General compo rules

• Creators must submit only their own original, unreleased work.
• All entries shall be submitted in the form of a ZIP file with relevant filename which contains the file(s) for the competition entry, which MUST  contain a “README.TXT” containing both he name of the author/group submitting the entry as well as a name or title for the entry.
• Remote entries can be sent to pixeljam2013@notacon.org or uploaded via our partymeister system, party.pixelj.am
• All remote entries must be received by Saturday, April 20th, 2013 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
• Submissions must be made electronically (CD-ROM, flash drive, etc.) and clearly labeled (including title, author/group) before the deadline of a competition.
• Deadline for party entries will be based on the compo.  See the specific compo rules for more information.
• A written release must be provided from the copyright holder for any copyrighted material (including music, images, etc.) used.
• All entries will be made publicly available for unlimited download without fee on internet file servers and web sites.
• Any competition which has fewer than 3 contestants may be scrapped or rolled up into another category.
• All Notacon/PixelJam participants, presenters, guests and staff are eligible to vote.
• All competition entries will be qualified by a jury.
• Jury members will be selected by the PixelJam organizers.
• Juries reserve the right to disqualify any entry that either fails to abide by the rules or fails to run on the compo machine.  A majority vote of the jury is required to disqualify an entry.
• Winning entries for each category, except newGame++, are selected by a popular vote point system. The three entries with the highest number of points will be awarded first, second and third place prizes, respectively, in a competition. Points are computed from the rankings on voter ballots.
• In the event of a tie in the number of points, the jury for that competition will break the tie by a majority vote of the jurors.
• Jurors may not preside over a competition they have entered.
• At least one team member or creator of the work must be physically present at the competition in order to claim a prize.   If an entry is a group effort, any member of the group may serve as a representative.  For remote entries, rank will be recognized and honored, but prizes will shift down to the next place.
• Prizes not awarded in a category are forfeit and may be awarded to winners in other categories.
• Notacon/PixelJam core staff are not eligible to receive prizes.  As with remote entries, rank will be recognized and honored, but prizes will shift down to the next place.
• Only one entry may be entered per artist/group/creator per category.
• PixelJam organizers reserve the right to cancel or combine any competition for any reason.
• These rules may be changed without notice, but updates to the rules will be posted as announcements and the timestamp of this webpage will be updated.

Rules last updated: 3/12/2013 8:37 PM Eastern