Overview

This is a minigame game jam where you will be making a minigame for the GAME DEV FIELD TRIP party game.

Rules

This is mostly a anything goes, low stakes jam. With that being said here are a few guidelines:

Game Length and Platform - You should aim for a ~30- 45 Sec active gameplay loop. You may want some simple on screen instructions to start. The actual gameplay portion should not exceed 1min. At the end of the game, players should have a integer score, higher is better, that can be reported back to the GDFT client. See the Resources section for how to automate this. GAMES MUST BE BROWSER PLAYABLE

Pre-Existing Work - You are free to work with any existing assets. This includes store-bought or self-made assets. If you have permission from the creator to use it, you have permission from us. The only requirement here is that production of the game itself must start and end within the jam period.

Content - Hate speech and bigotry will not be tolerated. Any submissions found to contain these will be removed and the author will not be afforded an opportunity to resubmit. Beyond that, any submissions containing mature content should be flagged as such. Failure to flag mature content will also result in removal of the submission.

Exclusivity - Unfortunately, the volume of spam submissions has been causing some trouble for our moderation. In an effort to curb these types of submissions, we're requiring that submissions to the Monthly Game Jam be exclusive to our jam. I understand why someone might want to do that, but we don't really feel that posting your game in multiple jams really fits the spirit we're trying to cultivate.

 Resources 

Work in Progress :)

Community

This jam is brought to you by the Game Dev Field Guide community. The Game Dev Field Guide is a podcast with the purpose of educating beginner to intermediate game developers on the finer points of game development. Where most podcasts tend to focus on the broader strokes of game development as a career and hobby, the Game Dev Field Guide puts a focus on praxis and practical theory. The community around this podcast can be found here.

Participation in the Discord is optional, but it's an easy way to improve your experience with the jam and collaborate with other developers.