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On Friday, the 13th of July, the international AppArtAward ceremony of the ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (Center for Art and Media Technology) was held in Karlsruhe. The first competition of this type worldwide recognises artworks in app format for the second year in a row. The Gameforge-sponsored special prize for the category Game Art was presented by Axel Schmidt (picture), Director Corporate Communications of the internationally active publisher of online games. The award honours the innovative, critical, or subversive approach to the medium of smartphone and tablet computer games.
The recipient of this distinction was the skill game “Globosome” (picture), a project developed by a team of nine Interactive Media students from the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg. Their game app combines innovative controls with a very attractive graphic environment, resulting in a compelling gaming experience for both iPhone and iPad. To successfully play “Globosome”, a combination of responsibility, balance and dexterity is required.
“We heartily congratulate the winners of the Game Art Award for their successful project. The jury was very impressed by the idea of building a dynamic swarm, starting with a single sphere, that then has to find its way to freedom”, commented Axel Schmidt on their recognition. “Gameforge is in the process of expanding into the mobile market, as an addition to our successful online games. Therefore it is important to us as an established publisher to promote creativity and passion in mobile games development”.
For the 2012 AppArtAward, developers from 13 countries submitted a total of 84 apps. In addition to the Game Art special prize, the jury under the leadership of ZKM Director Peter Weibel also recognised the winners of the Artistic Innovation prize and the Cloud Art special prize. All prizes were endowed with 10,000 euros each.
More information on the winning game and a link to download it are available at www.globosome.de. Further information about the AppArtAward can be found at www.app-art-award.org.
