"After submissions close, the jam will be made public and voting / rating will start. (During this time), a panel of judges will also rate the submissions."
it says that the judges will vote during the voting period so havent they voted yet? or it will be like something compeletely different from what devs have rated other games (itch's result) and the winners will be decided by just judges?
The judges rate the games during the rating period, meaning we've already sat together and gone over the entries. We will then combine those ratings with the itch results with a fair weighting system and communicate the top 5 entries on Monday! From there the top 5 games will be showcased and played / rated on the day of the conference which will determine the final winners.
In terms of the prizes, we're just waiting for final budget approvals but they will be communicated on the day of the conference when we announce the winners.
