Category: NYS Dev Challenge – Rules

Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the written information specified below at rob@magic.rit.edu. Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying RIT that your copyrighted material has been infringed. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act […]

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Delay or Cancellation of Game Challenge

RIT reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend the Game Challenge should (in its sole discretion) any cause beyond its reasonable control occur, including but not limited to, acts of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, acts of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities, viruses, bugs, non-authorized human […]

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Release and Limitation of Liability

You agree to release RIT, the Sponsors, other entrants, attendees, advisors, and mentors, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and related entities (collectively, “Releasees”) from any and all liability, claims and actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages and/or losses to persons or property that may be sustained in […]

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Permissions, Consents, and Waivers

You hereby grant to RIT an irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid, worldwide, nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, publicly perform and publicly display the entered game and portions thereof in connection with the review, assessment, test and analysis of the entered game in connection with the Game Challenge and the promotion of the Game Challenge and […]

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Judging, Awards, and Prizes

Games will be judged by a panel of judges considering the following criteria (“Judging Criteria”): (1) Pitch; (2) Game Prototype; (3) Business Plan; (4) Mentorship Plan; and (5) Development Timeline. Please refer to the Game Eligibility and Requirements section for more information on the judging criteria. Application of the Judging Criteria will be at the […]

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Game Eligibility and Requirements

Requirements for submission: Pitch – Entrants must provide a video pitch of their project. The pitch should demonstrate gameplay and include voice-over explaining the game, concepts, intended audience, and why the developers chose to make this type of game. Pitch videos must not exceed 3 minutes. Game Prototype – Entrants must submit a working prototype […]

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Legal Agreement

These rules constitute a legal agreement between entrants of the NYS Game Challenge (the “Game Challenge”) and Rochester Institute of Technology (“RIT”), which organized the Game Challenge with underwriting support from New York Empire State Development (collectively, “Sponsors”). Read these rules carefully before entering the Game Challenge. By entering the Game Challenge you are indicating […]

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