SUPER MAGNETIC GAME-O-MATIC

The Super Magnetic Game-O-Matic cranked out nearly two dozen crowd-sourced game concepts and live drawings just under five days. Watch the video to see how it all came together during GDC12!

Super Magnetic Game-O-Matic Highlights Reel

View photos and completed drawings on Flickr here.

Get hands on and take a shot at playing wordsmith with hundreds of oversized (and magnetic) nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns -- all in the name of mashing up the world's next amazing game concept.

Observe notable industry artists as they sketch out crowd-sourced concepts. Or, grab a seat and sketch your own interpretation right alongside the pros!

See what happens when you combine live drawing, oversized magnets, crowd-sourced content, and professional artists!

Here are just a few of the notable artists featured at the Super Magnetic Game-O-Matic during GDC12:

- Ben Thompson is an artist at Blizzard Entertainment, and has worked particularly on the studio's MMO juggernaut World of WarCraft.

- Levi Ryken is currently an artist at Double Fine Productions, and his creative work spans a number of the acclaimed San Francisco studio's most recent titles, including Brutal Legend, Costume Quest, Stacking, and Happy Action Theater.

- Greg Broadmore is a conceptual artist at the renowned Weta Workshop in New Zealand, and was the lead concept artist for acclaimed sci-fi movie District 9. He also created the Dr. Grordbort's universe (as featured in Team Fortress 2, and spawned into acclaimed physical raygun props).

- Derek Brand is an illustrator and concept artist who also hails from Double Fine Productions (Brutal Legend, Stacking, Costume Quest).

- Erich Meyr comes from Insomniac Games, and showcased his whimsical illustration style at the "Super Magnetic Game-O-Matic." Meyr's game credits include games in both the Resistance franchise and the Ratchet & Clank series.

- Seth Forester is a UI artist at Backbone Entertainment (Death Jr.) whose game credits include titles such as the downloadable Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.

For more information about the artists, click here.