# Game Jams # 🧑💻⏱️🎮 --- ## What is a game jam? A game jam is a challenge to create a game in a limited amount of time. <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> --- Game jams can be _purely creative_ <br>or _competitive_. # 🎨 / ⚔️ --- Jams vary in duration, often following a 48 hour, 72 hour, or week-long format. <img src="/images/slides/game-jams/game-jam-calendar.png" alt="Calendar of game jams" style="width:auto;max-height:500px;image-rendering:pixelated" /> --- Often the theme is only revealed <br>when the time starts. # ⏱️ --- Some jams have a very specific theme while others are more open-ended. <img src="https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMTQ1NTYwNC84NDk5MzAzLnBuZw==/original/b76X6i.png" alt="Screenshot from The Creature" style="width:auto;max-height:500px" /> --- Some jams have prizes. # 🤑 --- Jams can be solo or team-based. <img src="https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMjYwNTQyOS8xNTUxODgxOC5wbmc=/original/4t9BFJ.png" alt="Screenshot from DETH LIZURD RAMPAYGE" style="width:auto;max-height:550px" /> --- ## Why I like them <img src="https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYjI5NjBsb3FrYzNheWV0ODIxbng4OTB4dmZlOHozeG9vZXc5cHVhayZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/aL8MXUAW9OZIpRld1t/giphy.gif" alt="Programmer slapping himself in the face" style="width:auto;max-height:550px" /> --- Low expectations Low commitment <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> High intensity <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> No QA testing <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> No code reviews <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> _**It's just fun!**_ <!-- .element: class="fragment" style="color:yellow" --> --- I like short, competitive, and specific game jams <div style="display:flex;gap:var(--spacing)"> <img src="https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UyL2phbS8zMTY3NjgvODA0NjkyNy5wbmc=/original/wSdEzj.png" alt="Logo for Week Sauce Game Jam" style="object-fit:contain" /> <img src="https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UyL2phbS8zMzE5MjEvMTI1MTM2NzQucG5n/original/ofOxk6.png" alt="Logo for Mini Jame Gam" style="object-fit:contain" /> <img src="https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UyL2phbS8yNjM4NzYvNDY5MzY5NC5wbmc=/original/nmV2W3.png" alt="Logo for Godot Wild Jam" style="object-fit:contain" /> </div> --- I like to make _everything_ (if possible) <img src="https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMjIwNTgxNS8xMzA1MTY0MS5wbmc=/794x1000/RPVeDn.png" alt="Screenshot from Out of Thyme" style="width:auto;max-height:550px" /> --- The feeling of hitting "submit" <img src="https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExYXl2MHhibmhoMjE4NGZ5bW1maHMzeTF3aHZqc2trMnN4b2ZhbDEyeiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/j0vs5H7Kcz3Pm9LRDa/giphy.gif" alt="Excited baby" style="width:auto;max-height:550px" /> --- Play, comment, and vote on other games!  --- You hyped yet? _Join me for a jam in **November**!_ <!-- .element: class="fragment" --> --- Thanks for your attention! <img src="https://cdn3.emoji.gg/emojis/3808-prayge.png" alt="prayge" style="width:auto;max-height:550px" />