The Liberated Pixel Cup is a project involving the creation of free culture licensed artwork that anyone can use, combined with free software games using that art. It’s all about shared resources, and what people can do if they don’t have to break the bank buying tools. The game-making part of the project has just started, and they’re inviting everyone to come play. The Liberated Pixel Cup has the story.
Making a video game is 1% inspiration and 99% re-inventing the wheel. Anything that takes a burden off game developers and saves them from having to build a new version of the same old graphics and sounds is a worthwhile project.