Regenerate Game Jam is back June 2023 -https://itch.io/jam/regenerate-game-jam-2023


REGENERATE Game Jam is a 48-hours of reimagining farming in games to focus on regenerative and sustainable practices. 

Join the jam to explore and learn from a panel of farmers about Traditional and emerging indigenous Māori food production practices, Organic and Regenerative farming, and help expand the variety of games featuring better farms.

Representation matters; we can't imagine what we cannot see! Regenerate Game Jam Matariki is an opportunity to create fun and visible action towards the regeneration of people, place and planet.   

Regenerate game jam is an inclusive game jam. We encourage participants of all experience levels and aim to foster a diverse and inclusive safe space for people to create games.  Sign up with a team or alone, and let us know if you want us to team you up! Everyone is welcome.

When?  The REGENERATE Game Jam will run from 17th -19th June  2022 NZST.

How?  The game jam will run on the REGENERATE Game Jam Discord server.

What? Make a game in 48 hours. To qualify, your game should feature organic or regenerative farming practices.

Registration details - https://events.humanitix.com/regenerate-game-jam-matariki

We have a variety of mentors and experts available to answer your questions during the jam. In addition, we have a limited number of team mentors, which will be assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. Check out some of our mentors here:

ABOUT THE EXPERTS:
Teikaroa is a fishing and gardening village of Parihaka, where Tihikura and Aroha grow a Maara kai that extends to the awa and the reef.

Kelly founded Whenua Warrior, which specialises in Mahinga Kai, based on hua parakore principles and mātauranga Māori,  With a vision to have an edible organic garden accessible by every New Zealander and a mission to feed community, teach community to feed themselves and empower them to feed each other.

Gretta is responsible for running Hapi, a thriving organic food system that includes a busy cafe, a fledgling maara kai/market garden and artisan fresh organic products currently sold through their webstore & farmers markets as well as catering and pop-up events. Hapi is a strong advocate for clean healthy kai grown by people who care in Hua Parakore production systems.

Philippa's The Good Fale is a multi-disciplinary social impact and innovation house that is behind the Aotearoa Kai Journey - a community grounded and social impact design approach to redesigning the food system.

Yotam is the co-founder of Pakaraka Permaculture, a solar-powered regenerative organic market garden and education centre with a mission to accelerate the transition to a regenerative, organic and just food system.

Shakēd is co-founder of The Basket Hauraki,  a community organisation committed to social and environmental justice, that is actively developing kai networks and supporting growers to contribute to Pātaka Kai locations in Hauraki.

Our wellbeing ambassadors are here to support you all through the weekend.

A huge thank you to our supporters Ministry of Education,  Auckland Unlimited, TORO Studios, Method, NZGDA, Unity,  and Te Matarau - the Māori Tech Association.

✨Prizes ✨

🥇1st Place 🥇

Vouchers to Konei valued at $250*

3 x Vouchers to Unity's Associate Programmer Courseware  - a certification prep course to gain the expertise and skills you need to become a Unity Certified Associate Programmer, sponsored by Unity.

Nga motu Minecraft Te reo Māori cards thanks to Microsoft NZ

🥈2nd Place 🥈

Vouchers to Konei valued at $200 *

3 x Vouchers to Unity's Associate Programmer Courseware   - a certification prep course to gain the expertise and skills you need to become a Unity Certified Associate Programmer, sponsored by Unity.

Nga motu Minecraft Te reo Māori cards thanks to Microsoft NZ

🥉3rd Place🥉

Vouchers to Konei valued at $200*

* Konei is an online home of Aotearoa brands. To be eligible for Konei vouchers, and Nga motu Minecraft Te reo Māori cards you must be residing in Aotearoa New Zealand.

OUTSTANDING YOUNG PARTICIPANT

One participant will receive 2 entry tickets to this year's New Zealand Game Developers Conference, sponsored by Method

*In accordance with Discord T&C Participants must be 13+.  Jammers are welcomed from anywhere in the world. Some prizes are limited to people residing in Aotearoa New Zealand.

  *Your team's game doesn’t need to be a farming game; we love seeing all types of games. However, the game should include a farm or garden in it that is organic or regenerative.

Registration details - https://events.humanitix.com/regenerate-game-jam-matariki

Only registered participants will be allowed access to the discord server.

See the submission to our previous jam here: https://itch.io/jam/regenerate-game-jam/entries

Are you on Twitter or Instagram? Show off your work using the #regenerategamejam hashtag!

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