Below are some helpful tips for the game jam so you can have the best possible experience! I'll keep this up to date as we get closer to the jam.

• Join the Discord if you haven't already: https://discord.gg/BUqf2eqsgq
• Form your team in the #game-jams channel of the Discord
• Create your project's GitHub (or similar) with an empty shell project (in your chosen engine) before the jam

Joining the Discord

You can join the Discord by clicking the following link: https://discord.gg/BUqf2eqsgq

Once you've joined the discord, you'll need to go through the Onboarding process, which will ask you a few questions. Note: Be sure to select an answer to 'Why are you joining?'

• Game jams: get access to game-jam info and people
• Club trial access: If you're only looking for temporary Discord access

I didn't answer the questions correctly... how do I change my answer?

In Discord, head to the 'Channels & Roles' section in the Discord (located in the upper, left-hand corner on PC). There you can update your previous response.

GitHub/Version Control

Is this required to make a game? No. But you will thank yourself for learning the basics. You can share your work with others, especially code This is crucial when working in a team and hugely beneficial if asking for help with a bit of code. Need some examples? Take a look at this one for a Unity project we made a while back: https://github.com/poppedcornbytes/TiltaPong. 

Do you or your team have any questions about version control? Reach out to others on Discord or me (@www500 on Discord) to help you get set up.

Don't want to use GitHub? You don't need to any specific provider. Use whichever you like!