Are you READY to take your game dev skills to the next level?
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Look no further than the very first 2023 GDEX Winter Game Jam (#GDEX_WGJ), starting December 8th! Hosted by the amazing team behind GDEX and the GDEX Game Jam, this event is your chance to work with fellow game enthusiasts and bring your A-game. 

A FREE, casual, and NO game-dev-experience-required month-long holiday event! With the help of the Discord moderators and Jammio, the game jam bot developed by the GDEX team, you can compete for the top spot and be crowned CHAMPION of this winter-themed game jam. 

Make sure to register here on this Itch.io game jam site and then create a Jammio account via the GDEX Discord as it will be vital for your uploading and communication participation during this event. Join us on the GDEX Discord server and let's make some epic games together!

See our GDEX landing page for all our details:
https://www.thegdex.com/gamejam

Thank you to our Partners for GDEX Winter Jam 2023!
Jammio 

Global Game Jam (GGJ)

International Game Developers Association (IGDA)

THEME:
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GIVING

Schedule:
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The Event will last from Fri. December 8th at 6pm - Mon. January 8th at 12pm EST
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
Due to an Itch.io site down period, we are extending the submissions period to tomorrow Jan 8th at 12pm EST so another 12 hours to upload. Ratings will begin right after until end of day Thursday.

     - Casual Month-Long Game Jam Period on GDEX Discord
     - Submissions are due before Mon. January 8th EST
     - Judging on Itch.io with Jammers and GameDev Professionals
          - Mon. January 8th EST - Thurs. January 11th EST 

Fri. December 8th at 6pm EST
     - Kickoff (Live Stream on YouTube)

Mon. January 8th at 6pm EST
     - Games Showcase (Live Stream on YouTube)

Fri. January 12th at 6pm EST
     - Awards Ceremony (Live Stream on YouTube)

Full GDEX Winter Game Jam Schedule can be found here.

Judging Criteria:
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Our judges will use the following criteria for the GDEX Winter Jam Awards on a 1-5 point scale. We'll release more information about the judging process as we get closer to the event.

Functionality
Visual Design
Gameplay
Engagement
Representation of Theme