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Motorola Uncovers the Next
Big Thing in Mobile Gaming
Two cutting-edge developers win
2006//CODE:MOTO – the Motorola developer competition held
at Game Developer Conference Mobile 2006
San Jose, CA. – 23 March
2006 – Uncovering fresh talent in mobile gaming, Motorola,
Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is proud to announce Andreja Djokovic of Barbaroga
and Jennifer Hruska and Shayne Guiliano of Sonic Network as the
winners of 2006//CODE:MOTO, a two-day developer competition held
at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) Mobile 2006 in San Jose,
California.
Djokovic won the grand prize
for his puzzle game called “Konstruxis” while Hruska
and Guiliano took a close runner-up award for “Pyrosonix,”
a Java-based rhythm game. Both games were developed for use with
mobile handsets like Motorola’s iconic RAZR, PEBL and SLVR
models.
2006//CODE:MOTO challenged a
group of the finest independent developers to create innovative
new mobile games for Motorola mobile devices based on key criteria
including ease of play, design, innovation in visual art and
audio, and use of unique features. A panel featuring Jim Eisenstein
from Hasbro, Minard Hamilton from EA Mobile/JAMDAT, Andrew Stein
from Cingular, and Jason Rubinstein from Motorola rated each
game. Judging was so close that the panel decided to award both
the grand prize winner and runner-up with the full set of prizes,
a tribute to the quality and originality of their entries.
“Mobile devices have to
perform as good as they look,” said Christy Wyatt, Vice
President, Ecosystem and Market Development, Motorola Mobile
Devices. “That means creating software as compelling as
our designs – and working with the best talent to do it.
Andreja from Barbaroga and Jennifer and Shayne from Sonic Network
are that kind of talent. We’re looking forward to our continued
work with them and the entire mobile developer community to deliver
even more big things in the future.”
In addition to prizes that include
Motorola mobile phones, the winners will receive the chance to
make their game concepts a reality through business and promotional
opportunities (via the judging panel and Motorola’s MOTOCODER
website).
For more information and to see
details of the winning entry, please visit www.motocoder.com.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership
in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision
of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to
helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the
people, information, and entertainment that you want and need.
We do this by designing and delivering "must have"
products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks
-- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune
100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales
of US $36.8 billion in 2005. For more information about our company,
our people and our innovations, please visit www.motorola.com
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product or service names are the property of their respective
owners. © Motorola, Inc. 2006. All rights reserved.
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Media Contacts:
Sharen Santoski
Motorola, Inc.
+1 (781) 372-4264
sharen.santoski@motorola.com |
