It’s already been mentioned on some other design blogs, for example here and here — but if you haven’t heard of this yet – mark your calendars:

MTV reality show: The Engine Room

16 people will be flown to New York City commencing on or about July 18, 2008 through on or about August 16, 2008. They will compete in teams of 4 participants each for prizes by creating animations, websites, short films, sound mixes and more

Winning team takes $400k in cash and gear. Casting ends June 30, if anyone is interested in signing up!

You can follow their blog here: MTV Engine Room Blog

The show has a lot of appeal for me, being in the design field – even though I have never been real big on reality TV shows. I just hope there will be more focus on the actual designs and the things the artists and designers are coming up with, and less something like The Real World.

Thoughts?