Schilling pitches game design contest
Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is issuing a challenge to students at Massachusetts-area universities: Design a video game.
When not throwing strikes, Schilling is the founder of 38 Studios, a Maynard-based company dedicated to delivering a broad spectrum of entertainment products, and today 38 Studios announced the First Annual Massachusetts Game Challenge.
According to the contest's rules, students must establish teams of no less than two and no more than three eligible members. Each team is strongly encouraged to contain members of varied disciplines of study such as engineering, art, and marketing.
The mission? Build a playable video game featuring the 38 Studios mascot and his alter ego, Mean Munch, as well as create additional characters for Munch's "posse."
Winners of the contest will be announced on or before April 21, the company said, and first prize is $3,000 to each winning team member; second prize is $2,000 each; and third prize is $1,000 each, the company said.
"The Boston area is a growing hotbed of game development," Schilling said in a statement. "This contest encourages students to demonstrate their talents, as well as raise awareness of what it takes to release a product into the competitive video game industry."
The deadline for submissions is February 18, the company said.
For complete rules and other details regarding the contest, visit the 38 Studios web site at www.38studios.com.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
