Regional Character at a Large-Scale Jam: GGJ Hong Kong 2013-2018

This paper presents the findings of a pilot study for game jam organizers' design values. The study builds on top of previous research on game design values and emphasizes the role of game jam organizers as cultural intermediaries within the game ...

In less than a year’s time, March 2022 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the first documented game jam, the Indie Game Jam, which took place in Oakland, California in 2002. Initially, game jams were widely seen as frivolous activities. Since then, ...

Game jams are social events involving the integration of various game making disciplines (e.g. programming, art, design) to make games under constraints, such as a short fixed time. Game jams are emerging in areas such as research, education, and ...