[UPDATE: Added link to Official english announce]
CESA and Nikkei-BP host Tokyo Game Show 2013 (TGS2013) at Makuhari Messe, Japan.They are planning to begin "Indie Game Corner" that support the efforts of "Independent Developers" as of TGS of this year.
TGS: Indie Games Area Application Method(Official!)
Notice: I translate(to English) "Indie Game Corner" regulation below, but it's unofficial.
Original Article(Japanese,PDF)
[Indie Game Corner of TGS2013]
Exhibit Days
- 2013.Sep.19[Thu] - 2013.Sep.22[Sun]
- Business Days: 2013.Sep.19-20
- Public Days: 2013.Sep.21-22
Exhibit Place
- Exhibit hall in Makuhari Messe (places differ in a Public Days and a Business Days)
Exhibit Fees
- Public One Day(21 or 22): 21,000 JPY
- Public Two Days: 31,500 JPY
- 4 Days (Public Days and Business Days): 99,750 JPY
Notes
- Please do not perform a sales act to audience in exhibition place.
- Exhibit capacity: about 50 places
Included in the Fee
- Business Days Exhibit
- Booth ( 1 meter x 1 meter ) at Business Solution Corner
- Booth ( 1 meter x 1 meter ) at Business Solution Corner
- Public Day(Days) Exhibit
- 1 Table ( 150cm x 60cm )
- 2 Chair
- 100W x 2 Power Supply (*100V,50Hz)
- Plate of exhibit name
- 2 Badges of "Indie Game Corner" Exhibitor
Exhibit Content Guildeline
- Exhibitor must have all rights of exhibit content (no derivative works).
- Exhibitor must have developer license with platform by platformer (no homebrew).
- Exhibitor content must equivalent CESA ethical code and CERO ethical code.
- Exhibitor *MUST NOT* violate below rules.
- Prohibited expression of CERO ethnical appendix 3.
- CERO Z rating content
- Maybe CERO Z rating expressions
- 17+(Mature) rating content
- Maybe 17+(Mature) rating expressions
- Maybe *NOT* 13+(Teen) rating cruel expressions
Submit a entry
- Entry Begin: *JST* 2013, May, 17[Fri]
- Entry Deadline: *JST* 2013, Jun, 14[Fri]
- Download a application from (DOCX!).
- Fill out an application from blank.
- Exhibitor Information
- Select Time Period (Public 1Day,Public 2Days,4Days)
- Your past exhibit performance of TGS
- Game Content Title (Japanese and English)
- 3 Game Content Screen shots
- Description of Game Titles or equal URL
- Current Content Progress(%)
- Content Progress(%) at TGS2013 exhibition
- Past of exhibit performance of entry content
- Send application form to indie [atmark] nikkeibp.co.jp.
Selection
- Organizer call to selection developers in early July.
Remarks
- SENSE OF WONDER NIGHT 2013 Finalists get a "Indie Game Corner" exhibit entitlement.