No! Didn't go with a theme as people may have pre-existing pieces they're already working on, and it's more about getting something made regularly, whatever that is.
At some point I'll make a clearer description for the jams, so let me know any other questions or suggestions. I could add optional or occasional themes if people want, particularly if the jams ever get larger.
I just want to get my first Unity demo playable in a browser and work on some more music for it. A room that the player can walk around with some nice lighting and background music. If I have time, movement between multiple rooms (separate Unity scenes) with their own music. (I'm just learning the basics of the Unity editor so no fancy game design or programming for this!)
I've managed the main things I wanted to do this week except for building the game with WebGL, so I don't have it playable on itch yet. I had fun learning Unity and found it easier than when I tried it before so I'll definitely keep making games with it and hopefully get my demo playable in browser for the next week.
If you've made something this week and don't want to publish it publicly on itch but still want to share it, e.g. a github link or a private page on itch, you can share it here!
These two videos, both from Tim Cain (creator of Fallout), are a large part of what inspired this jam. The first one basically amounts to 'make a game', the second one talks about showing off specific skills with your demos. Not necessarily full games, but a demo to show you can design combat, or inventory management, or whatever it is.
I've been studying game design, programming, art, photography, music... And I don't feel like I have much to show for it so far. I'm also aware that while big projects take a large amount of time and resources, there's also a lot you can get done in a short amount of time if you work consistently and effectively!
I often see creators I'd like to work with, but I don't feel confident with what I can show if I put myself forward. So I thought, why not commit to producing something every week, something I can actually show people and say 'look at what I can do!'.
I'm aware that what might be a good goal for the week, e.g. trying a new engine and making a 'walk around an empty room' type demo, might not be something you want to release publicly on your itch.io page. It might still be a good portfolio piece (or a good step in that direction), and a good achievement for the week. This is something I'm thinking about, and maybe for those cases it would be helpful to have a thread in this forum, so you can upload them to itch as a restricted page and post a link to the forum with a password, rather than submitting to the jam. Thoughts on this are welcome!
If you've struggled to find a good team to work with, or are struggling to land job interviews, I encourage you to join me in creating things and showing off your skills!
Asian grocery stores often make me miss people. As I played this my mouth was burning with chili oil I just bought. I nearly got Lao Gan Ma but tried another brand. It's not as good. Anyway, this was lovely. Really good use of a videotome engine.
I'm going to finish the unity essentials pathway on Unity Learn. For my demo I'll keep it simple - a single room the player can walk around and some background music I'll make myself. If there's time I'll add more rooms with a different piece of music for each one, but if I can add walls, player movement, and music, and export the game (ideally to browser) successfully, I'll be happy.
These two videos, both from Tim Cain (creator of Fallout), are a large part of what inspired this jam. The first one basically amounts to 'make a game', the second one talks about showing off specific skills with your demos. Not necessarily full games, but a demo to show you can design combat, or inventory management, or whatever it is.
I've been studying game design, programming, art, photography, music... And I don't feel like I have much to show for it so far. I'm also aware that while big projects take a large amount of time and resources, there's also a lot you can get done in a short amount of time if you work consistently and effectively!
I often see creators I'd like to work with, but I don't feel confident with what I can show if I put myself forward. So I thought, why not commit to producing something every week, something I can actually show people and say 'look at what I can do!'.
I'm aware that what might be a good goal for the week, e.g. trying a new engine and making a 'walk around an empty room' type demo, might not be something you want to release publicly on your itch.io page. It might still be a good portfolio piece (or a good step in that direction), and a good achievement for the week. This is something I'm thinking about, and maybe for those cases it would be helpful to have a thread in this forum, so you can upload them to itch as a restricted page and post a link to the forum with a password, rather than submitting to the jam. Thoughts on this are welcome!
If you've struggled to find a good team to work with, or are struggling to land job interviews, I encourage you to join me in creating things and showing off your skills!
I love this! It's really beautiful. I play the Partita in G Major and have felt clumsy many many times, especially in that prelude. I'll be coming back to this game again :)
I was just about to go to bed when I thought 'maybe I'll play one bitsy game. I guess the nice thing about them is you can pick one and play it in a couple of minutes and it's cute, short, relaxing'. And THIS is the one I picked? I could not figure out where to go. I have never been infuriated by a bitsy game before! But, in a GOOD way! I thought I'd literally need a walkthrough until it suddenly clicked how it worked. And then.. the ending. This was a journey, I loved it!
