The big day is tomorrow, yes – TOMORROW, and I wanted to make sure everyone coming to the Stl Summer Gamejam shows up ready to rock and roll. With that in mind I present to you a GameJam checklist. Make sure you tick these boxes to ensure a smooth jam, because GamePreserves just aren’t cool. [...]
Read more...You just remembered the STL/Global Game Jam is tomorrow, and you’re scrambling to get everything together to make sure you rock everyone’s proverbial socks off. (Thanks to the Mythbusters, we also know this is entirely feasible in a non-proverbial sense as well.) Well you’re in luck, because we decided to go ahead and post a [...]
Read more...Every year people running global game jams get hit with the big question. “OMG I READ THE WEBSITE AND DO I REALLY HAVE TO GIVE OUT TEH SOURCE AND LOSE MY AWESOMIST WORK!?!” Short answer, yes and no. Before I play the nice guy and give you all the Cliff Notes for the whole procedure, [...]
Read more...Creating a video game in 24 hours can be a daunting task, no matter what your skill level. The creators of the GGJ have always recognized this as a strong barrier to entry, and this year they have added a new “track” to GGJ to try and address that issue – Paper Prototypes, AKA Board [...]
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