Welcome to the Log into the Future Game Jam!

👾 Beginning: We would like to invite you to our unique, remote Game Jam, which will take place from December 24, 2023, to January 7, 2024. It's an opportunity to collectively explore the future of the GameDev industry and ask questions about the challenges and opportunities that await us in 50, 60, 70 years. In the beginning of the game jam, two themes will be announced, from which participants will choose the one that is easier for them to implement.

🕹️ Game Creation: In this edition of the Game Jam, we give you complete freedom to use your own assets, which means you can utilize your unique ideas and skills to create amazing games.

👥 Teams: We believe that teamwork is the key to success in game development. Therefore, we encourage the formation of 6-member teams who will work together on projects and enhance their skills.

🏆 Awards: We have prepared fantastic prizes for the winners, which will undoubtedly bring a lot of joy and satisfaction from participating in the Log into the Future Game Jam.

👋 Who Is This For? We invite everyone interested to immerse themselves in the world of GameDev and share their game development talents. Whether you are beginners or experienced professionals, you are all welcome!

🌟 Don't Miss This Opportunity! Participating in a game jam is the ideal opportunity to refine your skills as a developer and improve your teamwork. What's more, Indie Games Starter is eager to engage with the developers behind the most intriguing projects to discuss the possibility of bringing them to our accelerator and transforming their jam projects into fully-fledged games. We welcome teams at all experience levels, as long as you bring passion and a head full of ideas. Join us in bringing creativity to the gaming market!

🚀 About Us: Indie Games Starter is an unique accelerator and an indie game publisher. The goals of IGS are to break through glass ceilings and support teams on their way to their first commercial releases

📣 More Information: For additional details and communication, please join our Discord: https://discord.gg/WKfzyyVpk6

🌐 Rules:

• Join our Discord to discuss the theme, share resources, and find team members!
• Be respectful and tolerant towards participants and players.
• Games containing mature themes or material that is not suitable for young audiences should be very clearly marked.
• We will not tolerate sexism, racism, or discrimination of any kind. This means, in our community and in the games you create, we do not accept such behavior.
• Do not use paid, ready-made assets
• Do not create platform games or Visual Novels
• Each game must correspond to the theme set at the beginning of the Game Jam

🛠️ Recommended Tools/Engines/Platforms: Here are some common tools/engines that you can use:

Digital:

• Unity
• Unreal Engine 4
• Game Maker
• Godot Engine
• RPG Maker
• Twine
• Storyspace
• Bitsy
• Pico-8

Resources: Art:

• OpenGameArt (2D + 3D)
• Kenney (2D + 3D)
• Game-Icons (2D)
• Textures.com (Textures)
• Poly.pizza (3D)
• TheBaseMesh (3D)

Fonts:

• Fontsource (Fonts)
• Font Squirrel (Fonts)
• Google Fonts (Fonts)

Audio:

• Incompetech - Royalty Free Music (Music)
• Free Music Archive (Music)
• lmms
• Freesound (SFX)
• OpenGameArt (Music + SFX)
• Kenney (Music + SFX)
• Soniss (SFX)

Tools:

• BitFontMaker2 (Fonts)
• Photopea (Art)
• Paint.NET (2D Art program)
• Aseprite (Sprite Creator)
• Krita (2D Art Program)
• Blender (3D Art Program)
• Visual Studio (Programming IDE)
• sfxr (SFX Generator)
• Chiptone (SFX)
• Bosca Ceoil (Music Composition)
• BeepBox (Music)
• Lospec (Palettes)
• Easy Releasy (itch.io page designer)
• Tiny Tools (More!)

We look forward to your ideas and readiness to create amazing games! See you at the Log into the Future Game Jam! 🎮

And here they are - this year's two game themes!

Second theme: A single object from the far future gets transported into the distant past. Make this object the main tool of your gameplay.