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Welcome to the Foothills Robotics Jam!

Welcome to the game jam hosted by the FRC team 6888!

We want to see what you can create during this offseason.

The secondary theme will be announced May 25th.

The submission will be judged by a few members of our team.

The top 10 submissions as well as the winners of each category will be announced on a livestream.


Please join our discord for updates and questions.


Rules

  1. Submission Teams:
    1. Each submission team can contain 1-5 People.
    2. At least one member of the submission team has to be a current member, mentor, or volunteer of FIRST.
  2. Assets:
    1. All premade assets must be credited in your submission.
    2. All premade assets must be free.
  3. Premade Games:
    1. Premade games are not allowed at all.
    2. You're allowed to use existing code as long as it doesn't make up a large portion of your submission.
  4. PG-13
  5. Browser Game:
    1. The game must be playable in the browser.
    2. A downloadable copy can be included but only the web version will be rated.
  6. Submissions:
    1. A game is preferable, but any type of software can be submitted.
  7. GDD:
    1. A game design document must be submitted as a PDF file with your submission.
    2. Templates for GDDs can be found here:
      1. Large GDD
      2. How to create your own
      3. Another tutorial
      4. A shorter template


Themes

Both the main theme and secondary theme need to be implemented into the submission. Themes are very loose and can be interpreted in any way you see fit.

Main Theme: Robotics

Secondary Theme: Ocean 

Winners

There will be winners for the following categories:

  • Jam Winner
  • Best Visuals
  • Best Audio
  • Most Original
  • Best Design Document

Winners will receive a special role in our discord server!


Rating

The games will be rated by the judge team based on the criteria below:

Rating Criteria Description 
Main ThemeHow well the submission incorporates the main theme
Secondary ThemeHow well the submission incorporates the secondary theme
Gameplay How good the game feels to play 
VisualsHow good the visuals look
AudioHow good the audio sounds
Originality How creative and unique the submission is
Design DocumentHow complete the design document is, how accurate the information is, and how readable it is