About Game Jams
Game jams are competitions that are similar to hackathons where a group of people with different skills in programming, designing, story telling, music creation, and artistic skills get together to create games.
The general rules of games jam is that game s will be developed around a theme announced on the day of the jam, and the game must be developed within a tight time frame which usually sits at around 48 hours.
Some popular game jams
The Game Makers Toolkit Game Jam
Game Maker’s Toolkit hosts an annual game jam on itch.io since 2017. Competing developers have 48 hours to design and create a video game fitting a theme unveiled at the beginning of the jam. The themes are design challenges.
Follow the Game Makers Toolkit through this Link
Ludum Dare 72 Hour Game Jam
Ludum Dare, stands for ‘to give a game’ in Latin, is an accelerated video game development competition. It was founded by Geoff Howland and was first held in April 2002, & is currently run by Mike Kasprzak, who has been part of the team since it first started.
Participants are required to create a video game that fits within a given theme in two or three days. A unique feature of this competition is that participants often release a time-lapse video of the development of their game.
Visit the Ludum Dare Websit through this Link
What About Other Game Jams?
There are a lot of other game jams out there that are unique by there own right. We have compiled a list of a few of them below:
- Follow the Itch.io site for the Amazing Extra Credits Team and participate in their Jams [Link]
- The Train Jam is a truly Unique one, game developers create a game in 52 hours traveling on a train from Chicago to San Fransico [Link].
- The 7 Day First Person Shooter Game Jam is where Superhot was made and later on went to be a commercial success [Link].
- The Java4k Jam, is where you develope a game in under 4 Kilobytes using java [Link].
If you would like more jams to follow and participate in in the future try the following links:
I am not a Coder
That does not mean that you are not a game developer.
You can create art, model characters and items, create amazing music and sound effects, build levels, animate, write stories, and so much more.
In short
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Challange Yourself
Where Do I Start?
A good place to start is by following the 4 – 44 Rule by Rami Ismail, 4 hours to create the concept and 44 to polish it.
Choose an engine you and your team are familiar with, and make sure that all your assets and software are up to date before the jam.
We have put togther a list of useful liknks to help you get started.
Why Do Game Jams?
Game Jams are an excellent way to improve your skills, they allow you to explore new ideas and learn something new.
Some game that were developed in Game Jams went on to be improved by their developers and they became commercial successes on thier own.
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