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Hey l0rn3 !

How are you? It's Ilias again. I have some new questions for you.

What do you think about game jams in general, and this game jam in particular? What do you think could have been better, and do you have any suggestions?

What were your favorite video games?

Where do you think the strength of video games resides? What do you believe a video game should have to be a successful video game?

If you would like, you can tell me a little bit more about yourself and your background, if you have any information you would like to share.

Thank you in advance,

Ilias.

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To Rate My Game : A Little Thing Made Out Of Clay .

https://itch.io/jam/biga-jam-v2/rate/2402991

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azomi289 days ago

Hello again, hope your doing well.

Game Jams

Pros:

Forces you to "complete" a game in a short period of time
Get feedback to see if the game is worth completing
Get to see other people's solutions to the same theme
Good way to test skills as a developer

Cons:

Many jams are a little too short for a solo developer
A few of the comments left on peoples games are either negative, not useful, or just fishing for ratings
Ratings seemed to not be a clear indicator of how good the game was, I feel people tend to rate emotionally rather than seeing the game for what it is

Only suggestion for this jam would be for it to have been a little longer as I feel the rivalry theme takes a lot of work (I think 12-14 days would have been perfect)

Favorite Games

In this jam: Looper

General: Counter Strike 2, BeamNG.drive (currently). Minecraft, GTA5 (all time)

Strong/Successful Games

I feel the strength of video games is that they have the ability to transport you to an alternate reality, and in turn bring a lot of joy to many people

I feel like the key to a successful game is long term playability and community engagement

Info

I am an indie games developer (have released 3 games and 1 app on android) straight out of college (UK) and have struggled to gain any significant traction on any of my games, have some ideas for some bigger games but either need funding or to make some decent money before embarking on that mission

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ilias's Crafts And Toys289 days ago

Hey , i am doing good thank you !

I can relate to the pros and cons you mentioned. In general, I am not a fan of rating systems; I prefer judges evaluating the entries in game jams and competitions. I think it's fairer and more significant.

If I ever organize a game jam or a competition, I don't think I would include ratings. I'll go with judges evaluating entries as an option to determine the winners.

There are jams that last 30 days; that is nice.

Oh, the UK! I am from Morocco; I was born in Germany, spent some years there, and since then, I have been in Morocco.

-ilias

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azomi289 days ago (1 edit)

Yh I think judges would be a much better idea, I've never tried a 30 day jam yet, I feel like personally that would be too long as I am a professional procrastinator, Morocco looks nice probably a bit too hot for me but it's always a good idea to get out of the UK as soon as possible :)

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ilias's Crafts And Toys289 days ago

Yeah !

Well 30 days it would give room to have some rest on some games, and ensuring all relevent ideas could make it into the final game entries !

Many think Morocco is Hot , but it's not always , at the moment it's a little cold , yeah winter !

probably mountains would maybe be covered with snow

-Ilias.

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azomi288 days ago

Yh i suppose your probably right. Snow really, I wouldn't have thought that close to the equator, I've wanted to go to Africa for a while now but I would guess it's very different depending on where you go. Is Morocco westernized?

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ilias's Crafts And Toys288 days ago

Yeah, there are cities like Ifrane and Oukaimeden that have a lot of snow in winter. Unfortunately, in the city I live in, which is next to the capital, there is no snow, only occasional rainfalls.

The city i live in is called salé , it was a safe haven for pirates back in the years ( info from history , i am not sure if it's legit, but still it makes for an interesting story )

The African continent has a distinguished variety, from nature and African villages to modernized cities. It's like Africa is no longer Africa in some regions.

Yes, Morocco is kind of a mixture of so many cultures now. It's westernized in some cities, but we don't have cowboys running with guns on their horses, at least not yet!

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azomi288 days ago

Right intresting thanks for the info :)

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