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Global Game Jam 2011 - Signups!

Submitted by Sabrina Haskell on Tue, 2011/01/11 - 10:20
Signup now for Global Game Jam 2011- January 28th, 5pm until January 30th, 5pm. The Global Game Jam is a great opportunity to build a game in 48 hours and have a ton of people play it. This year our local site is the Art Institute of Pittsburgh- with lots of room and great computer facilities for everyone.


If anyone wants to be part of the GGJ but can't give up 48 hours to be part of a team, we are looking for additional volunteers for playtesting, tech assist, organizing food, giving rides, etc. Please email sabrina@schellgames.com if you're interested in helping out for a couple hours that weekend.

What is a Game Jam?

 

A Game Jam is a chance to come together and make a video game. Participants rapidly prototype game designs and hopefully inject new ideas to help grow the game industry. At the Global Game Jam, we share a common theme and constraints. We ask participants to create a game from beginning to end in a prescribed time (GGJ is 48 hours). The brief time span is meant to help encourage creative thinking to result in small but innovative and experimental games.

What is the Global Game Jam?

GGJ brings together talented individuals from within your community. It is unique opportunity for people to push their skills and challenge their way of working. Participants work concurrently along with developers around the globe, we rally around a central theme, which you have 48 hours to create a game. It's our hope that we will see some very experimental realized prototypes that you can continue to work on after the jam. Many games developed in 2009 & 2010 have become fully realized games. The GGJ is open source, hardware & software agnostic and all projects are protected under a creative commons license. We encourage people to try out new ideas and push themselves within reason. We encourage that participants eat and sleep to stay at their best.

Do I need to come to GGJ with a team already formed?

You do not need to come to the Jam with a team. Everyone will have some time to think and pitch an idea. Collaborate with new friends or peers you know or admire.

Do I need special skills to participate in GGJ?

Although having computer skills is helpful, code experience is not necessary. Designers, developers, artists and anyone is welcome to try their hand at making a game during the GGJ.

Is the GGJ only for professionals?

Everyone is welcome!

 

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