Development Logs - What are they & Why make them?

Hi everyone! Your friendly co-host Lysander is here to tell you about this miraculous thing called a "Devlog"!

If you're familiar with game development or have been following games in development for a while, you probably know what a development blog is. For those of you who do not, a development blog is a blog in which a game developer or team talks about the process they've made over the course of the game's creation. Maintaining a devblog keeps your audience in the know and helps facilitate productivity so you'll have something to blog about. It also serves as a record of problems you encounter as well as the solutions you find for those problems.

Development logs are essentially the same thing, except we'll be using the jam forums rather than a blog. However, you are free to use both the forums and your own blog as you develop your game.

Doing so is not necessary at all, but check out all the logs from last jam! In order to get the most out of your jam experience, it is vital that you interact with your fellow jammers and the community surrounding it. They'll provide valuable feedback and support to help you along the way. So please, I encourage you to mingle, post in other logs, and of course post your own!

In addition, you are encouraged to add images and gifs. Here's some programs to help facilitate that:

• Greenshot - a free and open source screenshot tool for productivity
• Lightshot — screenshot tool for Mac & Win
  
• Gyazo
• ScreenToGif
• Licecap

Good luck everyone! The jam is on!