Welcome to the Game Dev London Winter Jam 2020!

Game Dev London is hosting its second community game jam, hosted right here on itch.io and open for anyone to submit!

Submissions will be judged by the Game Dev London hosts with the top 10 all featuring in a live stream from Game Dev London where we play through each demo discussing the game. 

• You have 48 hours over the course of the 9 days to make a game
• The 48 hour do not have to be consecutive (so you could do 5.4 hours a day, or 12 hours on both Saturdays and Sundays etc.)
• The winner will also get to be featured on the Game Dev London website!
• The jam will have one theme which will be announced at 6:00pm on 27/11/2020 

If you are interested in taking part, check out our Discord Community where we'll be forming teams and discussing the jam! 

Schedule

GDL's Winter Game Jam Q&A

Thursday 26th Nov, 11:30am~12:30pm GMT

Ahead of the Winter Jam and Game Dev Lunch, we'll have a one hour Q&A session where you can ask any question you want about game jams and game development! This will take place in our Discord Server in the 🎤game-jam-voice-chat channel - https://discord.com/invite/WFck2gW

GDL's Winter Game Jam Kick-Off and Team Finding Session
Friday 27th Nov, 5.55pm - 7pm GMT

As we start the Winter Jam, join us in the 🎤game-jam-voice-chat channel as we announce the theme and help everyone to find teams. If you're struggling to find a team or team member, join us so that we can get everyone together! We'll also go over the rules to help clear up any confusion. 

GDL's Winter Game Jam
Friday 27th Nov, 6pm - Sunday 6th Dec, 6pm GMT

• You have 48 hours over the course of the 9 days to make a game
• The 48 hours do not have to be consecutive (so you could do 5.4 hours a day, or 12 hours on both Saturdays and Sundays etc.)

Submissions

All submissions will be judged on the following: 

• Gameplay (how fun is the game to play) 
• Innovation (is the game new/interesting and has it been built using new assets and/or creative use of pre-built assets)? 
• Adherence to the theme (does it incorporate the theme in a genuine way) 
• Completion (how complete is the demo?) 
• Well-rounded (Is the game well rounded in terms of art, programming, sound, visuals etc)

All submissions must be playable as a web build or on Windows. You can target other platforms as well, but your submission must be playable as a web build or on Windows to allow the judges to play it on a special episode!

Submissions can use code, art, sound, and assets used in previous games, as long as:

• They are used to create a new game
• You have a license to use them in your game
• Your final game is not an "asset flip" (an existing game or project presented as something you have newly developed)

By submitting your game, you grant Game Dev London and its associates the right to showcase the delivered demo via any media. This allows us to show your game in the live stream and on our site should you win. Any game submitted to the Game Dev London Summer Jam 2020 may show up in a video or stream without your express permission.

Anything you make during the jam is your property. Game Dev London claims no rights or ownership of your game.

We'll keep this page updated with a list of frequently asked questions, so stay tuned for updates and start getting your team together!

Friday Nov 27th @ 6:00 PM to Sunday Dec 6th @ 6:00 PM BST