If you have any questions regarding this jam, please feel free to ask here! Will try to respond ASAP.
no, for this jam we’re looking for specifically the experiences of a road trip (cars/vans, roads, gas stations, questionable road food, stuck in a small vehicle together, flat tires, etc)
a train trip would offer completely different dynamics and experiences, which while very interesting does not fit what we’re looking for sadly
final fantasy xv does a section where you they go on a brief train trip, so entries could have that too, but the main focus should be the road trip
We're currently working on a road trip game that's still in the early stages of development. Would it be acceptable to use this game jam as motivation to complete a demo / prototype ? Based on the FAQ, it seems fine, but we want to be fully transparent about what was created during the jam versus what was done beforehand.
Interesting question… so, for this jam we’re looking for the experiences of a road trip (questionable road food, stuck in a small vehicle together, travelling from place to place, meeting new people/food/cultures)
So I don’t see why you couldn’t have an ufo in space, as long as the story has the characteristics of a road trip! Could totally have the characters go on trip around an alien planet or something like that. I’m fascinated by this concept now omg
Hey this is my very first game jam, I'm trying to branch out of my comfort zone of becoming a game dev and thought I should challenge myself and saw this, I'm super excited about this, although I have a question, does walking/running count for road trip or does it have to be in car or something? just getting into the specifics before I start prepping. as an example, could I have like 60% on car and %40 on foot or does it all have to be one. sorry if this questions comes across as stupid or is already stated in the description of the challenge. :)
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Hello, I have a question. Is it okay if the road trip takes place in a bus? Like, doesn't that make it a collective road trip, with the passengers and driver involved in the experience? If so, then I would like to ask:
1) Do the passengers and driver(s) have to know each other for this to classify as a collective road trip?
2) If the passengers and driver(s) don't know each other, would the environment still have to be made more social and positive to make it feel like a collective road trip? (like, would the passengers have to sing together sometimes, or would the player have to get to know his neighbors, stuff like that)
3) I get that these are tricky questions to answer as a bus doesn't exactly classify as a private vehicle that the player or their friends would own, but if the standard, conventional passenger bus is not qualified as one of the vehicles allowed to be used in this game jam, is a smaller, more private minibus or van allowed instead?
Sorry for the late response, I’m graduating today and had to check with my co-host lol
If the bus drive has the experiences of a road trip, it should be ok. E.g: stopping for meals and gas, staying at hotels, sightseeing, etc. I think the difference between a road trip and a regular bus travel in your case would be more important.
They don’t have to know each other from the get-go. Getting to know (or hate) strangers during the trip is ok.
The interactions don’t have to be positive. If you want everyone in the vehicle to hate each other’s guts/ actively plan for their murders/not care about each other, that’s okay. The social aspect can be as negative as you want, not all road trips are fun times for everyone.
Minibus and van are ok, my own game has a van as it vehicle.