Now that the IGF 2014 Main Competition finalists have been announced, let's talk a bit more about the selection process. The main IGF competition has a diverse panel of judges that includes representatives from the mainstream game industry, previous IGF winners and finalists, other independent game developers, and a smattering of indie-friendly game journalists. In addition, every IGF award has its own jury staffed by experts in the contexts and disciplines that define the award. The main IGF jury recommend individual titles to these award-specific juries, who then cast votes on which games should be nominated to compete for the award. Those well-deserved nominations shine a spotlight on a select number of IGF entrants, but …
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