The Bahrain Game Jam 2020
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About The Bahrain Game Jam 2020
The Bahrain Game Jam is an annual game development competition; participants are exposed to a theme and are given a specific time-frame to create a game around it.
Due to this exceptional year, the Bahrain Game Jam will be held virtually, and will be conducted over seven days starting from the 12th of December until the 19th of December. A selected jury will evaluate the entries over a period of two weeks, and winners will be announced on the 9th of January this 2021.
And the Theme for this year is
Good Times in Bad Times
The Stages of the Bahrain Game Jam 2020
Stage 1
Development of Games – Your Adventure Begins
From the December 12 to Decmber 19 the participants of the Bahrain Game Jam will be interacting with each other and the mentors and organizers of the jam over the social hub that been made specifically for the purpose of supporting the participatnts.
Participants need to submit there games on the Itch.io Page
Stage 2
Assessment of Games – Boss Battles
From the December 19 to January 9 2021 the participants will be pitching the games to a Panel of Bahrain Game Jam Juries, time slots will be informed to the teams and all pitches will be recorded and marked.
Stage 3
Awards Ceramony & Panels – Ending Credits
The Awards Ceramony for the Bahrain Game Jam resaluts will be on the 9th of January 2021 at 5 PM (GMT+3). Following the awards the winning teams will be contacted for their prizes, and each participant will recive a participation certificate.
Join The Social Hub
Join the Bahrain Game Jam server on Discord, connect with other game devs, share your work, and be updated with the jam news.
Subscribe to YouTube
The Theme will be announced on Social Media and Broadcasted over on the Bahrain Game Jam YouTube Channel, dont miss the openning speach and a special Award.
Don't miss reading the Rules
Checkout the Bahrain Game Jam Rules to readup on the privacy policies and your game evaluation crtieria.
Awards Categories
The best games deserve rewards and we have just the thing to make the developers feel appreciated for their hard work, with a total of 4 placements and 18 categories of awards.
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Public Choice
The people have spoken, awarded to the game that was voted most popular by the public
Game for a Cause
Awarded to a game that supports A cause
Most Innovative
Awarded to the most innovative game
Best Aesthetics
Awarded to the most aesthetic game in terms of visual audio and story relevancy to the theme
Best Concept
Award to the best concept art for the game
Next Challenger
Awarded to the game with the best multiplayer feature
Sweet Melodies
Awarded award to best original music created for the game
Pocket Game
Awarded to the game that delivered the most impressive mobile game
Best UI
Awarded to the game that had the most interesting UI
Eye Candy
Awarded to the game with the best VFX
No Install
Awarded to the best game running on a browser
New Reality
Awarded to the best VR/AR game
One Man Army
Awarded to the best game developed by a single person
Best All Male Team
The Best game by an All Male Team
Best All Female Team
The Best game by an All Female Team
The Stages of The Bahrain Game Jam 2020
Stage 1 – Development
12 December
5:00 PM Opening Speaches
The Bahrain Game Jam Opening Ceramony Broadcasted live on Youtube
5:30 PM Theme Reveal
Theme Reveal
Game Jam Live Q & A
12 December -19 December
Game Development
19 December
6:00 PM Game Submissions Deadline
Game Submission on the official Public Itch.io Jam Page
Stage 2 – Jury Assessment
19 December 2020 – 6 January 2021
Pitching to The Jury
Stage 3 – Winners & Partner Talks
9 January 2021
5:00 PM
Winner Announcements
Partner Talks and Winner Interviews
A Big Thank You to Our Sponsors and Partners
The Bahrain Ecnomic Development Board
Sponsor
Epic Games
Sponsor
AlKooheji Foundation
Sponsor
Batelco
Ecosystem Partner
Batelco (Bahrain Telecommunications Company) is the leading integrated communications’ provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Zain
Ecosystem Partner
Zain Bahrain is part of Zain Group, a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa, which provides mobile voice and data services to over 50 million active customers as of 31 March 2019.
Bahrain Internet Society
Community Partner & Organizer
Since its inception in 2002 Bahrain Internet Society (BIS) strived to serve the community of Bahrain by spreading awareness on the benefits of the Internet and working towards an efficient national digital transformation.
