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Sci- Fi on the Rock Game Developer’s Jam 2014 6:00 pm Friday, May 16th – 6:00 pm Sunday, May 18th, 2014 Two locations linked by video conference! • St. John’s, NL - CNA Prince Philip Drive room F305 • Stephenville, NL - CNA Fowlow room B22 Theme:
Presentation At Sci-fi on the Rock 8 Sunday, May 25th, 11:00 am St. John’s, NL - Holiday Inn, Lucas Room Check this IGDA NL Facebook group for updates and to join the event.
The theme for this event is:
Game Jam Schedule Friday, May 16 at CNA (both Stephenville and St. John’s campuses)
6:00 pm – 12:00 midnight - Game Jam
Saturday, May 17 at CNA 8:00 am – 12:00 midnight - Game Jam
Sunday, May 18 at CNA 8:00 am – 6:00 pm - Game Jam Submit your game exe to Janice by the 6:00 pm deadline Clean up after the Game Jam
Sunday, May 25 at Sci-Fi on the Rock 8 (St. John’s)
11:00 am - Game Jam Presentation – Lucas Room
Please invite your friends and family to come see the presentation at Sci-Fi on the Rock!
Presentation
Presentation Games will be presented to the conference
crowd on Sunday at the convention
Teams will have a chance to show a brief live demo of their game
Note: if you can only make it to the game jam and not the presentation, that is OK.
Presentation Details http://scifiontherock.com/events/game.php
Design
Keep designs family friendly (Everyone or Teen rating)
They are presented in public at conventions
It cannot be a pre-existing game in development, it should be made for this event
The Game Preproduction Process Preproduction can start as soon as the
game jam theme is announced on May 2nd
Brainstorming ideas
Game Design Document
Concept art
Mechanics prototype
The Game Production Process Production of the game starts at the start of
the 48 hour event
You are expected to wait until this time to start actual production Art assets
Implementation
Testing
etc
Original Content The focus is on creating original assets such
as art
Original audio is suggested, but royalty free audio may be used, please respect copyrights and licenses
Conference Info www.scifiontherock.com
How Do I Participate? Join the IGDA Newfoundland Facebook
group for details and updates on the event
Register for the event by attending the event in the Facebook group
What Should I Bring
A laptop (or desktop computer and display) with game development software
Headphones
Graph paper, index cards
Pencils, markers, ruler
Snacks and beverages, please be neat and clean up after yourself
Plan on taking breaks to eat, sleep, and shower
The Game Jam room will be closed from approximately midnight – 8:00 am
Tiredness often causes diminishing returns and bugs
When working in close quarters with a small, tight knit team, good personal hygiene is appreciated
Tips
Tips
Emphasize meaningful game play (or fun) over polish Focus on one concept
Make game play fun in the first 15 seconds
Include simple instructions in the title screen then move quickly into game play, or integrate a quick in-game tutorial rather than starting out with a long back story
Use audio to create mood and for efficient and effective in-game feed back
Who Owns The Work?
You and your team mates retain rights and ownership of your own work
You are responsible for: Using software licenses legally and appropriately for
development
Creating original assets for your game and using assets such as royalty free audio clips according to their legal use agreements
Documenting and including all team mates in the credits
Afterwards The team can always decide to turn the game into
an ongoing project and continue to polish the game beyond the jam
Video from past events: Atlanti-con 1 Game Jam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5rm0l8pc98
Video from past events: Sci-Fi on the Rock Game Jam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxHVllQm-fM&list=PL96EBC5AD512B0834
Thanks!
We look forward to an awesome event!
Join the Facebook group
IGDA Newfoundland
And attend the event as planned in that group.