Welcome to our first game jam of the year, we're going to spend 48 hours creating games!

The theme is make a game where it's okay to fail!

Everyone is welcome regardless of how much or how little experience you have.

The game jam will take place inside Abertay University in rooms 1519 and 1520, if you can't make it you are free to participate online - just make sure to submit your game to the Itch.io page before the deadline.

The theme is going to be announced during the Thursday meeting in 2516 at 18:00 the day before the jam, during that meeting we're going to go over some general game jam advice, answer any questions, and have some team building.

Everyone is free to work on their game once the theme is announced but the rooms will only be available from Friday at 18:00.

Try to submit your game to the Itch.io jam page by Sunday 16:00 and we'll play as many games as we can until 18:00!

If you have any questions about the event, please contact us at: abertaygamedev@gmail.com or ask on Discord! (https://discord.com/invite/dVYTj4uUwt)

If you want to share your work on Twitter, don't forget to @AbertayGDS and use the hashtag #AGDSFreshersJam2022 so we can share your work!

Timetable:

Thursday 6th 18:00 - 19:00 - Git workshop/lecture + Theme announcement in 2516

Friday 7th 18:00 - 21:00 - Whitespace Jam day 1 in 1519 and 1520

Saturday 8th 09:00 - 18:00 - Whitespace Jam day 2

Sunday 9th 09:00 - 16:00 - Whitespace Jam final day

Sunday 9th 16:00 - 18:00 - Submit, play games, and have pizza!

FAQ:

• I have no experience with game jams, can I attend?

Absolutely, we encourage it! Game jams are a great learning opportunity - you'll learn something new and enjoy doing it!

• Do I have to be there the whole time?

No, just make sure that your team knows where you are!

• Do I have to follow the theme?

If there's something specific you want to make, go ahead!