Hi there,
Some of you might be interested in entering this Blender GE competition.
Game Engine/Competitions/2008 Q4 - BlenderWiki
As you may know, Blender is a free open-source 3D modelling app, with a built in game engine.
There are currently Euro500 worth of prizes, under 3 categories.
As most of you will be artists with possibly no coding experience, the No Coding category might be of interest - otherwise, partnering with a Blender GE coder might be worth considering.
If you have used Blender before, you might have used the built-in Game Engine ( just press P to Play ).
If you haven't, here's a tutorial for Artists to make a simple game ( there's no coding involved, so it's ideal if you want to learn how to make interactive content without any of the boring stuff )
BSoD/Introduction to the Game Engine - BlenderWiki
The deadline is mid-March.
Hopefully some of you will take this opportunity to try out the latest version of Blender for modelling, and hopefully even go as far as making a game for the competition.
The best of luck!
Mal