🎮 Code & Play 3D

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🎮 Code & Play 3D

Theme: Normal Made Weird

Take something ordinary — like talking to your pet, drinking coffee, or cleaning your room — and make it unsettling. Show how normal actions become creepy or strange in a new setting. Goal: Make the player feel uneasy with something that should feel safe.

📅 Jam Info

Start: 19 / 10 / 2025
Deadline: 23 / 10 / 2025
Duration: ~5 Days

✅ Rules

Work in your assigned group.
Your game must follow the theme (to be revealed at the start!).
Keep it simple — focus on making it playable, not perfect.
Be creative and original — make it yours!

🧠 Day 1 — Game Design Workshop & Idea Submission

Focus: Apply The Principles of Game Design to plan your jam project before development.

Each team must write and submit a Game Design Idea Document (max 1 page) covering these elements:

#	Principle	What to Include
1️⃣	Player Emotion	What do you want players to feel while playing? (fear, tension, joy, chaos…)
2️⃣	Core Mechanic	What will the player do 80% of the time? (jump, shoot, move, interact, etc.)
3️⃣	Unique Twist	What makes your mechanic different or personal? (new rule, condition, limitation…)
4️⃣	Core Loop	Describe your main loop: Action → Feedback → Reward → Repeat
5️⃣	Feedback System	How does the player know something happened? (sound, particles, screen shake, etc.)
6️⃣	Scope & Goal	What is a realistic scope for 5 days? 1 level, 1 mechanic, 1 polish layer.
7️⃣	Design Pillars	Write 3 short phrases that define your game’s design vision.
8️⃣	Theme Fit	How does your idea connect to the jam theme?

After Finishing the Idea

⚖️ Evaluate Your Complexity

Together, analyze your idea through these two questions:

🧠 When would adding complexity be GOOD?

Does it create more player decisions?
Does it appear after mastery (not at the start)?
Does it connect systems together (e.g., score → upgrades → new goals)?

⚠️ When would it be BAD?

It makes players confused or slows understanding.
It doesn’t match the emotion or goal.
It increases work but not fun.
It’s added “just because it’s cool.”

💬 Decide as a group:

One example of Good Complexity to keep.
One example of Bad Complexity to remove or avoid.

✂️ Step 4 — Simplify or Deepen

Now decide which direction your game needs:

Choice	When to Use It	Example
✨ Simplify	The idea feels unclear, heavy, or repetitive.	Remove collectibles, focus on jump rhythm.
⚙️ Deepen	The core feels good but needs long-term depth.	Add enemies or systems that combine with jumping.

📝 Submission

Upload a Unity build:

Windows (.exe) or WebGL.

Include a short game description:

🎮 Game Title
🎮 Controls
🎭 How your game fits the theme

🏆 Judging Criteria

Category	Description
🎨 Creativity	Did you use the theme in a unique way?
⚙️ Gameplay	Is it fun and playable?
✨ Polish	Nice touches like UI, sound, and visuals.
🧠 Design Application	Did you apply the Game Design Principles effectively?