๐ What is AO Game Jam 2024?
Welcome to the AO Game Jam 2024: The Best Game Hackathon on AO Hyper Parallel Computer!
Create and deploy your first-ever game that runs forever on the Arweave blockchain and the revolutionary AO Hyper Parallel Computer. There are no theme limitations, making it easy to create and deploy. With a prize pool of up to $30,000 and 10 winning spots, this is your moment to showcase your talent!
- Host:AO Games, Forward Research
- Co-Host: Arweave, AO, Permaswap, BuidlerDAO, Ready Player Club, Arweave Japan, Alibaba Cloud, HackQuest, Arweave Oasis, BlockBooster, WeaveDB, SevenX Ventures, IOSG Ventures, BeWater, ar.io, ZJUBCA
- Media Partners: PA News, Odaily, Cointime, ChainCatcher, DeThings, TechFlame, Arweave Insider
- Prize Pool: up to $30,000 with 10 winning spots
- Theme: Theme is unlimited, and your only limit is your imagination!
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๐ Submissions Start and Deadline
๐ September 10th to 17th.
You can submit your game anytime during the submission window. We recommend starting your work before submissions open-submitting early could give you an advantage in scoring.
๐ How to Participate
- Join our Discord๐https://discord.gg/RsDbxAdtu7
- Complete registration on itch or HackQuest.
- Submit your project between Sep.10th and 17th on itch or HackQuest.
- Winners will be announced on Sep.19th atArweave Asia 2024 in Singapore.
๐ Jam Rules (Must Read)
- You can participate as an indie dev, or as a team (Recommended to not exceed 4 people).
- The submitted project must be a playable game.
- If the game is web-based, the front end must be deployed on AO.
- If the back end involves frequent interactions, at least the interaction settlement results must be placed on AO.
- If it involves account login or registration, it must include the option to support Ar wallet login (but it doesn't have to be the only option).
- There are no theme restrictions, and the only limit is your imagination.
- You must complete registration on itch or HackQuest by September 10th, and submit your project between September 10th and 17th.
- We will give the top 30% of submitted projects an advantage in scoring
๐ Tech Support
- Community Support: Forward Research and AO Games teams are here on Discord ๐ https://discord.gg/RsDbxAdtu7 to provide you with the technical support you need. Simply drop your questions in the #Jam-Forum, or explore the community to learn more about AOS, Arweave, and Tokenomics.
- Quick Start Tutorial: We'll share an example of fully deployed game on Arweave and run by AO (Dimension Life), to help you easily understand and execute game development on AO
- Perma Knowledge Base: Weโre creating a knowledge base on AO, Arweave, the Web3 industry, and game development. It will start on Notion and eventually move to Arweave, becoming a permanent Library of Alexandria for the Web3 gaming industry.
๐ Criteria and Judges
- Submitted games will be rated in 4 categories:
- Code Completion Level
- Performance
- Art
- Gameplay Creativity
- The judges will score the project from 4 different perspectives, with each score ranging from 0 to 100. The final score for each project will be the sum of all the judges' scores.
- The panel of judges is composed of representatives from the host and co-host
๐ Awards and Prizes
- ๐ฅ1st Place: $11,000, 1 team
- ๐ฅ2nd Place: $6000, 1 team
- ๐ฅ3rd Place: $4000, 1 team
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Most Popular: $1500 1 team
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Best Art: $1500, 1 team
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Best Programming: $1500, 1 team
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Best Gameplay: $1500, 1 team
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Outstanding Team: $1000 each, 3 teams
๐ Common Questions
1. What is AO?
AO (Actor Oriented) is a new decentralized supercomputer built on top of the Arweave blockchain. It presents a novel paradigm in trustless computing by enabling parallel processing of computations in a blockchain environment.
Website: https://ao.arweave.dev/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/aoTheComputer
2. I want to join the Game Jam, but I donโt know how to deploy a game on AO. What should I do?
Don't worry! If you're a game dev, deploying your game on AO to make it a perma-active game is a straightforward process. During the Game Jam, you'll receive the following support:
- We'll provide professional tutorial videos to guide you through deploying your game on AO.
- There will be detailed documentation available.
- Technical advisors will be on hand throughout the Game Jam to answer any technical questions you may have.
3. What are the benefits of deploying a game on AO?
- Decentralization and Permanence: Games run on a decentralized network, ensuring they stay permanently online without dependency on a single server
- Low Cost and Efficient Storage: Using Arweave's permanent storage technology reduces storage costs and ensures long-term data preservation.
- Parallel Computing Power: AO's high parallel computing architecture efficiently handles large-scale concurrent users, providing a smooth gaming experience.
- Composability: The AO ecosystem enables seamless interoperability of game assets and data across different games, enhancing development flexibility and innovation.