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About Me Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
• Demo scener • Been a game developer since 2004 • 13 Titles • Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box • Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices • IGDA Denmark • Nordic Game Jam 2006 • Global Game Jam 2008 • Founder of Kotori Studios Ltd • HiCapacity • London Games Space
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What are game jams Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
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What are game jams Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
• Constrained in Time?
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What are game jams Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
• Constrained in Time? • New Project?
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What are game jams Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
• Constrained in Time? • New Project? • Theme?
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What are game jams Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
• Constrained in Time? • New Project? • Theme? • Collaborative?
@globalgamejam #GGJ14gorm@globalgamejam.org
What are game jams Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
• Constrained in Time? • New Project? • Theme? • Collaborative? • Sharing / Open Source?
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What are game jams Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
• Constrained in Time? • New Project? • Theme? • Collaborative? • Sharing / Open Source? • Single space?
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Constraints Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
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Space? The Ultimate Constraint Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
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Oulipo Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
Ouvroir de littérature potentielle
Raymond Queneau
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OulipoOubapo
Ouhispo
Oumapo
Ou’inpoOupypo
OuarchpoOugrapo
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Collaborative? Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
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• Poetry, Writing, Art, ArchitectureCollaborative?
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• Poetry, Writing, Art, Architecture • The ‘Auteur’
Collaborative?
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• Poetry, Writing, Art, Architecture • The ‘Auteur’ • Early game jams were coder centric
Collaborative?
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• Poetry, Writing, Art, Architecture • The ‘Auteur’ • Early game jams were coder centric • Other early game jams do not encourage collaboration
Collaborative?
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• 2002 • Founded by Chris Hecker & Sean Barrett • Oakland, California • Single site game jam • Attended by lot dev celebrities:
• Jonathan Blow • Randy Smith • ..
• Very technical Constraints
Indie Game Jam
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• 2002 • Founded by Geoff Howland • Virtual Game Jam • Thematical / Mechanical Constraints
Ludum Dare
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• 2006 • Single site game jam • Thematical / Mechanical Constraints • ToJam Arcade
T.O. Jam
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• 2006 • Founded by
• Henriette Moos, Diginet Oresund • Jesper Juul, ITU • Gorm Lai, IGDA
• Copenhagen, Denmark • Single site game jam • Technical/Thematical/Mechanical Theme • Teams Encouraged!
Nordic Game Jam
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• 2009 • Founded by
• Susan Gold • Ian Schreiber • Gorm Lai
• Multi-site game jam • Non-virtual
Global Game Jam
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• 2013 • Now Global Game Jam Inc. • On our way to non-profit status • Separate Research Committee • Theme Committee
Global Game Jam
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• Sharing fundamentalists • GGJ stores initial pristine version • All source code and assets must be shared • Original team keeps commercial rights • Creative Commons license
Global Game Jam
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• Umbrella for several game jamsFinnish Game Jam
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• Monthly theme • Run by the people behind 2D Boy (Kyle Gabler & • World of Goo
Experimental Gameplay Project
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• Game Jam by Double Fine • Annual Double Fine event for coming up with new games • A chance for people to try out new skills / organisational positions • At this year’s event, they made it a public event
• People could pay and vote for the games • Successfully commercialised game jams!
Amnesia Fortnight
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• DnaDigest Hack Day • M2M Hack Fest • Google Glass and Wearables Hackathon • Random Hacks of Kindness • Tame Traffic • Esri and MapAction Humanitarian Hackathon • Hack the High Street • Seed hack • Droidcon Hackathon • …
Hack-a-thons
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• Met at the Nordic Game Jam • Made many of their hits at game jams:
• B.U.T.T.O.N. • Dark Room Sex Game • J.S. Joust
• Some formed into Knapknop Games • Some joined Die Gute Fabrik
Copenhagen Game Collective
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Dark Room Sex GameCopenhagen Game Collective - Nordic Game Jam
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Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
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J.S. Joust Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
Die Gute Fabrik - Nordic Game Jam
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Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
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Surgeon Simulator Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
Bossa Studios - Global Game Jam 2013
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Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
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World of Goo Demo scener Been a game developer since 2004 13 Titles Xbox 360, PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Set top box, Silicon Graphics, Embedded Devices Nordic Game Jam 2006 Global Game Jam 2008 HiCapacity
2D Boy
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Jams & Startups• Focused on producing a product
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Jams & Startups• Focused on producing a product • Very small amount of time
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Jams & Startups• Focused on producing a product • Very small amount of time • Must focus on a few things that goes right
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Jams & Startups• Focused on producing a product • Very small amount of time • Must focus on a few things that goes right • Constraints are an inherent part
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Vertical vs Horizontal• 2010 GDC Rant by Chris Hecker “Please Finish Your Games”
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Vertical vs Horizontal• 2010 GDC Rant by Chris Hecker “Please Finish Your Games” • Canadian Michael Todd (spyart.com) @ No More Sweden gave
talk about the difficulty of transforming game jam prototypes into bigger games
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Vertical vs Horizontal• 2010 GDC Rant by Chris Hecker “Please Finish Your Games” • Canadian Michael Todd (spyart.com) @ No More Sweden gave
talk about the difficulty of transforming game jam prototypes into bigger games
• 2012 Depth Jam
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Jamming vs Prototyping• GDC Next 2013 by Nathan Vella (Sword & Sorcery, Super Time
Force)
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Jamming vs Prototyping• GDC Next 2013 by Nathan Vella (Sword & Sorcery, Super Time
Force) • Jams are about finishing something
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Jamming vs Prototyping• GDC Next 2013 by Nathan Vella (Sword & Sorcery, Super Time
Force) • Jams are about finishing something • Jams make your delusional about schedules
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Jamming vs Prototyping• GDC Next 2013 by Nathan Vella (Sword & Sorcery, Super Time
Force) • Jams are about finishing something • Jams make your delusional about schedules • Jam games lack depth
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Jamming vs Prototyping• GDC Next 2013 by Nathan Vella (Sword & Sorcery, Super Time
Force) • Jams are about finishing something • Jams make your delusional about schedules • Jam games lack depth • Jam teams are small
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