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A topic by Andrej Pernica created 16 days ago Views: 108 Replies: 2
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Hello guys,

Can I participate on jams even if I don’t develop games but create music? I heard that it’s possible to contribute this way as well. Also, how does this kind of collaboration usually work? Would it be enough for me to simply provide the developers with WAV files of my music, or is there a specific process I should follow? I'd love to know if there's a way I can join and collaborate with a team. 

Thanks in advance!

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as long as the jam Rules allow Teams (or doesn't disallow them), it's completely proper for you to offer your skills and interest within a jam's Community similar to what you've posted here. also, many jams have a Discord server that will generally include a "looking for teammates" channel where you can offer your services or connect with others looking for contributors such as yourself. and, speaking of Discord, consider joining the Itch.io server if you haven't already. you'll find a looking for team channel, there, as well.

and, while you are free to Join a jam, only one member of a team submits the project from their account. with that, it would be proper for your username (and link to your profile) to be included on the project's page/credit be given for your contribution which i recommend you build up your profile to showcase a little of what you do. perhaps a spotify or youtube preview of music you've made, etc, would be ideal. or, if you have a few tunes that you'd like to make available already, consider making a project page and posting them there.

re: WAV files specifically, i don't know about other devs but WAV files are generally overkill, to me, especially for a Jam game (i dont like huge files/packages when they dont have to be huge). i prefer .ogg myself but that is something you can discuss with any dev/team you might collaborate with.

i hope that helps get you started here. good luck and find some fun :)

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Thank you so much for your detailed response and all the valuable information! I really appreciate you taking the time to explain everything so clearly. It’s great to know that I can offer my skills within the jam community, and I’ll definitely check out the Discord servers.

Also, your advice about showcasing my work and building up my profile makes a lot of sense. 

Thanks again for your help and encouragement.