Retro Game Jam 2024

Retro Game Jam 2024
Dates: May 17-19th, 2024
Location: Espoo Game LAB (A Grid, Otakaari 5, Espoo, Finland)

Retro Game Jam is for everyone interested in developing new games for older hardware. No prior experience on retro development is required, but we encourage to do some research of the platform of your choice before the jam.

There will be a selection of retro consoles with development tools available and of course you are welcome to bring your own. Mentoring help for getting started is available.

The jam will have a theme revealed on the spot. You can come alone or as a team. There will be short brainstorming and team forming session at the beginning. Espoo Game Hub is open for jamming around the clock. You are welcome to sleep on premises, but note that there are no sofas or anything provided by the location.

Please tell us if you have any special needs regarding movability, allergies etc. Please do not hesitate to ask anything from us! Everyone has access to the following:

• Working space (table, chair, internet etc.)

• Selection of retro consoles & televisions

• Workshop / introduction to development hardware

• Mentoring help for getting started

Discord server: https://discord.gg/FEgkQUJ8kV

List of hardware available for jammers by organizers:

• Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color with SD card reader

• Nintendo Entertainment System with Mapper30 flash cart (NesMaker)

• Nintendo Famicom with SD card reader

• Nintendo Super Famicom with SD card reader

• Nintendo 64 with SD card reader

• Sega Mega Drive / Master System with SD card reader

• Sega Saturn with SD card reader

• Sega Dreamcast with SSD

• Sony Playstation 1 with SD card reader

• Sony PocketStation

• NEC PC-Engine with SD card reader

• Neo Geo Pocket with SD card reader

• WonderSwan with SD card reader

• Vectrex with SD card reader

• MSX with CF card reader

• Oscilloscope with PC connectors

• CRT televisions
  
  This is primarily on-site game jam. You are welcome to jam via Discord too, but we do not stream opening ceremony or organize team building in Discord. Submissions are open for everyone in Itch.io page. Register to the jam below!

JOIN THE JAM

Special Hyper Casual Game Jam! The Game of Thrones Jam with CrazyLabs, Carry1st and Digi & Game Center 3rd - 7th Feb 2022

Come and show us what you've got at the biggest battle of 2022 -- the North vs South Game of Thrones Jam! Sign up now!

We are happy to announce that registration for the Game of Thrones Jam is now open!

Yes, that's right - our Hyper-Casual Game Development Hackathon is on it's way and we want you

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Open for all in FINLAND to Join!

REGISTER AT EVENTBRITE:
https://www.eventbrite.fi/e/game-of-thrones-jam-north-tickets-245734316957

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Join us for the biggest battle of 2022 -- North vs South. Teammates from Finland and South Africa will battle it out to see who's got what it takes to reign victorious.

Not only do you stand to win some of our amazing prizes, but game developers may also be eligible for a spot in one of the upcoming cycles of CrazyHubs, CrazyLabs hyper-casual gaming accelerator.

This 3.5 day online event is sponsored by global publishing giant, CrazyLabs, Africa's leading mobile games publisher, Carry1st and supported by the Digi & Game Center a awarded Co-development and Game Industry Hub from Jyväskylä, Finland by Peliosuuskunta Expa

Remember that you don’t have to be experienced to join -- the only requirements are that you are based in either South Africa or Finland, and have a team member that is able to code in Unity. Designers, developers, artists, musicians, knitters, gardeners, YouTubers, bakers, architects, everyone and anyone is welcome to try their hand at making a game. In addition to enhancing your skill set, you can learn many new (and unexpected) skills - and support your team by contributing ideas, playtesting, and giving moral support.

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Register now! All members of your team should register for the event separately (team size 1-4), and remember to include your team name.

All participants will receive a calendar invite before the launch date for a kick-off call.

If you have any questions please contact tuomas.roininen@expa.fi

The Game of Thrones Jam with great prizes with CrazyLabs and Digi & Game Center

Check the Cool Prizes of The Game of Thrones Jam

The games that will be submitted to the Game Jam and would qualify as Hyper Casual Games (We will publish a list of "rules" before the Jam) will be tested for CPI

The top 3 teams that would get the Lowest CPI will get:

#1 Team - a Professional Agreement with CrazyLabs and a funding plan for developing HC games.

#2 Team - Playstation Pro (one per Team)

#3 Team - Oculus Quest 2 (one per Team)



Quantum Game Jam 2021 - Join our global community!

GAME - SET - QUANTA
Welcome to the first Global Online Quantum Game Jam!

Are you curious, creative and love experimenting new things?

We welcome you to join the Online Quantum Game Jam, an event where you will collaborate with game developers, quantum physicists, visual artists, musicians, coders, and others in order to develop games that connect to quantum physics either through real machinery or simply thematically. Do not worry about knowing any quantum physics beforehand! We'll have you covered.

https://itch.io/jam/online-quantum-game-jam