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Well it's news at least. But, does this mean we won't be holding our version of it, or should everything still be Ok to go ahead with?
Not sure if there is any progress on this, meanwhile GCal are running the scottish games jam 48 hour event in january:
http://www.scottishgamejam.org/
I know its coming up for the new Learning year and all, but haven't heard a lot about the GJ in a while, so thought I'd post. Any plans for a 3rd meeting at any point? Maybe before the 'Welcome Back' week (Probably too soon) or maybe a month into ...
Fair enough xD
I think we should considerit then
They were in 2009. That doesn't guarantee anything for 2010 or thereafter. They may not want to do it again, or there could be more than one host in Scotland. After all, we've got four campuses to choose from!
erm aren't Glasgow Cali the host for the GGJ?
As a follow up to our meeting, I emailed the Global Gamejam organisers. Here's the response:
Jim,
Thank you for the note. Indeed we are planning GGJ 2010 (January 29-31). I am actually going to start our call for hosts in a week or so, I’ll email...
Meeting 30/6/09 UWS Paisley
Newport have confirmed their interest/involvement. No response from Bolton.
Mike from Newport passed on contact details for Global Gamejam. Looks interesting, but may have been a one-off. Jim will contact Mike for mo...
Nice xD
site is at gamejam.yolasite.com
GameJamScotland.org is available
'organisers' page is locked, username: uwsgamejam, password: scotland
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NEWS
To Sign up to the UWS GameJam just register to the site and upon acceptance you can create your Jam Team (xD lol) and contribute to the set up of the UWS's first of hopefully many GameJams.
_=*UPDATE*=_ 26th may
The UWS GameJam section has been
updated with the addtions from the first meeting.
-Stevo
Team Kyuubi-Soft
The UWS GameJam
The UWS GameJam is...how to put it...a contest where teams of people sign up to create a complete game project over the course of a limited time period, over a week, at the minute the current time for the GameJam is the first or second week of June. With such a small time frame, the games tend to be innovative and experimental. The Teams will have from Monday to Friday to program and test there games and the awards ceremony held on the saturday.
The Games produced by the teams will be judged on many aspects such as graphics, sound, technical ability, originality, gameplay, etc. The UWS GameJam has a range of categories that all the games are entered in and can win, at the bottom is the current list of categories and the trophies that can be won. Teams can win multiple trophies as all the games will be entered in all the catagories. The games will then be made available to the public to download and play form the official website.
To keep the peace with the world and religions, teams will be asked to make sure that there games are not racist, politically provocative, copyright infringing, etc.
The teams should be able to program there games in any language or format they wish. From PyGame or DarkBasic (xD) to C++ and from Scratch to the Ogre SDK, etc. When the Teams sign up they must say what they will be using as the software will be provided for them. Any use of the internet will be heavily monitored to discourage cheating.
The teams will be catagorised from what they use, i.e Teams that use Game Engines will be in the Game Engine catagory etc. Access to the computers for teams will be from 8am to 8pm each day and food will be provided at certain times during the day.
The judges for the GameJam will hopefully come from each of the universities involved as well as any sponsers that are involved. This is to promote fair play and equality in the teams.
The time scale for announcing the GameJam will be rounghly in september so that students from all years have the time to sign up there teams with the website and all preperations can be made for traveling, etc.
Award names and titles are subject to change or removal.
Graphics Category
-Best 3D Game *Must be a graphically good game*
-Best 2D Game *Must be a graphically good game*
-Graphic Originality *Must be a graphically good game*
-Graphically Best in Show *Must be a graphically good game*
-Graphical Simplicity *Must be a graphically good game*
Technical Ability Category
-Most Complex Game *Must be a good game*
-Least Complex Game *Must be a good game*
-Outstanding Technical Achievement *Must be a good game*
-Multiple Input Capabilites *Can use other input devices than Mouse and Keyboard*
Sound Category
-Sound Originality *Must be good quality sound*
-Best Sound Quality Game *Must be good quality sound*
-Simplest sound *Must be good quality sound*
-Most Complex sounds *Must be good quality sound*
-Most addictive sound tracks *Must be good quality sound*
General Category
-Best in Show
-Gold Award
-Silver Award
-Bronze Award
-Outstanding Team Achievement
-Most Outstanding Team
-2nd Outstanding Team
-3rd Outstanding Team
-Best Original Idea
-Gameplay award
-Funniest Game
-Weirdest Game
-Most Addictive Game
-Minimalist approach to gaming *Must be a good game*
Sponser Awards
None as of yet.
Über Awards
-Ground Breaking Achievement *Completely new way to play games (like LittleBig Planet)*
At this moment in time prizes for these awards are undisclosed (At the minute there are no prizes xD)
-Stevo
Team Kyuubi-Soft
The Games produced by the teams will be judged on many aspects such as graphics, sound, technical ability, originality, gameplay, etc. The UWS GameJam has a range of categories that all the games are entered in and can win, at the bottom is the current list of categories and the trophies that can be won. Teams can win multiple trophies as all the games will be entered in all the catagories. The games will then be made available to the public to download and play form the official website.
To keep the peace with the world and religions, teams will be asked to make sure that there games are not racist, politically provocative, copyright infringing, etc.
The teams should be able to program there games in any language or format they wish. From PyGame or DarkBasic (xD) to C++ and from Scratch to the Ogre SDK, etc. When the Teams sign up they must say what they will be using as the software will be provided for them. Any use of the internet will be heavily monitored to discourage cheating.
The teams will be catagorised from what they use, i.e Teams that use Game Engines will be in the Game Engine catagory etc. Access to the computers for teams will be from 8am to 8pm each day and food will be provided at certain times during the day.
The judges for the GameJam will hopefully come from each of the universities involved as well as any sponsers that are involved. This is to promote fair play and equality in the teams.
The time scale for announcing the GameJam will be rounghly in september so that students from all years have the time to sign up there teams with the website and all preperations can be made for traveling, etc.
Award names and titles are subject to change or removal.
Graphics Category
-Best 3D Game *Must be a graphically good game*
-Best 2D Game *Must be a graphically good game*
-Graphic Originality *Must be a graphically good game*
-Graphically Best in Show *Must be a graphically good game*
-Graphical Simplicity *Must be a graphically good game*
Technical Ability Category
-Most Complex Game *Must be a good game*
-Least Complex Game *Must be a good game*
-Outstanding Technical Achievement *Must be a good game*
-Multiple Input Capabilites *Can use other input devices than Mouse and Keyboard*
Sound Category
-Sound Originality *Must be good quality sound*
-Best Sound Quality Game *Must be good quality sound*
-Simplest sound *Must be good quality sound*
-Most Complex sounds *Must be good quality sound*
-Most addictive sound tracks *Must be good quality sound*
General Category
-Best in Show
-Gold Award
-Silver Award
-Bronze Award
-Outstanding Team Achievement
-Most Outstanding Team
-2nd Outstanding Team
-3rd Outstanding Team
-Best Original Idea
-Gameplay award
-Funniest Game
-Weirdest Game
-Most Addictive Game
-Minimalist approach to gaming *Must be a good game*
Sponser Awards
None as of yet.
Über Awards
-Ground Breaking Achievement *Completely new way to play games (like LittleBig Planet)*
At this moment in time prizes for these awards are undisclosed (At the minute there are no prizes xD)
-Stevo
Team Kyuubi-Soft
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