Hello, creators, storytellers, and roleplayers! We're thrilled to invite you to Aexia’s second virtual reality (VR) role-playing (RP) Game Jam. This is a public event designed to inspire collaborative creativity and create roleplays that can help introduce people to the world of VR RP. If you are curious about how the previous Game Jam went, you can check it out here.

You will be matched together in small groups to join forces in creating RP games in Aexia. Not yet familiar with Aexia? No problem! Aexia is a VR platform for creating, sharing and playing VR role-playing games. More about us here.

This game jam is an event for you to show off your creativity. We want to see what you can do with Aexia over a week. You’ll work collaboratively with your team member(s) to bring your creative vision to life in Aexia by creating a stage and designing a role play to run on it. We hope you have fun collaborating on role-plays to be run in Aexia.

After the Game Jam is over, we will all have a few new roleplays to run in our community as part of our weekly events and our upcoming RP Marathon on December 18th, hosted in Aexia’s Discord server.

We want to grow and learn together while creating fun VR role-plays within Aexia. Join us in crafting unique role-plays that go beyond the constraints of the real world. The Game Jam is an opportunity for you to work with like-minded enthusiasts to craft a unique experience while also helping Aexia improve as a platform for VR role-play.

Location:

Aexia’s Discord Server

Audience:

VR roleplayers

Entrance Fee:

Free - Suggested Patreon support on Aexia’s Patreon page

Maximum Capacity:

12 attendees

Event Start Date: 

December 4th (target date)

Hours: 

Flexible over a whole week

Time Zone: 

Pacific Standard Time Zone

Who Can Participate: 

Anyone

Age Restrictions: 

18+ only

Create and Collaborate as Teams

During the event, you'll have the chance to work together as some of the first people to design VR RP games inside of Aexia. We welcome beginner and experienced creators to add their enthusiasm and creativity to this pioneering event. No programming skills are required!

Team Formation and Size

• 2 - 4 people per team
• At least one GM per team
• Players will form teams (come with friends or get randomly assigned)

Theme

Work with your team to create a VR roleplaying game with Pirate, Christmas, Cyberpunk, SciFi, City, or Fantasy themes (basic assets available in Aexia’s beta)

Constraints

• No heavy mechanic games (Games should lean toward improv/role-play, not crunchy game mechanics)
• Games should include between 2 to 10 players + 1 GM at a given session
• Games should last around 2 - 3 hours including pre-session orientation
• All games must work with Aexia’s existing closed Beta features

Prizes and Recognition

Participation comes with its own set of rewards! We have arranged a series of rewards and giveaways throughout the event, including:

• A chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card (3 raffles throughout the event)
• The best game(s) will be selected to run during our upcoming RP Marathon in the Aexia Discord Server

The winning team receives a unique honour - a custom digital Discord badge exclusive to the Game Jam victors. This badge serves as a token of recognition within the Aexia community, representing your innovative contribution to the VR RP universe;

Judging Criteria

• Player experience (Are players able to understand how the RP works? Did they have a good time?)
• Setting and background (How creative was the setting? How did it captivate the players and did it have any impact on roleplay? Level design, look and feel, audio, lights, etc.)
• Game mechanics (How well do the game mechanics work within Aexia? How long does it take to start the game? Does it require too much pre-session prep?)
• Documentation clarity (How easy is it to understand? Could a new GM run your game? How well does the documentation assist the GM in explaining the RP to the players and running the game?)

Join Us

We invite you to join us on this exciting journey as we continue to explore the boundless possibilities of VR RP. Let's come together to inspire, create, and shape the future of VR role-playing. We're eager to see the incredible experiences you'll create!

If you would like to support Aexia on its journey, consider supporting us on Patreon.

See you in Aexia!

Further Details:

Primary Language:

• English

Required Tools or Technology: 

• VR headsets
• Personal Computer

Agenda:

MONDAY - December 4th

• Game Jam Opening - 2:30 - 4 pm PST
  • Raffle #1 - A chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card (The person must be present to be eligible to receive the gift card)
  • Introduction to the Game Jam
  • Go over all of the details about the Game Jam ( event agenda, judging criteria, prizes and recognition, teams, rules, etc.)
  • Getting equipment and workstations set up
  • Go over the Aexia Discord setup for the Game Jam
  • Confirming team formations
  • Aexia Demo: Get inside Aexia to get familiar with the platform's capabilities and make sure the app is working on your device
  • Q&A

TUESDAY to SUNDAY - December 5th - 10th

• Working Time (Suggested game design/documentation, level design and playtesting)

MONDAY - December 11th

• Suggested time for preparing assets for submission - 9 am to 2 pm PST
  • Game documentation (written content about the game)
  • Presentation slide deck (5 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A sharp)
  • Final build for playtesting (Sharing 4-digit code)
• Game submission - 3 pm PST
• Presentation day- 4 - 6 pm PST
  • Go over playtesting and judging process (Games will be playtested and judged throughout the week and the winning team will be announced the following Friday around 4 pm PST.)
  • Raffle #2 - A chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card (The person must be present to be eligible to receive the gift card

FRIDAY - December 15th

• Announcement and Game Jam Closing - 4 - 5 pm PST
  • Announcement of the winning team
  • Raffle #3 - A chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card (The person must be present to be eligible to receive the gift card)

FAQ:

WHY NOT HAVE THE GAME JAM OVER A WEEKEND?

We decided to extend the Game Jam duration from a weekend to a whole week in order to accommodate the people with busier schedules. Even though the Game Jam will span over a whole week, the total amount of work doesn’t increase and is estimated not to take more than 2 full-time work days to be completed.

DO I HAVE TO ATTEND ALL OF THE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES?

It would be great if you joined us for all of the events and activities related to the game jam. However, we are trying to make the game jam as asynchronous as possible to accommodate everyone's schedules. Therefore, in case you can't make it to all of the activities, you have the following options:

• Watch the session recordings
• Ask someone from your team to represent you

Mind that in order to join the gift card draw, you must be present at the given activities (Opening day, presentation day and announcement day)

ARE THE DAILY CHECK-INS MANDATORY?

No. The work time is defined by the team members according to their availability throughout the week and weekend. The check-ins with us are just allocated times we will be available to help in case you need any assistance but they are optional. You can always reach out to us to schedule a call according to your availability if needed.