Want to make your very own game from scratch with fellow CMGG members? Get ready for the return of our annual Game Jam! Our jam is a beginner-friendly way to develop a game from start to finish within a time limit in a supportive team environment, and it’s open to all CMGG Verified members and mentees in the mentorship program. This 70-hour jam will take place in the Discord server on the first weekend of spring break,  starting Saturday, March 25 at 2pm PT, and ending on Tuesday, March 28 at 12pm PT . The jam is open to people with any amount of game development experience, and it’s totally fine if this is your first time making a game; we’ll be providing resources to help you get started. There will be no ranking of games, and CMGG board will put you on a team of up to 4 students based on skills + expectations. Each team will be given a Mentor -- a professional from the CMGG mentorship program -- to check in with twice over the jam period, so they can help with your work. Some of our Mentors will also be hosting game development workshops -- open to anyone in the server, even those not participating in the jam -- and Office Hours for your burning game dev questions!

 CMGG Game Jam Schedule (All Times in PT) 

 Saturday 3/25: 

• 2-2:30 PM: Game Jam Kickoff! Meet your team and optional theme announcement (optional but highly recommended) 
  
• 5-6PM: Office Hours w/ Izabela Tolentino
• 6-8PM: Mentor Check-In #1 [MANDATORY] !!  Mandatory check in with your mentor, ask some questions & get help with starting out!
  Mentor Check-in times:
  • 6-7 PM: Jenni, Isa, Jessie
  • 7-8 PM: Izabela, Jeff

 Sunday 3/26:

• 10 AM-12 PM: Office Hours w/ David Bocek
• 12-1 PM: A Day in the Life of an Automation Engineer by Jenni Felton (CMGG Mentor, Associate Software Engineer @ Blizzard)
• 1-3 PM: Office Hours w/ Kevin Jeong
• 3-5 PM: Office Hours w/ Isa Mari De Leon
• 5-8 PM: Mentor Check-In #2 [MANDATORY] !!  Mandatory check in with your mentor, show them the progress on your game!
  Mentor Check-in times:
  • 5-6 PM: Jenni, Jessie
  • 6-7 PM: Isa
  • 7-8 PM: Izabela, Jeff

 Monday 3/27: 

• 1-2 PM: Demystifying Game Feel by David Bocek (CMGG Mentor, Senior Game Designer @ Theorycraft Games)
• 3-4 PM: Office Hours w/ Jeff Robison
• 6-7 PM: Narrative in Games: Putting Purpose in Play by Isa Mari De Leon (CMGG Mentor, Associate Narrative Designer @ Riot)
• 7:15-8 PM: Office Hours w/ Jessie Yang
  

 Tuesday 3/28: 

• 12 PM: Game Submissions Due [MANDATORY] !! Time to submit your games! Feel free to ask for help in #game-jam-help
• 1 PM: Game Showcase The CMGG Game Jam is now over & it's time to show off your wonderful games! Raffle at the end for all CMGG Verified Members who completed a game!