Sign up to My First Game Jam 2023 now!:
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The game jam will kick off on October 6th, starting at 9.00 in B25/B27.
The department of Game Design at Uppsala University, campus Gotland
Seven hours to learn a tool, build a game and get to know your fellow students and faculty. That is what My First Jam is about. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic we had to go entirely online this time, but that did not stop the fun!
The jam ran yesterday and was organized over at Itch.io. Despite working through a pandemic, 13 games were delivered!
Most Fun: Bob Blobinson’s Epic Quest for the Holy Furnitures
Best Interpretation of Theme: Journey to Jimaas
Best execution: The tale of the Ghost Mail Man
Last Friday we held our annual introduction game jam at the Department of Game Design.
A game jam is a playful challenge to design and prototype games in a short timespan. The model is similar to that of a hackathon, where participants have a limited amount of time to work on a project using an iterative design process.
In addition to some rapid prototyping and development, My First Jam aims to: