The second Game Jam for the critically acclaimed Joseph Anderson Discord Server!

INTRODUCTION

The second JADS Game Jam will be an event, hosted in the Joseph Anderson Discord server, where you have seven days over a fortnight to create a game while trying to adhere to a theme! The thread in the server (#dragons-den > ~game-jam-24) will be the main hub for discussion regarding the jam. The information below should answer some questions but don't hesitate to ask questions in the thread, or in a DM to me (@elizabeth_sn_pl).

THEME

RULES

GENERAL

• In general, don't be an ass, this is a small community game jam and assholery wont be tolerated
• All submissions must follow the guidelines set in the JADS #rules-and-info
• Teams of 1 - 4 (flexible, let us know)
• Team members should be users in JADS
  

ASSETS and CONTENT

• Assets should be in majority created by members of the team during the Game Jam
• Assets not created by the team are acceptable but must be disclosed and correctly attributed, and may affect eligibility for relevant judging categories
  • Examples of permitted assets:  Fonts, Code libraries
  • Examples of assets that may affect judging: Generic background music loops, stock imagery, stock sounds
  • Examples of forbidden assets: Pre-made characters or tilemaps, non-free or copyrighted material
  • Please ask if you are unsure if an asset is ok to use in your project or not
• You may not submit a project featuring AI generated assets or content (visuals/audio/writing)
  

SUBMISSION

• Your team should designate one person to submit your game to itch.io
• Your submission should:
  • Work out of the box without any external dependencies (e.g. don't make us self compile it, or download external software to play it)
  • Contain a working build at least for windows or the browser (additional platforms are still permitted and encouraged if possible)
  • Contain credits on the itch.io page and optionally in/alongside the game
  • Credits should include participating team members, their roles (optional), and any third party assets
  • Please include attribution even for assets that wouldn't otherwise require it (public domain, CC0, etc.)
    

DATES and TIMES

Times given in UTC +00:00, dates given in dd/mm/yyyy

• 01/12/2024 - 9:00 am theme revealed, jam starts
• 14/12/2024 -9:00 pm jam ends, judging starts
• 27/12/2024 - results revealed
  Note: the jam is spread over two weeks, but you should still only spend 7 days working on the game
  

JUDGEMENT DAY

The judges will decide on winners for the following categories:

• Visuals - How good does the game look
• Audio - How good does the game sound (in terms of both SFX and music)
• Theme - How well does the game apply the theme
• Overall - A combination of all the above

There will also be a community voted section to determine an overall winner.