Yeah, this was a good experience. I definitely didn't have the correct priorities going in. First time actually participating in a game jam, and gotta say, it felt very different from what I was expecting. I've done a lot of hackathons back when I was in college, and kinda expected it to feel the same.
But I've learned that the actual polish and user experience holds way more importance, whereas in hackathons, a working proof of concept is the number one priority, and I approached it the wrong way.