User:Redyugi/PyWeek

PyWeek is a game competition that started in May, 2005 using Python. Richard Jones created it after participating in several Ludum Dare competitions, not liking the format of the competition. Several years later, the participation has been growing steadily.

History
Richard Jones created it with a goal of creating an alternative to Ludum Dare. His main structure changes were
 * 48 hours was sometimes too little time to organize and construct a game from scratch.
 * Ludum Dare was only a solo challenge then (Ludum Dare has added a 3 day group competition since.), and Richard wanted to work with friends.
 * Richard wanted to allow Creative Commons / Public Domain artwork and audio to be used. (Ludum Dare required you to make your own art and audio)

Richard also wanted to promote Python, so he added the condition that all the games submitted must be made in Python

Competition
A week before the competition, a poll is started with several themes to vote on. Once a theme is selected, the competitors must incorporate it in their game somehow.

The competition runs for a week, from 00:00 UTC Sunday to the following Sunday at 00:00 UTC. Competitors can work in groups or by themselves. Competitors must also remember to keep their games as Cross Platform as possible, because not everyone uses the same operating systems. Throughout the competition, the competitor can use their 'diaries' to show off what they have done so far.

The judges are the competitors themselves. If they submitted an entry, they are allowed a vote. If they are on a team, each team member gets a vote. The categories for judging are
 * Fun
 * Innovation
 * Production
 * Overall