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[iamsunpark]

Out Of Index (a.k.a. OOI) 2019, an experimental game festival in South Korea, will be held in Seoul.

OOI is organized in order to inspire the game industry with new ideas and experimental energy. The festival selects the most experimental games from those submitted globally and showcases them to the game developers and gamers.

"Brand new gameplay experience" is the definition of "experimental game" used by the OOI committee. As long as they meet the requirements, anyone can submit to the showcase, regardless of nationality, status, or age. To allow convenient selection and showcasing, only digital games with a playable demo will be accepted.

Submissions are due by August 31st 11:59 KST (UTC + 9), and selected game developers will have the chance to present at the showcase scheduled on Oct. 26th. More info, including the link to the submission, can be found at the OOI’s website: www.outofindex.org

[iamsunpark]

Submission deadline has been extended to September 7th.

[fluffrabbit]

Games are large projects that often span multiple years. I feel that more time is needed in advance for a major competition such as this that isn't trying to be a "jam", like 6 months or so.

[iamsunpark]

Games are large projects that often span multiple years. I feel that more time is needed in advance for a major competition such as this that isn't trying to be a "jam", like 6 months or so.

I understand what you're talking about. But our organization is very small, and all of us are game developers who have their own project as well. We can't spend long time for preparing, and running this festival unfortunately. This is the annual festival so if someone need to spend several years for their experiment, I think they could submit their project next few years in the future.