1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?
My name is Talia B., and it's a pleasure.
2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?
I did 2020 - I skipped last year! I plan to do more tight coordination with my team.
3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?
Wing Commander, Final Fantasy 4/5/6/7 and FFL 3, Magic the Gathering, Duel Masters/Kaijudo and VS System are all standout games; I'm drawing inspiration mostly from the latter three.
4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?
Most of my experience is with Ren'Py and various versions of RPGMaker; I'm a writer, designer, art director and producer.
5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!
I love renaissance history and 'what-ifs' so much that I set my isekai story in a fantasy age of sail where an analogue to Zheng He kicked things off early by starting 'Chinese' sea trade with Africa and the West.
6. What are your goals for this game jam?
I plan to make an analogue card game - or at least two playable decks in it!
7. Any advice to new participants?
Scoping and preproduction is your friend. Know how many assets you need and how many you can fake. Remember, it's a jam: look for a minimum viable product and make that. If you finish early you can always polish and expand it later.
8. What can the admins do to improve your jam experience?
I'm pretty satisfied with what the admins do already, but I am interested in them curating some games from the jam that they thought were worth mentioning!
9. What are some of the past works you've made for the jam? Show off your favorites!
There's Isekai/Online: Beta Test Blues, which I had to strip down to one fight and one conversation tree: on the other hand, actually having it out the door gave me the courage to expand the story into a novel and I'm working on a couple of sequel novels to boot!
10. Got any question suggestions? Let us know for next year!
A question about particular disciplines folks would want to branch into, like art or writing or production!