American Idol for MMO Developers
Writing by Green Guy on Tuesday, 27 of February , 2007 at 12:39 am
by Onder Skall, courtesy of Second Life Games
To all Second Life designers and developers looking for a chance at breaking into the gaming industry - this is it. David Perry (Earthworm Jim, Enter the Matrix) has teamed up with Acclaim for a one-of-a-kind project. They are building a new MMO with a full development team and are looking for contributions for design, ideas, art, animation, and audio. In return you will get a major MMO credit on your resume, experience, and a chance at the big prize.
What is the big prize, you ask? One lucky gamer will be selected to be the new Director of this major, fully-funded MMO, and David Perry will be their Executive Producer. Sign ups at the website http://topsecret.acclaim.com/index.htm will only be available for the next short while, and then the entire project will move into secrecy until completion. They call it “Project: Top Secret”.
A contest like this is especially appealing to Second Life residents who have been creating content for years without major public recognition. Now the opportunity has come to show their genius, and many will leap at the chance. I have no doubt that the winner of this competition will not come from WoW or Everquest, where creativity is tightly controlled, but from the glorious wilds of SL.
Those registering today receive a message saying to expect an email within two weeks, and are then directed towards Acclaim’s other games to play “for free”. You have to hand it to them: if nothing else it’s a pretty effective marketing ploy. Still, one has to wonder what form this “American Idol for gamers” will take.
I’ll be keeping my eye out for details.
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