Want to get into game dev? Join the CWG Game Jam! 

Game jams are events where you + your team create an original game within a specific time period. The CWG Game Jam is for CWG Discord members only (http://tinyurl.com/CWGDiscord), and is designed as a low-pressure way to develop a game. 

The jam will take place on  the first weekend of spring break,  starting Saturday, March 20 at 4 PM PT, and ending on Monday, March 22 at 11 AM PT.

This is open to people with any amount of game development experience, and it’s totally fine if this is your first time making a game; we’ll be providing resources to help you get started.  There will be no ranking of games, and each team will have an assigned Mentor to help out with opinions/advice, so this is a great time to try out a new skill + explore! 

Sign up using this form: https://tinyurl.com/CWGGameJam! CWG board will put you on a team of up to 4 students based on skills + expectations.

Each team will be given a Mentor -- a professional from the CWG mentorship program -- to check in with twice over the jam period, so they can help with your work. Some of our Mentors will also be hosting game development workshops during the jam; these are open to anyone in the server, even if you’re not participating in the jam itself!

Signups close on March 16th at 11:59 PM PT! You can still participate if you sign up after this date, but CWG Board won’t match you with a team, and you won’t get a CWG Mentor. Please join the CWG Discord + feel free to ask any Board member questions about the event -- we want this to be as approachable as possible!

Jam schedule:

 3/20, 4 PM: Kickoff in CWG Discord -- meet your team and optional theme announcement

 3/20, 4:30 PM: Guide to Game Jams workshop, hosted by Linda Cai (CWG Mentor, Riot Games)

 3/21, morning and evening (times based on Mentor availability, but will be 1 hour each between 11 AM - 2 PM and 5 PM - 8 PM): Mandatory check-in with your team’s Mentor -- just to chat and get help/opinions!

 3/21, 2 PM: Intro to Games UX, hosted by Bernice Wong (CWG Mentor, Zynga)

 3/21, 4 PM: Intro to Working in the Games Industry, hosted by Jeremy Ernst (CWG Mentor, Riot Games)

 3/22, 11 AM: Game submissions are due (itch.io link to be added)

 3/22, 12 PM: Jam ends, short showcase in Discord + raffle for all participants who completed a game!