The ArtCenter Game Jam challenges everyone to assemble a team and take an idea from concept to a playable game in about 48 hours.

From Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, participants will get hands-on opportunities in designing video games, pitching concepts and working in teams, culminating with an award ceremony live on campus.

DISCORD

Join us on Discord to learn more, build a team, register for the event, and hang out with emerging and established game designers.

Here is the link to our server: https://discord.gg/695GupTD4V This is where we will keep you updated.

You need to be an ArtCenter student to participate.

Each team will need to be registered so we can organize the "closing ceremony". It will have its own channel on our Discord server.

THEME

The theme will be announced live on Discord when the jam starts (Friday October 25th ,12pm PST). 

UPDATE: The Theme is .

 SCHEDULE

Friday October 25th -  noon PST - Kick Off! Theme revealed. (Discord)

Sunday October 27th -  noon PST - all games must be submitted (itch.io).

Sunday October 27th -  2pm PST - Closing ceremony on the school's Hillside campus (1700 Lida St, Pasadena, CA). Each team will have 10 minutes to present their game live in our Ahmanson Auditorium. Our jury of industry professionals will select the winner of Best in Theme.

Monday November 4th - The Audience Award will be announced on our Discord server (based on itch.io votes as well as live votes from our students)

RULES

The maximum team size is 8. Each team must have at least 4 Game Design students including 1 from Term 5 or 7 (Team Captain), 1 from Term 3 and 1 from Term 1.

You can reuse existing assets as long as you have the rights to use them. 

Your entry must be your own original work or free online resources. Your entry may not include any third party trademarks (logos, names) or copyrighted materials (music, images, video, recognizable people) unless you have obtained permission to use the materials.

Appropriate credits must be given.

Entries may NOT contain, as determined by us, in our sole and absolute discretion, any content that

• is sexually explicit, unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; profane or pornographic
• promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing) or a particular political agenda; is obscene or offensive
• defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people or companies
• communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which we wish to associate; and/or violates any law