OUYA Winter Game Jam 2023

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This jam is now over. It ran from 2023-12-01 06:00:00 to 2024-01-02 05:59:59. View results

Let's celebrate 10 years of OUYA!

The OUYA released on June 25th 2013, starting a revolution to bring back gaming to the big screen (well, sort of). The company is gone, the official servers are offline, but there is still a big group of enthusiasts still playing and developing on a community server. The OUYA lives, 10 years already, and we celebrate it with a Game Jam!

Information

What are the prizes? 1st place gets an ouya controller with rare red faceplates!

When does the jam begin? The jam will start December 1st '23 and you get a whole month to develop. This allows you to work around your holiday schedule. If you can work the full month go for it! Only have 1 weekend you can spend? Join us too! Everyone is welcome.

When should I submit my game? You can submit your game at any point after the jam begins. If you submit early, you can update the game at any time before the jam closes.

Who will judge the games? Submitters and contributors can vote for the games. If you want to vote on the submissions, you must Join the Jam in order to do so, even if you aren't submitting an entry.

What will the games be judged on? There is one category for an overall ranking. In case of a tie the entry with more voters will win. If we still have a tie its up to the organizer's discretion.

Can a submit a game I've already worked on? Yes! When you submit you will be asked the type of entry you've made. We allow updates and previously working games in order to incentivize full feature complete projects and small games alike. Keep in mind how people score your project may be affected by this. It's up to each voters discretion if they want to add more points for solely original entries or not.

Who can enter? Anyone, of any age, from anywhere. You can work alone or in teams. If you have an OUYA and would like to participate, but need help to get your OUYA working, head to OUYA world wiki to check out how to bypass the login error, now that the old servers are shut down. If you don't have an OUYA, you can still participate, though you may need to be a bit more tech savvy or utilize someone who does have an OUYA, to be your tester.

What engine can I use? The OUYA is a 10 year old Android device, we made a list with tools and version numbers you can use: https://ouya.world/t/wiki-making-games-on-the-ouya/460

Is there a Discord I can join? Join us on our Discord Server at: https://discord.gg/Sdhhuw2