Game Design Challenge - Bring it on!

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I was browsing Gamasutra the other day and I came across an initiative they have called "Game Design Challenge". According to them " GameCareerGuide.com's Game Design Challenge is an exercise in becoming a game developer, asking you to look at games in a new way -- from the perspective of a game creator, producer, marketer, businessperson, and so forth.

Every other Wednesday we'll present you with a challenge about developing video games. You'll have two weeks to brainstorm a brilliant solution (see below for how to submit your answers). After the two week submission period elapses, the best answers and the names of those who submitted them will be posted.".

I thought, why not? I have many Game Design ideas, why not challenge myself into actually putting pen to paper? It's not about the competition, its more about actually starting to write stuff down. The initiative is awesome, if you ask me. Last challenge was to design a game for the recently announced Microsoft Surface (check this) and I was curious to see the outcome. The top 3 ideas were just amazing. I liked the one on 2nd place more than the 1st placed design, but hey, I'm not in the panel of judges! :)

Looking forward to see what is the next challenge and I will enter the competition. Bring it on! :)