I've learnt the most through game jams cuz it forces you to understand stuff quickly so you can add it to your game. Just try it and get as much done as you can. Don't worry if you weren't able to finish your game on time or anything like that(ps. I've done that multiple times). Just have fun and learn as much as you can.
Just like extra credits said “if you make a 1 room platformer with bad collision, you should be proud of that, you made a game”. Practice is great and everyone has to start somewhere. And also extra credits said that they will welcome all skill levels here. So if you want to I would say Defenitly yes.
You don't even need to know to code to participate. Even if you are using a proffessional game engine. I did a challenge where I made a game with no custom scripts in unity. Guess what? I use character controller with outside camera to mess with physics of objects. It was awesome. I would be glad to help you through this jam. Just give me your discord and I'll make a script here, some music there.
