Heyhey!
Unsure if I can post this here: I am new to game jams but I've always wanted to join one and this jam seems like the right one to start with! I am really excited to start as I just bought Pico-8 and I want to use this for the jam as I want to learn more about this software. Are there any tips/tricks on game jams in general? Personal experiences in game jams? Fun/awesome stories that happened during one of your game jams? Do's and don't? Would love to hear it.
Hello Seydie !
Here's some tips on jamming :
First, do not stress out ^^ see this as an opportunity to learn, not a competition. Take your time, and it's okay if you can't finish on time, we'll be glad to see your project coming out :)
Second, do not overthink your project, you can add features and polish further after the jam ;) Start simple, add features as you go and get used of your work cycle. Once you get more experience you'll get an instinct of what you have time to do or not.
Third, enjoy the moment ! It's as important as participating, do not overwork yourself and be at your own pace
If you ever need help on anything, we also have a Discord server ^^ we got some amazing members that'll gladly help you on anything, code, art, etc ^^
As jam-stories, one cool thing that happened to me is for my first jam, I randomly invited my brother (who's not specifically into making games) and we worked together. I coded everything and he got the level design in place (we used Godot Engine). We had a blast doing this, we got amazing memories of this. ^^
Hi Seydie. I definitely agree with VincentFoulon80, main thing is not to stress and just enjoy making something. Also, for my first jam I was kinda too ambitious. My suggestion, for what's it's worth, is to keep it really simple -- especially when it comes to the theme. I still struggle with that, though. Anyway, good luck and I hope you have fun!
