This jam is now over. It ran from 2015-11-27 06:00:00 to 2015-12-07 05:59:59. View results

http://www.google.com/patents/US5718632

US patent 5718632 filed on November 27, 1995 by Namco, forbids the use of interactive loading screens. This patent has held back a ton of creative ideas for so long, and i- what's that you say? Patents expire after 20 years? 1995, 1996, 1997... woah! It's 2015! We're in the clear! Let's stick it to the man!

Loading Screen Jam's "theme" is creating interactive loading screens (or anything that infringes on the abstract) and defiling the patent that held back game design for so many years! Create games/interactive material based on infringing the now-defunct patent in any way possible!

The games/loading screens made can either be games based around interactive loading, or a game that happens to have an interactive loading screen. The judging will be based on the loading screens themselves (and/or how they tie into your game), subtext/commentary on patents/trademarks that hold back design, and sheer disrespect to the original patent.

I'd suggest a game to play while you wait for the jam to "load", but that could get you in some serious trouble with Namco! See you in November, enjoy staring at this screen until then...


Alternate Jam names:

"Game design shouldn't be held back by patents jam"

"Seriously you shouldn't be able to patent something that basic jam"

Submissions(43)

All submissions
·
Browser playable (25)
·
Windows (21)
macOS (9)
Linux (9)

No submissions match your filter

Web build at http://tann.space/games/loading_screen_jam/ (might not work if you're not on chrome)
A game about contact for the 2015 Loading Screen Jam
YOU are the patent processor, Don't screw it up!
Puzzle
A button mashing game.
Play a hex puzzle during the loading screen. Also grab a key in the "real" game, I guess.
Puzzle
A game with a fancy interactive loading screen
Action
Its pretty much a version of snake with more explosions.
Puzzle
Load your way to victory!
Role Playing
Put 'em on the boat.
Puzzle
Shooter
Play in browser
Illuminate those spheres while your computer actually renders a 3D image.
Shooter
Use your mighty shield to defend you and your precious gem from the onslaught of the undead
Action
Simple Loading Screen Game
Puzzle
Play in browser
A 2D tile-based game about tanks that is very loosely based off Tank Battalion.
Dodge enemies while the game loads.
Action
A Simple game about a patent clerk and interactive loading screens, made for #LoadingJam
Small platformer made for #LoadingJam.
Platformer
Play in browser
Play in browser
Zombie Outbreak
Strategy
Play in browser
A very little and not polished game made in few hours for the Loading Screen Jam
Platformer
Play in browser
A small game where you collect squares before the actual game loads!
Play in browser
LoadingJam
Action
Play in browser
It's perfectly safe. Trust me. It's fine.
Play in browser
The dungeon crawler with a fresh side hidden in plain sight!
Platformer
Play in browser
Play snake while loading all levels
Action
Play in browser
A small game to play on the com or on the phone!
Action
Play in browser
A platformer/tower defence mashup made for MiniLD63.
Platformer
Play in browser
Play in browser
A rail shooter developed for #LoadingJam
Shooter
Play in browser
An endless runner for loading screen jam,
Platformer
Play in browser
Loading Forever
Action
Play in browser
Interactive loading screen for #LoadingJam
Play in browser
A short mystery visual novel with thrilling, multiple endings.
Visual Novel
Mouse control, do not lost any pixels
Action
Play in browser
How fast can you sort letters of the alphabet before loading completes?
Puzzle
Play in browser
Action
Play in browser
Loading screen
Play in browser
Crush Creativity with the Power of Patent
Simulation
About a river of loading
A juggling minigame that just so happens to be the loading screen for a mini SRPG
Strategy
Loading Screen Jam 2015 - Build that jet
Action
Play in browser