Join our second-ever game jam! 

Build a game in real-world New York City. Theme: REFLECTION

Game Jam NYC: It's Gonna Be May is a game jam where participants create games using real NYC buildings, streets, and terrain. We provide the customizable game-ready environments, you build the game...but hurry, because it's going to be May, and all submissions are due at 11:59:59 on April 30!

We're awarding $1600 to the winners: 

First prize: $800

Second prize: $500

Judge's Choice: $300

Get Models HERE! 

       Choose your own section of New York or download one of our sample models.

             Unity Asset: Rockefeller Center                         Unity Asset: Columbus Circle

Atlas Swings 

Surviving the Wild

Last Light

NYC-Game

Judging Rubric:

Rules:

1. Must feature Geopipe NYC models
2. To be eligible for the cash prizes, you must have Paypal, Venmo, or some other way for us to get our money to you. You must also supply a Discord account or email so we can contact you.
3. You may work alone or in teams of up to 5. Teams are responsible for dividing the cash prize amongst themselves.
4. Your submission should reflect original work–no plagiarism. You may use premade assets as long as you credit the assets used in the description of your submission page. Use of Geopipe assets is preferred and recommended!
5. Contest entries related to the topics below do not fit our brand values and will not be approved for publication:  
   1. Politics and political symbols, campaigns, or movements  
   2. Sex, nudity, drugs, or smoking  
   3. Swearing or profanity  
   4. Blood, horror, or torture  
   5. No shooting humans or cruelty to animals
   6. Racism, bullying, or other bigoted behavior/content
6. Entries should not contain copies or references to any existing third-party work or creation or infringements of any third-party intellectual property right without appropriate credit.
7. You must be at least 13 years of age to participate and enter. 
8. Games must be playable on one of the following: Windows 10, 11, Mac OS, PCVR, or Quest 2.