martes, 4 de junio de 2013

Open the window and look around: game jams out there!

Okay. You have gotten an amazing idea for a game. Then you have definded the three big stones in a game: gameplay, story and technology. You have coded for long sessions, making your code efficient, fixing bugs, trying to add new features. Maybe you have designed great artwork including characters, backgrounds, animations, graphical special effects and tons of other graphics. Then you can have made a cool tune for your theme and have gotten perfect sound effects. 


Lucky you! You've got an orchestra for your OST.

Then you run your game. It works. You call for people to test it and you improve the game with the players' feedback. Now it is time to publish.

There are many ways to get your game known for many people around the world: your family, your friends, your colleagues, social network contacts, and of course game jams.

In a game jam, many pepople create a game around a feature. It can be a story, a special topic or even a technology. These events are fun and full of people that are likely to share experiences and knowledge with other participants, and of course, win the first place, (the money,) and the trophy if the jam is competitive.


Global Game Jam 2013 (January). Lots of people. Lots of teams. Lots of games.

I think, as a novice developer, jams are a good start point to make real the idea that is around your head. After the Fishing Game Jam, I have seen lots of good games and ideas within gameplay, story and technology.

So, no more words. Here I share some links for upcoming jams. Please, share it and give it a try!

Exile (Denmark) Oct. 30th - Nov. 3rd
Global Game Jam Mexico Date not confirmed.

By doing a small research, it seems there are more jams in January and May... But I will search for more and share to you.