Immediately click that link over to the right called “Sign up!” to register. If you’re still reading this you haven’t clicked it yet. If you’re still here click this one instead: http://www.stlgamejam.com/registration/ Still around? Maybe you need more information! The Spring edition of the St. Louis GameJam will be held at Simutronics’ offices in Maryland [...]
Read more...Big post on Gamasutra that is! Our “friend to Game Jam” Sam Coster wrote up a sweet-ass blog about what participating in a Game Jam teaches you and how his Jamming experiences have fed back into making games as part of his company, Butterscotch Shenanigans (one of our sponsors!). READ IT NOW! In other blog [...]
Read more...The 2013 St. Louis Global Game Jam is in the bag. A big thank you to UMSL and the rest of our sponsors! We had about 130 attendees and made 21 games in one weekend. The global theme for this year was “the sound of a beating heart”. Until they’re added to this site (probably [...]
Read more...Diversifiers are “achievements” that Game Jam participants can tackle for extra challenge and additional exposure. With well over 2,000 games being created this weekend it will be hard for your game to get noticed. People visiting the Global GameJam site will often filter down using these diversifiers to find unique games that meet their interests. Bottom [...]
Read more...Warning: This post contains potentially offensive opinions that may not be shared by everyone affiliated with this Game Jam. Do I have your attention yet? Good! If it’s your first Game Jam and you’re not a programmer, artist, or musician you’re probably coming as a game designer. This is EXCELLENT! Game design is the coolest [...]
Read more...Last week, St. Louis GameJam co-organizer Elonka was interviewed about the Global GameJam for the PodCacher: Geocaching podcast. Click the link to have a listen. Her section runs from 11:30-28:40, and again from 40:30-54:00, but the whole thing is interesting, so I’d recommend listening to all of it. Another announcement I’d like to make is [...]
Read more...I’d like to remind everyone that games from older Game Jams never die, they just get archived. I want to highlight a game from the very first Global Game Jam that St. Louis ever participated in, way back in January 2011. That game is Glitch. Download Glitch The theme from 2011 was “Extinction”, and this [...]
Read more...Shortly following the 2012 Global Game Jam, the University of Missouri St. Louis (UMSL) created a slick video documentary. Seeing everyone so involved again has been inspiring to me as we approach this year’s Jam, so I wanted to put it up again as a reminder of what we’ll be getting ourselves into in a [...]
Read more...Look at a calendar right now. How’s it look? Look specifically at two weekends from now. If you see anything there that doesn’t say, “Unleash inner game developer by rocking face at the Game Jam” you might want to grab some white out, because the Game Jam begins just two weeks from tonight! If you [...]
Read more...Just to avoid any confusion, there are TWO sites currently planning to have teams for GGJ 2013 in St. Louis. A small “private” site being run by the happyMedium company, and a larger “public” site at UMSL. So if in doubt, please sign up for the UMSL site. Go to the UMSL GGJ page. There will [...]
Read more...UMSL is in! Rooms and equipment have been confirmed, and we’ll have even more space than GGJ 2012. Same building, but a lower floor. We’ll be posting more details and directions later. For now, mark your calendars for January 25-27, 2013. Official signups will be opening at globalgamejam.org around mid-November, and we’ll post here when that’s [...]
Read more...I arrived at Simutronics at 10 am on the 3rd day of the GameJam, which gave us around 6 hours to get as far as we could. I worked on a few little things and when the rest of the team arrived I called a meeting at one of the giant white boards to see [...]
Read more...I picked up another attendee, James Koval, on the way to the Jam today, which set me back by a little, and when we arrived at 10:30 things were in full swing. It was just a year ago at our 8-person GameJam that Scott Petrovich, Sam Coster, and myself arrived on time on Saturday and [...]
Read more...I think I’m starting to get the hang of these Game Jam things. Today went super smoothly, and I actually had over an hour to just chill and mingle before the Jam began. Of course, that’s probably because Elonka Dunin and the rest of the Simutronics crew have been working their butts off to make [...]
Read more...The GameJam is fast approaching! Wondering what a GameJam is like? Want an idea of the type of restrictions the theme will put you under? Come on out a few days early to prepare! The monthly St. Louis Game Developer meetup for July will be ALLZ about the JAMZ! (cool 90s caps lock and s [...]
Read more...As of today, we’re officially three weeks away from the St. Louis GameJam! We’re expecting a good turnout so far, but there are still plenty of slots open. A few of the registrants posted questions wondering if they could still participate in the GameJam if they aren’t a skilled artist or programmer. The answer to [...]
Read more...The first annual STL Power Up was a smashing success. Several local game developers had games on display, from small one-man teams doing indie titles, to professional game developers with international contracts. Approximately 50 people showed up over the course of the night, and the event was covered by The Video Games Show Podcast. Here’s [...]
Read more...The Jam is over, but the party lives on! All of St. Louis is invited to Power Up STL; the first (hopefully annual) St. Louis Game Development Showcase/Art Show! This is a casual and FREE event where you can play and see some of the videogames created by local game developers, meet developers (both professional [...]
Read more...It’s over. I just yawned the biggest yawn I think I’ve ever yawned. This was my first time organizing, and it took a lot out of me. I’ve been running on caffeine pretty much all weekend, and as much fun as I’ve had I’m not sure my body could take another day of it. But man, so [...]
Read more...Day 2 began with a win and a whimper. As I mentioned a few days ago we’re sort of pressed for space. There’s a huge debate tournament happening at Webster today, and nearly all of the rooms were reserved before we could get to them. Austin Bennett and Amanda Walker were able commandeer an awesome [...]
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