UFEC (Unofficial Four Elements Contest) is based upon the GameDev.net game programming competition where we give you four elements and you have 6 months to make a game around them. Your submission will then by judged according to the criteria in the rules and you may win some prizes! (This contest is not organized by GameDev.net.)
If you're new and don't know what to do, see the "Summary" section of this page. It should help you understand.
Contest starts: October 30th, 2009
Contest ends: March 17th, 2010
Summary: This is a game programming competition that uses the Internet. Entrants come from all over the world. (They don't actually come, they stay where they are and they only send games...) This is a simple walkthrough of the contest:
  • Register on this site
  • Register on Gamedev.net
  • Read the Elements and the Rules and start making a game. You have five months and your game must be fun while using all four given elements.
  • Go to these forums where all the community interaction happens
  • Use the private section of this site to upload information about your game
  • Wait until the judges say "You are the winner!"
  • ...but if you lose, don't worry. You'll still get a lot of feedback.
  • ...and if you're lost now, contact ufec@atlas.cz for more information.




Sponsored by: (more sponsors are still welcome)



Slitherine Strategies
 Created in July 2000, Slitherine Software UK is an independent game developer and game publisher company. The team members are all industry professionals with experience dating back to 1990 and have multiple triple A titles published.
IDEA games
IDEA Games, Independent DEvelopers Association, is an open structure that actively seeks new developers to bring their games to the market. By providing wide range of services from legal, sales, marketing to PR services, IDEA Games saves both time and money for its members, allowing them to focus on the areas they know best - game development.
5x boxed copy of a Slitherine Strategies game 1x ARMA II military simulation game
3x Fish Fillets 2 puzzle game


Neosoft Tools
 NeoSoft Tools provide applications to make your life with Windows easier. Chameleon Startup Manager accelerates Windows startup. It disables any startup programs and fully controls startup by selecting the programs to be launched, while customizing the startup settings (i.e. how often and when programs should be launched).
3x Chameleon Startup Manager
Lesan (Petr Hudecek) is the organiser of the contest. You may reach him on Gamedev.net forums or in the discussion thread. GameDev.net is not the organiser.