THEME:
"Even apart we make a great team"
September 25th - 27th 2020
Starts: Friday 6:00 PM - Ends: Sunday 6:00 PM
About
The New Mexico Game Jam is a 48 hour game development challenge that was founded in 2009 to bring New Mexico developers together and kindle creative collaboration. This 12th Game Jam continues that tradition by uniting industry veterans, students, and hobbyists to create new opportunities for game development growth in New Mexico.
Due to COVID-19, there will be no in-person sites this year. To submit games, please join us on the itch jam page and hop into discord to hangout and chat!
FAQ
The goal of a game jam is to create a video game or non-digital game (board game, card game, alt game) in a prescribed period of time, for this event it’s 48 hours. Participants will share a common theme. The short time span and rapid prototyping is meant to inspire creativity, innovation, and experimentation.
Everyone! No matter your experience level or area of expertise we welcome you to come and make a game.
Our policy on youth under 18 varies and is determined by each city's game jam site. Check your city's event page for details. Not all game jam sites will offer activities for ages 8-16. Participants under 18 should be accompanied by an adult.
** Due to COVID-19, there will be no in-person sites this year. Individuals under 18 are welcome to join. An adult should monitor younger participants on the Discord channel.
Our policy on youth under 18 varies and is determined by each city's game jam site. Check with your city's local game jam site for details.
Due to COVID-19, there will be no in-person sites this year. Individuals under 18 are welcome to join. An adult should monitor younger participants on the Discord channel.
Participants are welcome to form teams or work solo. There will be team forming and brain storming exercises to help everyone form teams at the event. Some people form teams before the event. Event organizers will also help connect people with different skills so the teams can be well rounded (an example of this is connecting an artist with a programmer so they can make an awesome game together).
Most participants bring their own development gear like laptops, desktop computers, drawing tablets, etc. There will also be computer labs available for participants to use. We’ll also have WiFi on site.
** Due to COVID-19, there will be no in-person sites this year. To submit games, please join us on the itch jam page and hop into discord to hangout and chat!
We have an itch.io page up for the game jam where you can upload and submit your final projects online. There is no judging for this event, but we welcome participants to share their projects with the community and demo their games at the closing presentation.