• GameUp Africa GameJam 2022 is a game development marathon with the objective of creating a game in 7 days! The jam will be unique because of the theme... A theme is a topic on which your game should be made in! The jam will follow this schedule: 

• October 4th (Tuesday, 10 am WAT) - Theme reveal + Official Start
• October 11th (Tuesday, 11 pm WAT) - End date & Submissions
• October 15th (Saturday, 10 am WAT) - Results

THEME

Sounds of Africa

Your goal is to create a game (as close as possible within the timeline) around the set theme while being original and creative.  Learn new skills and have fun.

BENEFITS OF A GAME JAM

1. It helps to improve your time management skills
2. It helps to increase your game development speed
3. It improves your game prototyping skills
4. It teaches you how to work in a team
5. It helps to lower your fear of experimentation in game development

RULES AND FAQ:

• Your game must be made within the time frame. 
• The judges will solely judge this game jam.
• Any free non-copyright assets can be used... This includes music, sprites and models. You can also create your own asset
• All submissions must be made right here on this page
• Once that countdown is done, you will not be able to edit your submissions any further. It is recommended that you upload your project at least 2 hours before the deadline.
• Just make sure your game runs on mobile and submissions must be an apk file

JUDGING  CRITERIA:

•    Gameplay ( How fun is your game)    
•    Creativity    
•    Presentation ( How polished is your game in terms of graphics and sound)
•    Adherence to the theme

For any further questions, ask in the community tab

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS:

1.  Make games from any genre of your choice 
2.  Use local sounds from your environment to apply the theme of the game jam
3.  Don’t worry about IP infringement at this point, your games are for non-commercial use
4. Use your phone to record sound effects if applicable or make your own sound & music
5. Pitch your game idea using the community tab on itch.io if you’re looking for people to join your team
6. Pitch your skills if you don’t have a game idea to let others know you’re available to work on other people's projects
7. You can also work solo if that’s your preference
8. Plan your deliverables on a day to day and divide tasks amongst yourselves if you’re working on as a team
9. Use free resources for art and UI if you don’t have custom art, we will provide some links for you too 
10. Keep your game minimal, you only have 7 days, so try not to overdo it
11. If you’re pitching your game, don’t worry about people stealing your idea, they won’t, and if they do, they probably can’t execute it as well as you
12. Use the community tab to ask general questions to the team, we’ll try to respond in quick time
13. The GameUp Africa team will not be helping you solve any issues during the game jam, you’re expected to work independently
14. It’s not a test or a competition, it’s a chance for you to see how far you’ve come, so do enjoy it and try to complete your game project, that’s already a huge success on your part
15. Make new friends and build something you’ll be proud of

 Have fun and good luck