Here we go! Carleton Game Development Club's first monthly game jam!!

 The start date is October 12th (2023) and the jam ends on October 29th at 11:59pm !

This month's theme is...

 🩻 Spooky !👻

We've decided to keep the theme very open for this first jam (and it is the month of October after all!) 

You are open to interpret the theme in whatever way you'd like!

The prize for the grand winners is...

A $25 giftcard! (+ bragging rights) 💵💰📈

The prize for this first game jam will be relatively small, but as the old saying goes... "the real reward is in making a super spooky cool game"

(P.S prizes in the future will be larger once we have CUSA funding !)

Rules:

• General
  • The game must have been developed during the time window of this game jam and not be a continuation of a pre-existing project
  • Submissions are due by October 29th, 2023 @ 11:59pm . We will not be super strict with the cutoff (e.g its okay if you submit a few minutes late), but please keep this reasonable as the judges will need time to rank the games, and extra time is unfair to other teams

• Format:
  • Must be a video game (and not a board game, card game, book, etc.)
  • Any software or format is acceptable -  ideally, ensure that your game is  playable on browser or on Windows
    
• Content:
  • The game must somehow relate to the theme of Spooky
    
  • Please avoid excessive NSFW material in your game (gore, sexual themes, etc.)
  • If your game contains any NSFW or violent content or flashing lights, please include a warning in the description of your submission
• Assets:
  • You may use publicly available assets as long you properly credit the original creators
  • When you make your submission, you will be required to clearly identify which parts of your game were original (for example, if you got your music or models online, you must state this). Original content will be what's considered when ranking games
    • Assets that were created by members of your team before the jam period also count as non-original for this purpose and must be declared
    • You are allowed to generate assets and ideas with AI, but AI-generated assets also count as non-original and you must declare which assets are AI-generated when you submit your game
• Teams:
  • Teams of up to 4 people are allowed! You are also allowed to compete individually (but we encourage teams of 3-4 so that you meet new people and more members can participate)
  • Please have only one person submit the project . When submitting, in the submission description please provide the full names and discord names of each team member
  • If you are looking for a team, please reach out in the #build-your-team channel on our discord server (https://discord.gg/JhvfDtt4ZE)

• Most importantly, remember to have fun! The games can be as simple or detailed as you'd like, there is no expected level of time commitment! Also, everyone will be at different levels in terms of experience. This is a judgement free environment :) 

We can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!