The 2020 Fall Game Jam, Oct 19-30, 2020, is open to Fitchburg State University Game Design students and alumni.

FSU Fall Jam 2020 Game Showcase Video 

Eligibility:

• Fitchburg State University Game Design students, including
  • Game Design majors and minors
  • students in the Game Programming concentration
  • other students enrolled in a GAME class this semester
• Fitchburg State University Game Design alumni

Timeline:

• The FSU Fall Jam runs from Monday, Oct 19 - Friday, Oct 30, 2020
• Our Virtual Kickoff Event will be Monday, Oct 19, 9:30 AM via Google Meet
  • Game Faculty will reveal the theme and answer any questions
  • We encourage attendance if it doesn't conflict with a non-Game classes
  • Kickoff will be recorded and shared with participants (on itch.io, Blackboard, email, Discord, and FB
• Games should be submitted before 12:00 noon on Friday, Oct 30
• Game Showcase from 12-1:30 on Friday, Oct 30 on Discord
  • Teams will have a few minutes (depending on number of submission) to introduce & present their projects

Games:

• The 2020 Theme will be announced at the Kickoff Event on Monday, Oct 19
• Kickoff Event video (must log in to your Fitchburg State Google account to view)
• Games should incorporate or interpret this theme in any way the team sees fit.
• Games can be created with ANY tools, digital or analog
• Unity, Unreal, Scratch, Twine, board game, tabletop RPG, if it's a game, you can make it!

Theme -- "ALL TOGETHER NOW"

• It’s a song, a movie, a British game show
• It’s an injunction, a suggestion, a command, a plea
• It’s timely, timeless, and immediate, insistent
• It’s easy, it’s hard, it’s serious, it’s fun
• What kind of game is it?

Participation:

• All Game Design students are encouraged to participate in the Fall Game Jam
• Participation in the Fall Game Jam may contribute to your course grade -- check your syllabus!
• GAME classes will not be suspended, but classes that require Jam participation are likely to incorporate this into the class workload.
• Please do NOT skip your non-Game classes to participate in the Jam. Your LAS courses are essential to your education!

COVID-19 Considerations

• The Game Jam will be conducted remotely due to COVID-19. 
• Game Design labs will be available for current students during lab hours
  • Masks must be worn at all times
  • Social distancing of 6 feet and maximum room capacities must be observed
  • If you are experiencing a fever or any other COVID-19 symptoms, stay home!

Discord:

• The FSU Game Jams Discord may be used during the jam to organize teams & communicate with one another.
• All public channels on the Discord server will be disabled after the jam.
• Participants who engage in offensive or toxic behavior will be removed from the Discord

 Teams:

• Teams can be any size (including solo), though we recommend teams of 2-5 people with different levels of experience
• You can form teams on the Jam Discord Server, on your own, or at the Jam kickoff
• Bonus Team Diversifiers (High Fives):
  • Your team has members from at least three different years (Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Alumni)
  • work with people you've never met
  • work with a game genre you've never created before
  • take on an unfamiliar role (i.e. programmer as animator, artist as writer, etc.)