Mindset
- Do not aim for perfection. We are not expecting you to build a completely polished game in just one week, but your prototype should be playable even if the details are scruffy.
- Make a deal with yourself to commit to producing something useful in week 1. Promise yourself (and your team mates) not to give up at the first problem you encounter. Creating games can be hard at times, but persevere: you can do this!
- Treat this event as a learning opportunity. Learning new skills or tools is always a win. And possibly even something you can put on your CV.
Explore a new tool you have not used before to stretch your creative abilities. You can find plenty of our recommendations here and here.
Process
- Click this link (opens a form in a new tab) to let us know you wish to join and we will send you the Teams link by email.
- Join on your own or form a team with course mates and friends. Rope your teachers in, if you like!
- We recommend you spend no more than a couple of hours brainstorming ideas for your game. Set yourself a strict time limit and then work on executing the idea for the rest of the week. Try to stick to the theme of the Game Jam (a game about your discipline or area of study).
- Attend as many of the learning sessions in week 1 as you like. They are 100% optional. Recordings will be made available where possible.
- When you have created your game, take a look at the submission guidance
- Submit your game with all the required details by Sunday night. The deadline for posting your project URL to the Teams channel is Sunday, 1st December 23:59 UK time.
- During week 2, you are invited to play other people’s games and provide constructive feedback on the Teams channel.
Anyone who created a game in week 1 and successfully submitted it by the deadline will be invited to showcase their game on Wednesday 4th December.
IMPORTANT
All games and their assets, such as cards and game boards, must be uploaded to an online space that is available via a public URL.
If you are creating a digital game it must be playable in the web browser to enable as many people as possible to play your game.
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