SITE APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
GLOBAL GAME JAM® 26-28 JANUARY 2018
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Global Game Jam 2018® jam site registrations are now live! If you are a returning organiser, or want to have a go at organising a GGJ site for the first time, we would love to hear from you.
The only things you need to open a jam site are a dedicated organizer and a jam venue with internet access. Please take some time to read the GGJ Manual and Frequently Asked Questions to learn more about setting up a site.
If you still need help, feel free to email us at help@globalgamejam.org. Whether you’re a veteran site organizer planning your ninth GGJ or a newbie interested in starting your own jam location, we invite you to:
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GLOBAL GAME JAM® AND THE ONE GAMER FUND
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GAME JAM CONFERENCE CFP CLOSES SOON!
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Registration and call for papers is open for the 3rd Annual ICGJ conference.
The 2018 International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons and Game Creation Events (ICGJ), is being held at GitHub Headquarters in San Francisco on the 18th of March 2018, and is the first - and so far only - academic conference on the subject of game jams.
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Unity believes in empowering artists, developers, and designers to create amazing games. If you haven't already make sure to download Unity for free and take advantage of our free learning resources to spruce up your skills. Once again we will be an official Global Game Jam site for GGJ18 so keep an eye out for our upcoming list of official Unity GGJ sites.
Global Game Jam® is still a few months away but it's never too early to start building your team. We invite everyone to join Unity Connect discussion channels and start finding other talented creators to collaborate with.
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SUBMIT YOUR GGJ STORIES TO OUR BOOK!
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Global Game Jam® is about to turn 10 years old. We want to look back on our memories and celebrate with a printed book. Do you have a great GGJ story or photo from the past? We are looking for contributions from everyone who has helped make GGJ successful over the last 10 years!
For more details and to submit your story, visit: http://book.globalgamejam.org/
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Where are they now? STARWHAL
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STARWHAL was created at the 2013 GGJ at the Carleton University site in Ottawa, and quickly became a glowing success, due in part to the couch gaming/local multiplayer boom that was happening at the time.
The Heartbeat theme helped to shape and influence a bunch of decisions while making the game, including the central visual focus of the target area, and more subtly, the slow motion when you get near the heart is an element that makes STARWHAL so dramatic and fun for both players and spectators: having a moment when everything drops away and all you hear is the beating heart.
After the immediate super positive post jam buzz, we eventually got over one million unique visitors playing the game. From there we decided to flesh the game out and brought STARWHAL to Steam and all the major consoles. We did a successful Kickstarter and added lots of fun stuff. STARWHAL is really what turned Breakfall from a hobby into a full-time job for several team members, and we're still going strong.
That GGJ was a pivotal moment for us. We would not have committed to trying to make something so weird if we didn't have that limit. It was also great to have people see and feedback immediately. Deeper than that is how much it's informed our mentality about trying out crazy themes and rapid experimental prototyping. Our company now tries to use the game jam mentality to inform daily operations.
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The GGJ is all about ideas and creativity. We want to tap the creativity of VR/AR developers and see games emerge that go beyond the limitations of existing controller concepts allowing the player to fully immerse in VR.
May the VRfree glove inspire you to develop intriguing and exciting game experiences that allow you to interact with the environment as completely and intuitively as with real life – just without its limitations. May the fun be with you!
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3 MONTH HOUDINI INDIE LICENCES
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SideFX joins the upcoming Global Game Jam as a Silver Sponsor again and will be offering free 3-month Houdini Indie licenses to all game jammers who are interested!
The licenses will be available starting in mid-November, more info coming soon.
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JAMMERS AND ORGANIZERS - GET READY!
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If you want to know more about hosting a Global Game Jam site in 2018, check through our FAQs and get in touch on Facebook or Twitter.
Individual jammer registrations will open in November, so keep a lookout for news around then. We look forward to welcoming you all to a global weekend of innovation and creativity. You can be part of the journey to make such a monumental thing happen on 26-28 January 2018. Don't be shy, let us know about your jam plans at #GGJ18 on Twitter!
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IMMENSE THANKS TO OUR
GLOBAL GAME JAM® 2018 SPONSORS
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Global Game Jam 2018 will not be possible without the support of our sponsors. In addition to aiding the Global Game Jam team, many of our sponsors provide direct benefits and opportunities for our all our jammers. We could not be more grateful for their support. Learn more on our Sponsors page
If you think your company might like to support GGJ18, drop us an email.
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Global Game Jam® welcomes Unity as a Headline sponsor for 2018.
We at Unity love game jams and think they have enormous value for the game development community worldwide, which is why we are incredibly excited to be the headline sponsor for Global Game Jam 2018.
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Sensoryx are a Swiss technology startup creating a state-of-the-art wearable sensor systems which captures every movement of its wearer with utmost precision in real-time.
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