It’s time to get your games development costume on and make some awesome games in a weekend! We’re putting on this jam to give everyone a chance to experiment with their chosen software: be you a first year looking to challenge yourself with GameMaker or a second or third year looking for a taster in Unity this is your chance. You can use whatever software you want as long as you’re prepared to make game in it! (You could even make a console text adventure if you want, that’d be pretty cool actually…)
Since it’s October, it makes sense to think about spooky games. Games like Amnesia, Silent Hill and Limbo that get our skin crawling and our senses startled. Games that just don’t sit well with you. Games that give you an adrenaline rush. Games that make you scream.
This jam will require you to vote for a core mechanic that must be somewhere in your game! You can vote for a potential mechanic here. It is our hope that these mechanics will make you think outside the box and become better games designers!
The jam isn’t just for games students. All students from the school of computer science are welcome! In fact if you happen to have someone from one of the more artistically gifted courses (animation, graphic design, etc.) who’d like to join in with the fun then feel free to invite them along!
If you’re interested in participating then come to Complab B on the Third Floor of the MHT Building at 5:00PM on Friday 18th October. This will be the official start of the jam where we shall reveal the mechanics that you must include in your game. The jam will then last 72 hours and we’ll be judging on Monday at 5:00PM in the same place!