Stemacademy GameJam 2023 is a game development marathon with the objective of creating a game in 5 days! The jam will be unique because of the theme... A theme is a topic on which your game should be made in! The jam will follow this schedule:

January 18th (Wednesday, 10 am WAT) - Theme reveal + Official Start

January 22nd (Sunday, 11 pm WAT) - End date & Submissions

January 24th (Tuesday, 10 am WAT) – Results

THEME

Discovering Africa

Your goal is to create a game (as close as possible within the timeline) around the set theme while being original and creative.  Learn new skills and have fun.

BENEFITS OF A GAME JAM

• It helps to improve your time management skills
• It helps to increase your game development speed
• It improves your game prototyping skills
• It teaches you how to work in a team
• It helps to lower your fear of experimentation in game development

RULES AND FAQ:

• Your game must be made within the time frame.
• 1 one selected Game wins the $50 prize. 
• The judges will solely judge this game jam.
• Any free non-copyright assets can be used... This includes music, sprites and models. You can also create your own asset
• All submissions must be made right here on this page
• Once that countdown is done, you will not be able to edit your submissions any further. It is recommended that you upload your project at least 2 hours before the deadline.
• Just make sure your game runs on mobile and submissions must be an apk file.

JUDGING  CRITERIA:

• Gameplay ( How fun is your game)   
• Creativity   
• Presentation ( How polished is your game in terms of graphics and sound)
• Adherence to the theme

For any further questions, ask in the community tab

FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS:

• Make games from any genre of your choice
• Use African themed assets for the jam to apply the theme of the game jam
• Don’t worry about IP infringement at this point, your games are for non-commercial use
• Pitch your game idea using the community tab on itch.io if you’re looking for people to join your team
• Pitch your skills if you don’t have a game idea to let others know you’re available to work on other people's projects
• You can also work solo if that’s your preference
• Plan your deliverables on a day to day and divide tasks amongst yourselves if you’re working on as a team
• Use free resources for art and UI if you don’t have custom art.
• Keep your game minimal, you only have 5 days, so try not to overdo it
• If you’re pitching your game, don’t worry about people stealing your idea, they won’t, and if they do, they probably can’t execute it as well as you
• Use the community tab to ask general questions to the team, we’ll try to respond in quick time
• The stemacademy team will not be helping you solve any issues during the game jam, you’re expected to work independently
• It’s not a test or a competition, it’s a chance for you to see how far you’ve come, so do enjoy it and try to complete your game project, that’s already a huge success on your part
• Make new friends and build something you’ll be proud of

 Have fun and good luck