What’s a Game Jam? A Game Jam is a time-limited contest where teams use tools to make games around a set theme. These events are often used in the industry to spur creativity, try working on totally new ideas or break the monotony of a longer project. Whole indie games, such as Surgeon Simulator and World of Goo, have sometimes come out of game jam ideas.  

An example of a Game Jam is the Global Game Jam - https://globalgamejam.org/ or Ludum Dare - https://ldjam.com/ 

What’s the challenge about? The challenge is to make games using what you have to hand, in terms of technology and tools, but also skills and expertise. Small games can be made around the theme of ‘phoenix’ and hosted on our itch.io site.

Optional constraint - Wind things back – Work to a screen resolution of 320x200 (or 640 x 480?) use bitmaps with no more than 256 colours, or 3d with no advanced shaders (diffuse maps only) and a visible poly count of no more than 666 polys per model. 

Optional constraint – Keep it positive – No losing state, no punishment, no death. Motivate your players strictly through rewards and encouragement.