At the current level of the industry, we have gone past musical instruments as peripherals and are now concentrating on ways to integrate full body motions into gaming. We are upping the ante with increasing graphical capabilities and creating vast worlds filled with detail. But, as it has been many times, even the games with vast worlds and excellent graphics have fallen flat because they are missing one key component: FUN.

Montreal’s Kokoromi collective believes that games can still surely be fun when they are built on simplicity. That’s why this year, after moving over to San Francisco and the Game Developers Conference, Kokoromi is challenging game developers to create games that operate by the use of just one button. The selected developers will be present at Gamma 4 on March 10th in San Francisco and will be handed All-Access passes to GDC.

This is some incredible exposure for those game devs looking to get recognized. Accompanied by live DJs and set on projections, the games will take new life and certainly provide a gateway for a brighter future. The submission process is taking place from now until January 31st in 2010. I encourage any and all indie devs, if time permits, to make some extraordinary stuff and maybe get that big break you’ve been looking for!

For full contest rules and info, go to Kokoromi’s official website for Gamma.