We're thrilled to announce that Norwich Games Festival is returning May half term, after a four year break! The Festival promises three days of amazing events, workshops, talks, and free interactive activities for everybody to enjoy!
Presented by The Forum, in partnership with Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich Games Festival features lots of hands-on game play, including retro arcades and VR experiences, as well as industry events.
Winners & Runners Up
Judges' Choice
 | Winner: Beyond the Stars (TL Curtis) |
 | Runner Up: B.E.A.T. - Bureau of Extraterrestrial Acoustic Transmissions |
Best Use of Theme
| Winner: Rat Pack |
| Runner Up: Tiny Planet Rescue Squad |
Game of the Show
| Winner: cosmic cat colony 🟄 |
| Runner Up: From Beyond |
About the Jam
The game jam will happen over a full week and two weekends, ending a few days before Norwich Games Festival. Everyone can work on and finish a game, no matter if you're a weekend warrior, participating in the evenings after university or college, or you are jamming every day.
Create and finish a game your way, while taking regular breaks and working at a sustainable pace.
Theme announcement, finding team members, and regular check-ins will be happening on Game Anglia's Discord.
The theme of this challenge is officially: "⭐Beyond The Stars⭐"
Games must:
🎨 Address the theme announced on the morning of the game jam
🖱⌨ Be playable with a mouse and keyboard as no controllers will be present for the showcase
📒 Have detailed instructions on how to play game present on the game's page or present in the game. They should be targeted at the public (i.e. folks who may have never played a game before)
🌍 Be playable on itch.io. We will not showcase games that are not playable in-browser, on itch, even if submitted as web pages.
This is to ensure that everyone visiting the Norwich Games Festival can play the games.
Jam rules:
👯 Your team should be no more than 5 people, and you can participate as a solo developer
🛠️ The development of your game must not start before the game jam start date
🔡 You can use Asset Store assets and pre-made frameworks (e.g. a start menu framework), but not continue work on games you were already developing
🌅 Your game must address the theme (⭐Beyond The Stars⭐) in some way. If the judges do not believe your game addresses the theme at all, we may choose not to showcase your game.
Showcase and Awards
All eligible games will be showcased at the Norwich Games Festival, between 30 May - 1 June.
At least 1 member can be present at Norwich Games Festival for the awards ceremony on the 1 June 2024. If no team member can be present for the awards ceremony, we reserve the right to not showcase your game and not consider it for an award.
Award categories:
Judges' Choice – The best game voted for by a panel of games industry experts.
Game of the Show - The best game voted for by attendees of Norwich Games Festival.
Best Use of Theme- The game which most matches the game jam's theme, voted for by a panel of games industry experts.
About Game Anglia
Game Anglia supports young people and independent game developers in the East of England get the connections, skills and experience needed to succeed in the UK-wide and international game development industry. Since our first conference in 2017, we have helped over 2,000 young people, assisted in the creation of 5 studios, and showcased 56 games.
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