While it is still a very niche part of the gaming world at the current time, cars are becoming more and more technologically advanced and are more frequently featuring displays and HUDs that support entertainment options, such as to watch movies or even play games. While Tesla has largely been at the forefront of bringing games to cars, BMW is doubling-down on this effort as well, as it has now teamed up with AirConsole to host a competition about developing games to be played specifically in cars.
The competition is being promoted at Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, which kicks off in a week's time, with developers looking to be part of this competition able to submit their works from today all the way until the submission deadline of June 8.
Once submissions are completed, the top four games will be selected, with the developers being rewarded €5,000 for their hard work. If the winning games are of a high enough quality, AirConsole has even said that it will fund the full development of the game, so that it can be included on the AirConsole platform in cars that use the service.
"As highlighted by the automotive industry at CES, gaming in the car is happening. Game makers need to start creating games for the car use-case, not just bring games to the car," said Antti Makkonen, director of games at AirConsole. "Using phones as controllers inside the car makes playing accessible and fun for everyone, especially when considering that not everybody will own a game controller, or that playing directly on the car touch screen makes your arm tire quite fast."
Will you be entering the competition?