GAMERella is the world’s longest running annual game jam and workshop series focusing on supporting marginalized game creators and aspiring game makers. Our next edition is planned for December 3-4,  2022. 

Official sign up here:  https://gamerella2022.eventbrite.ca/

>> https://tag.hexagram.ca/gamerella/

Hundreds of people have made their very first game at GAMERella, the world’s longest running inclusive game jam. NOW IT IS YOUR TIME!

Join online or in-person to this year's 10th Anniversary GAMERella!

As always, GAMERella invites women (cis/trans), trans men, non-binary/genderqueer folks, LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, and any others who feel they haven’t had a chance to make a game, to join GAMERella in a weekend of fun game-making on December 3-4, 2022.

WHERE IS THE JAM?

We are going hybrid!

MONTREAL: for in-person participation (access to team-making sessions, catered food, mentors, and much much more!) Location: Concordia University, EV building, 11th floor

ONLINE: for people jamming from home, anywhere in the world (access to organizers, mentors, and other jammers on our Discord server. Please download Discord and make yourself an account. At the end of your registration your very own Discord invite link will be displayed! Make sure you grab it!

WHEN IS THE JAM?

December 3-4, 2022

For in-person jammers in Montreal, we will start Saturday at 10am and wrap up at Sunday 5pm. However, we think sleeping is more important than making games, so we will all be sending you home to have a good sleep at night's sleep!

For online jammers, the recommended jamming time: Saturday and Sunday, flexible hours.

All participants will be invited to submit their game to our itch.io jam page!

MY TEAM

If you have a team already, you can skip this part! Just show up and jam the jam!

But if you are looking for a new team member or a whole team you can participate in our amazing team-making session Saturday morning. No need to apply, just join us at the end of the opening notes. Online participants can take advantage of our Discord server's team-searching channel.

HOW TO PREPARE?

1. Sign up! We can't wait to meet you!

2. Look through our workshops on our website. Lots of simple tools you can learn quickly! Please also check out our values before joining! https://tag.hexagram.ca/gamerella/our-values/

3. Don't have a team or missing a team-member? Don't worry! In-person participants can take part in our amazing team-making session. Online participants will be able to look for teams/team-mates on a dedicated Discord channel.

4. Bring cozy clothes, blankets and pillows that will keep you warm. Cosy hot beverages & food are on us!

5. More questions? Check out our FAQ page!

6. Still unsure about something? Send us a message! We want to know if there is anything else you might need to make this weekend less stressful for you!

DETAILED SCHEDULE

SATURDAY

• 9:30am Arrive, grab coffee and socialize
• 10:00am Welcome Announcements & Keynote (online participants can watch live on Discord)
• 11:00am Group formations & Adopt-a-newbie
• 11:30am Work begins
• 2:00pm Catered Lunch
• 10:00pm Work is over, please go home and treat yourself!

SUNDAY

• 9:30am - 3:00pm Work, work, work!
• 1:00pm Catered Lunch
• 3:00pm Updates & last-minute debugging
• 5:00pm Time’s up, upload games to itch.io!
• 5pm - 7pm Showcase
• 6:30pm Raffle & Closing Remarks

HEALTH & SAFETY

For in-person participants: please beware, that corresponding with the Provincial Government’s stance on Coronavirus-related public health measures, GAMERella's hosts: the Milieux Institute as well as the TAG Lab request all participants to wear a surgical or higher quality mask. KN94 masks will be provided free of charge to all participants.

At GAMERella, we want to continue to exercise caution, approaching public health measures from a place of mutual-care and in ways that ensure the wellbeing of all our participants. Our location is very well ventilated. But we are also amplifying ventilation with a large HEPA air filter. Furthermore, please ensure that you wipe down your work-space after use using the cleaning supplies we have provided.

If you have COVID symptoms leading up to/during the jam, or test positive, please remain/return home and immediately notify the organizers. Thank you!

WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT...

GAMERella 2022 is presented by Concordia University’s Technoculture, Art and Games (TAG) Research Centre and is supported by Weird Ghosts and EA Motive Studio.

Our partners include Concordia UniversiMilieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology, and the one and only Global Game Jam.

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OUR STORY

Dissatisfied with the game spaces and opportunities provided for women in Montreal’s game scene, Gina Hara and Charlotte Fisher created GAMERella in 2013. Since then GAMERella has welcomed over 1000 participants in a low stress, learner-friendly environment. GAMERella participants have come a long way over the years: founded over a dozen game studios, went to study games, became professional freelancers, got hired by many AAA studios, and even came back to GAMERella to teach, mentor and become organizers!