Choice
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Best Art Design
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Mechanism III
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| Best Character Design
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Icebreakers
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| Best Graphics Performance
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Purple
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| Best Sound Design
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Have Time Will Travel
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2011
Judges: Andy Schatz, Jeff Vogel, Wolfgang Engel, Chris Taylor, Jim Rossignol.
| Award |
Category |
Winner |
Developer
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| Game of the Year
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Blackwell's Asylum
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Blackpipe
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| Best Adventure/Role Playing
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Blackwell's Asylum
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Blackpipe
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| Student Game Of The Year
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The White Laboratory
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Tao Xin
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| Best Strategy Game
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The White Laboratory
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Tao Xin
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| Best Casual Game
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Divo
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Logic Droids
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| Best Educational Game
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Atooms To Moolecules
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Bitsits Games
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| Best Puzzle Game
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Splice
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Cipher Prime Studios
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| Best Shooter Game
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MilitAnt
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Xibalba Studios
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| Best Simulation Game
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Imagine Earth
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Serious Brothers
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| Best Strategy Game (tie)
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Plutonic Repulse: A Tale Of Limerence
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Blackcow Studios
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| Judges Choice
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Best 3D
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Thunderwheels
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G-Boot Games
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| Best Physics
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Thunderwheels
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G-Boot Games
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| Best Art
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Beatbuddy
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Threaks
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| Best Sound
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Beatbuddy
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Threaks
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| Best Character
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Trash TV
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Lawrence Russell
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2013
Judges: Andy Schatz, Wolfgang Engel, Rami Ismail, Jordan Weisman.
| Award |
Category |
Winner |
Developer
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| Game of the Year
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Perfection.
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Dumb and Fat Games
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| Best Puzzle/Physics Game
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Perfection.
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Dumb and Fat Games
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| Best Adventure/Role Playing
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Lilly Looking Through
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Geeta Games
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| Best Action Game
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Assault Android Cactus
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Witch Beam
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| Best Platformer Game
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Protocell
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Team Primordia
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| Best “Other” Game
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Cube & Star: A Love Story
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Doppler Interactive
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| Skill and Craft
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Best Art Design
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Lilly Looking Through
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Geeta Games
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| Best Game Physics
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Torquel
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FullPowerSlideAttack.com
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| Best Sound
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Beatblasters III
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Chainsawesome Games
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| Best Character Design
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Life Goes On
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Infinite Monkeys
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| Best 3D Graphics
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Forced
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BetaDwarf Entertainment
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2014
Judges: Chris Avellone, Wolfgang Engel, Rami Ismail, Marc Saltzman, Tim Schafer, Chris Taylor, Nathan Vella, Tyrone Rodriguez.
2015
Judges: Chris Avellone, Kate Edwards, Wolfgang Engel, Rami Ismail, Tim Schafer, Chris Taylor, Tyrone Rodriguez.
| Award |
Category |
Winner |
Developer
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| Game of the Year
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The Franz Kafka Videogame
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Denis Galanin
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| Best Adventure/Role Playing
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The Franz Kafka Videogame
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Denis Galanin
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| Best Action Game
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Synchrom
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Morphiks
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| Best Linux Game
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Spacejacked
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Rotten Mage
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| Best Platformer Game
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Bean Dreams
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Kumobius
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| Best Puzzle Game
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Tumblestone
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The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
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| Best “Other” Game
|
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Galactic Missile Defense
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Blacksheep Games
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| Skill and Craft
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Best Art Design
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Karma, Incarnation 1
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AuraLab
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| Best Sound
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Karma, Incarnation 1
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AuraLab
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| Best 3D Graphics
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Steamfarer
|
Igor Rashkuev
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| Best Character Design
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Bulb Boy
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Bulb Boy Team
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| Best Game Physics
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Super Adventure Pals 2
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Massive Monster
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2016
Judges: Chris Avellone, Kate Edwards, Wolfgang Engel, Rami Ismail, Tim Schafer, Tyrone Rodriguez, Anne Toole.
| Award |
Category |
Winner |
Developer
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| Game of the Year
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Ellipsis
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Salmi Games
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| Best Action Game
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Ellipsis
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Salmi Games
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| Best Adventure/Role Playing
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Elsinore
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Golden Glitch Studios
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| Best Platformer Game
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Little Bug
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Buddy System
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| Best Puzzle Game
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She Remembered Caterpillars
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Jumpsuit Entertainment Ug (haftungsbeschränkt)
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| Best “Other” Game
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Duskers
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Misfits Attic
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| Skill and Craft
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Best Art Design
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Overland
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Finji
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| Best 3D Graphics
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Guns Of Icarus Alliance
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Muse Games
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| Best Character Design
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Tooth and Tail
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Pocketwatch Games
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| Best Game Physics
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Goatpunks
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Studio Canvas
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| Best Sound
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Animated Puzzles Star
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Mexond Games
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2017
Judges: Chris Avellone, Kate Edwards, Wolfgang Engel, Rami Ismail, Tim Schafer, Gary Rowe, Tyrone Rodriguez, Laila Shabir.
| Award |
Category |
Winner |
Developer
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| Game of the Year
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Resynth
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Polyphonic LP
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| Best Puzzle/Physics Game
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Resynth
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Polyphonic LP
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| Best Adventure/Role Playing
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Cat Quest
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The Gentelbros
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| Best Platformer Game
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Pepper Grinder
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Riv Hester
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| Best Action Game
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Megaton Rainfall
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Pentadimensional Games
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| Best Open-Genre Game
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Paperbark
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Paperhouse Games
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| Skill and Craft
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Best Art Design
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Cat Quest
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The Gentelbros
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| Best 3D Graphics
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Stardrop
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Joure Visser
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| Best Character Design
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The Adventure Pals
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Massive Monster
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| Best Game Physics
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Pepper Grinder
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Riv Hester
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| Best Sound
|
Yankai’s Peak
|
Kenny Sun
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See also
References
- Co-Founder, Jim Rossignol; Rossignol, Jim (16 March 2010). "Intel Level Up 2010 Game Demo Challenge". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- "Intel Game Demo Contest". techpowerup.com. 21 March 2006.
- "Intel Game Demo Creation Contest Official Rules". Archived from the original on 2006-04-09. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- "Intel Launches 2009 Level Up Game Dev Competition". Gamasutra.
- ^ "Hall of Glory". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "Level Up 2017 Judges". Archived from the original on 2017-05-06.
- ^ "Level Up 2015 Judges". Archived from the original on 2015-11-27.
- ^ "Level Up 2014 Judges". Archived from the original on 2014-04-10.
- ^ "Level Up 2013 Judges". Archived from the original on 2013-04-02.
- ^ "Level Up 2011 Judges". Archived from the original on 2011-10-10.
- ^ "Level Up 2010 Judges". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
- ^ "Level Up 2009 Judges". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18.
- "2006 Intel Game Demo Contest Winners". Archived from the original on 2006-10-17.
- "2007 Intel Game Demo Contest Winners". Archived from the original on 2007-12-25.
- "2008 Intel Game Demo Contest Winners". Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- Co-Founder, Jim Rossignol; Rossignol, Jim (21 June 2010). "Intel Level Up 2010: Shiny Judges!". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- Webber, Jordan Erica (20 August 2015). "Intel Level Up contest winners feature Kafka, reincarnation". PC Gamer.
- "Level Up 2016 Judges".
- "Indie Game Developers IGD". Facebook.
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