Game jams can go one of two ways. You either feel really accomplished at the end, or you feel extremely frustrated looking at all the time that was wasted. The best way not to waste your time is to...
Category: Game Jams
When signing up for a game jam, you often think about the workload that you are in store for. What's in it for you as a developer? Ultimately, those that sign up for game jams are not typically in...
Game jams are increasing in popularity. They have not been around all that long. For a long period of time, the only game jam I was aware of was Ludum Dare. As the desire to build cool games...
Your first game jam is both exciting and a bit scary all at the same time. There are sometimes so many rules to follow, it seems like everyone else has it together, but you feel like you’re...
In the game jams I have been associated with there have been times where I felt like we were successful and other times where I felt like we weren’t. The idea is to build a video game over a...
At an initial glance, it seems odd for people who work in the game development industry to participate in game jams. Game developers may spend well over 50 hours per week developing their...