Day 9: Game Jams to put your skills to the test
There are dozens of Game Jams being organized monthly, with their scope varying from one to another; this year I had the chance to enter to GMTK’s Game Jam 2020, where I developed a small game called Gravity Spark. As I was in the middle of Redd’s Runaway development, the setup of this Jam was perfect for me: it would only take 48 hours and by the end of it, I could get some feedback to consider if I’d like to continue expanding this game in the future. I was supposed to enter this jam with a few close friends, but in the end only I could join, so if you can, take this as a chance to enter with some of your friends, work by yourself or cooperate with new people to create a small game.
Not only that: I also applied some of the knowledge I’ve learned through the past months from channels like Extra Credits (mentioned a few posts ago) to make a project more efficiently, and was able to upload for the first time a game to the itch.io and the Play Store platforms. This was especially helpful, as for Redd’s Runaway release, I could get an idea of the requirements itch.io or Steam would ask to upload the game and get the most exposure possible.
I collected a few interesting links for that event, so here they are, hope you can find something helpful for you and your development!
Game Jam - Extra Credits - https://youtu.be/2xfxx27HbM4
13 Things to Know For Your First Game Jam - https://youtu.be/2KOEBWFC-1M
The Top 3 Important Things To Polish - https://youtu.be/zBDeAILHV5k
Making Your First Game: Minimum Viable Product - https://youtu.be/UvCri1tqIxQ
How to Quickly Get Ideas in Game Jams - https://youtu.be/xe2X0WJgI-4
51 Game Design Tips! (In 8 Minutes) - https://youtu.be/5ijuH_oMu-U
Lospec - Pixel Art, Tutorials & Palettes - https://lospec.com/
MiniBoss' Pixel art tutorials - https://blog.studiominiboss.com/pixelart
Video game UI: The design process explained - https://medium.com/@a_kill_/video-game-ui-the-design-process-explained-14c23fa70d37
TeknoAXE's Royalty Free Music - https://youtu.be/r5L-CY9TcRc
