Theme: Community

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What's a game jam? 

A game jam is an event where participants create a game in a specific period of time. The goal of the BLS game jam is to be non-competitive/non-ranked, beginner-friendly and encourage creativity and collaboration in the community!! 

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Who can participate? 

Anyone in BLS can join, regardless of previous experience! You can participate as a team or solo. Use the Discord thread to find teams! 

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What can we submit? 

For the purposes of this jam all creative submissions count! You can make any type of game (video game, a TTRPG ruleset or module, board game, etc) OR another piece of creative work (art, 3d model, music, etc).

You are allowed to use any previously-created assets and tools you either created yourself or have permission/license for (aka purchased assets) in the project. However if you do use something pre-created, we encourage you to use it to create something new for the jam! 

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Where will it happen? 

This jam will be online only. Discussion will happen in the Discord thread, and submissions will be on itch.io 

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What are some general game jam tips? 

If you are new to creating video games and want a jumping off point, here is a link to a Google Doc of beginner-friendly game engines! You do not need extensive preparation for this game jam. However, if you're excited and want to start early, here are my suggestions:

• Choose an engine and complete a tutorial before the game jam. Game jams are a great way to practice using a new tool, but it's much easier if you know the basics beforehand
• Play a game jam game Itch.io is a great site to find game jams and games submitted to jams. Playing a few jam games will give you an idea of how much can be accomplished in a short period of time and how to scope. You can also search "game jam devlog" on youtube to see videos of people creating games for jams

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