This Year's Theme

- The theme will be announced during the in-person club meeting on May 1, 2025 from 11:15 am - 12:45 pm at room BUS 259. 
- The webpage will be updated after the meeting.  

Voting Categories

Gameplay and programming
- Is the game playable?
- Is there anything innovative with the game mechanics?

Enjoyment
- Is the game fun?

Art
- Does the art help communicate what the game is about?

Audio
- Does the audio help set the tone of the game?

Story
- is the narrative of the game compelling, interesting, or send a message that resonates with you?

Quick links

Corsair game jams resource library

Rules
Who Can Join

- Students of Santa Monica College can participate.
- Participants are welcome to invite outsiders.
- Beginners are also welcome and highly encouraged to participate! As the best way to learn game development is by doing. 

Game Compatibility
- You must upload a digital game to itch.io, which is playable by someone using a PC, with only a keyboard or mouse.
- It should not require additional hardware or software to run.

Content Suitability
- The game should be suitable for a general audience as it will be presented in an educational institution.
- So please avoid Strong/hateful language, excessive gore, nudity, or inappropriate visuals.

Assets
- You may use pre-existing code, artworks, or audio that you may legally use. 
- Credit all external artworks or audio in the game description.
- Don't create assets specifically made for the game jam ahead of time. 

Generative AI
- You must not use generative AI to create art, narrative, or audio assets for your game, or your Itch.io page.
- Make it yourself, or find someone with the skills!
- It could be used for generating ideas but assets must be made by you or your teammates. 
- It's hard to separate AI and programming as it's integrated in most IDEs so if any code makes use of AI, it has to be clearly stated by a comment. 

Voting
-  When the jam ends, there's a five-day rating period where uploads to the jam will be locked, meaning you can no longer provide bug fixes, additional versions, or extra levels. 

- Everyone is invited to play the games and rate them against five criteria: Gameplay and programming, Enjoyment, Art, Audio, and Story.

Legal
- Anything you make during the Corsair Game Jam is your property.
- Corsair Game Jams hold zero rights or ownership of your game or artistic assets. 
- Once the voting period is over, you're free to update your game however you please, charge for it, release it on other platforms.