Johanna Pirker's most interesting slides are online. It's post game jam, so take them for advice! Slideshare.
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Mario Zechner's awesome game jam survival guide slides are online. Download the PDF.
The registration desk opens at 2pm in front of the room E.2.42. Meet us there to register!
We moved our program partially to a bigger lecture room for the initial talks, HS 1 will allow more people in.
Program
Registration is possible throughout the whole event. The registration desk is on Friday outside room E.2.42, on Saturday and Sunday it's in room E.2.42.
| Time | Location | Program |
|---|---|---|
| April, 17th, 2015 - starting 14:00 | E.2.42 | Registration desk open! Find us outside E.2.42! |
| April, 17th, 2015 - 15:00 to 15:30 | E.2.42 | Where fun can go wrong - digital ethics in game studies and design René Schallegger, AAU |
| April, 17th, 2015 - 16:00 to 16:30 | HS 1 | Post Game Jam: What do we do next? [slides] Johanna Pirker, MIT & TU Graz |
| April, 17th, 2015 - 16:30 to 17:00 | HS 1 | The Game Jam Survival Guide. [slides] Mario Zechner, libGDX |
| April, 17th, 2015 - 17:30 to 19:00 | HS 1 | Game Jam Topic Announcement, Brainstorming, ... |
| April, 17th, 2015 - 19:00 to 23:59 | E.2.42 | Jamming |
| April, 18th, 2015 - 00:00 to 23:59 | E.2.42 | Jamming |
| April, 19th, 2015 - 00:00 to 15:59 | E.2.42 | Jamming |
| April, 19th, 2015 - 16:00 to 17:00 | E.2.42 | Final presentations |
Topic
The topic was given at the start of the jam by defining the word "energy" and rolling two of Rory's Story Cubes.
Diversifiers
The diversifiers were optional and were meant to foster creativity and and help to get going.
- My Father a Wookie was. The game features bearded creatures as main characters.
- 50 shades of pink. There is no need for any other color than the best color.
- NNSFW. This game is safe for work.
- MIDI over USB. Do you need a keyboard?
- What goes around comes around. Make your game world persistent.
- I believe I can fly. Never touch the floor.
- MLM. Massive Local Multiplayer.
- Rhymify. All text rhymes.
- Love, the mysterious sign painter. Nothing to read, only signs.
- It's more than a game, it's a framework. Allow for plugins.
Projects
Don't Bug Me
An up to four local mulitplayer game featuring a lot of bugs and fun on one single keyboard.
Play
Dream Snatcher
The UFO is driven by dreams, run out of energy to have nightmares. Harvest enough dreams to get to the space bar.
Github
Witch on a Stick
You are a witch that harvests wookie energy to keep her broom flying. So, don't let them escape! How to play ...
Löve, Win32, OS X
Thesis Escape
Will you escape this nightmare while trying to not fall asleep? Test how far you can get.
PlayWhat is a Game Jam?
The 2nd Klagenfurt Game Jam is open to everyone who likes games and wants to create, test and talk about games. Starting on Friday the topic will be revealed to all participants at the same time and random groups will brainstorm games. Then, after the ideas are pitched, team will emerge around ideas and games are to be created. Finally, on Sunday, the projects are presented to a jury and a price for the most awesome project is awarded.
The game jam is not restricted to game designers or programmers, but is open to everyone who wants to build games. Each team is in desperate need for visual and audio artist, animation experts, web page writers, storytellers, testers, ...
A game jam is a gathering of game developers for the purpose of planning, designing, and creating one or more games within a short span of time, usually ranging between 24 and 72 hours. Game developers are generally made up of programmers, game designers, artists, and others in game development-related fields. [...] The term game jam is a composition of the words game and jam session
It is the growth of an idea that in today’s heavily connected world, we could come together, be creative, share experiences and express ourselves in a multitude of ways using video games – it is very universal. The weekend stirs a global creative buzz in games, while at the same time exploring the process of development, be it programming, iterative design, narrative exploration or artistic expression.
How to participate?
Please register at the top of the page to allow us to plan the event. You can come for the whole event, drop by for just a day, whatever you want. There is no admission fee, but we need your registration to make sure everything is just as you need it to let your creativity flow. Just bring along whatever you need to jam, ie. graphic tablet, audio samplers, your laptop, your computer, mouse, keyboard, game pad, ...
What is here for you?
- Free admission
- Drinks & snacks provided
- Internet connection
- Work space
- Doors open 24/7
- Coffee, coffee and even more coffee