UNIDO ITPO AICEI
Ecosystem Partner & Co-organizer
Bahrain Polytechnic
Academic Partner & Co-Organizer
Bahrain Polytechnic delivers applied, professional and technical qualifications. Graduates will be work-ready; confident and competent, aware of what is expected of them in the professional world, and able to perform to their full potential.
University Of Bahrain
Academic Partner & Co-Organizer
As the national university of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the university has a mandate to lead the nation in terms of human capital development, leading innovation, contributing to economic development and leading society.
Bahrain Institute of Public Administration
Academic Partner & Co-organizer
Bahrain Institute of Public Administration (BIPA) is working to achieve advanced government performance that supports economic and social development plans.
Flat6Labs
Ecosystem Partner & Co-organizer
Flat6Labs is a regional startup accelerator program that fosters and invests in bright and passionate entrepreneurs with cutting-edge ideas.
American University Of Bahrain
Academic Partner
AUBH is the first comprehensive, purpose-built, American-style co-educational university in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and is supported through the Mumtalakat portfolio.
SAE Institute
Academic Partner
SAE, with 47 campuses in 23 countries, has been setting the global benchmark for creative media education since 1976. SAE Dubai, proudly offers TEQSA accredited Bachelor Degrees across 5 disciplines – Animation, Audio, Design, Film and Games, in addition to short course certificates. SAE offers Australian-government accredited Bachelor Degrees.
British University of Bahrain
Academic Partner
The British University of Bahrain is one of the newest Universities to be established in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Working in partnership with the University of Salford-Manchester, we bring to Bahrain British degrees from one of the UK’s leading universities.
Brinc Batelco
Ecosystem Partner
Brinc Batelco is the Middle East’s only IoT Hub. Inspiring and supporting IoT entrepreneurs to achieve their goals. Brinc Batelco supports Bahrain’s Startup Ecosystem by fostering the growth of entrepreneurship in the region.
TARTEEB
Ecosystem Partner
We specialize in connecting our clients to the right audience by establishing engaging brand associations.
Dallah Promotion
Ecosystem Partner
Our Community Partners
Unreal Bahrain
Community Partner
Unreal Bahrain is a community-based group of volunteers that supports innovators and entertainment entrepreneurs in Bahrain and the region mainly in the field of game development. Since our formation in Early 2017 by Yousef BuHazza.
Arabic Games
Community Partner
Arabic Games is an initiative to push the gamedev scene in the MENA region, by doing joint events like a conference and shedding light on local games and communities.
Gulf Roleplaying Community
Community Partner
The Gulf Roleplaying Community (GRC) is an informal group that aims to support tabletop roleplaying games such as Dungeons & Dragons in the Arabian Gulf by using social media to connect players and GMs, and by running regular conventions and mini-conventions.
Egyptian Game Developers
Community Partner
The EGD organizes and hosts lots of online activities, like game jams, monthly gatherings, and the Art Jam.The Art Jam is one of EGD’s consistent activities held every month, with new themes being announced for the artists to tackle.
Oman Game Developers
Community Partner
We strive to provide you with opportunities to learn and understand how video games are made.
Lebanese Game Developers
Ecosystem Partner & Co-organizer
Lebanese Game Developers (LebGameDev or LGD) is a community initiative aiming to support aspiring game makers to bring their ideas to life and expose to the art of game development to new audiences.
Kuwait Game Developers Community
Community Partner
Syrian Game Developers
Community Partner
A group of highly inspired game programmers and artists working toward growing themselves and the community around them to build video games for all kinds of reasons.
We would like to also Thank
Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication
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Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) is the government body responsible for the development and regulation of the Kingdom’s transportation and telecommunications infrastructure and systems.
Ministry of Education
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The Ministry of Education (MoE) seeks to develop a qualitative education system to reach a high degree of excellence and creativity.
Information & eGovernment Authority
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The Information & eGovernment Authority facilitates many services catering to different parts of the community within the IT sector, such as proposing public policies, suitable legislation, and decisions for the implementation of the eGovernment programs as well as necessary information technology and data programs.
Rules and Policies
Bahrain Game Jam Rules
Data Protetction Policy
Contact Us
Organizers Contact: +973 39296739
Email: Organizers@UnrealBahrain.com