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LOS ANGELES — Each year, a small area of the Electronic Entertainment Expo is given over to IndieCade, the "International Festival of Independent Games."
"It's about building a community and exposing people to the public," says IndieCade president and CEO Stephanie Barish. "For some, that might just be the chance for somebody to play their game, but for others it's the chance to see their game at the Microsoft booth."
Here are some of the best indie games that crashed the big show this year.
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"It's about building a community and exposing people to the public," says IndieCade president and CEO Stephanie Barish. "For some, that might just be the chance for somebody to play their game, but for others it's the chance to see their game at the Microsoft booth."
Here are some of the best indie games that crashed the big show this year.
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Johann Sebastian Joust
I had never even heard of Johann Sebastian Joust until controversy kicked up around an alleged clone on the iTunes App Store. Now I can see why you’d want the game on iPhone — people love it. The game asks players to avoid moving or jostling their own Playstation Move controller, while at the same time trying to trip up opponents. The resulting scene: handfuls of people crouching in a circle, glancing warily at each other while occasionally striking out with quick, giggly slaps at those near them. It quickly becomes a public spectacle, and IndieCade was well set-up to accommodate that.All photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired 
