Games of Symphonies is a game jam where music is your main inspiration. The goal of this jam, is to let the composers shine ! What does it mean ? Well... You'll have to create a game with a music as a theme. 

This idea came to me a long time ago. I heard about the Silly Symphonies from Disney and learned that they were doing short movies following a music composition when usually, it's the composer who has to make a music fitting the movie. So I told myself, why not doing the same with games ? 

As it is the first edition, I will choose an already existing music. But in the future, I'll be considering having some composers to let them shine !

And the theme is...

You Have to Have Hope, Moondog, 1953

Reminder :  You must NOT use the music in your game, you just use it as an inspiration.

Advice :

You can use inspiration about the artist, the music, the context, an instrument, etc. 

When submitting your game, youu can fill the field : "Anyting you want to share with us ?", and explain what inspired you  (it can help the others to have a better understanding of how you have incorporated the theme into your game :D)

You have one week ! Good luck ! 

Here's our twitter, we will put some news about the jam and promote the winners here ! 
https://twitter.com/GamesOfSymph

At the end of the jam, the contestants will have a week to vote. Games are rated on six categories : 

Overall : Your overall rating, what you would score the game out of 5.
Fun : Did you enjoy it ?
Gameplay : Was it interesting ? Innovative ?
Audio : Does the audio fitthe game ? (Bonus if the music is a reminder of the theme)
Graphics : Does it look nice ? 
Theme : Does it fit with the theme ? For example, is the subject of the music in this game ? Or the emotion it procures ? Or anything else ?

1. No NSFW content.
2. You can use free assets or paid assets and you must give credit where credit is due.
3. Teams can only include up to 6 members.
4. You have to submit your game BEFORE the end of the submission period.

1. Register your game on itch.io :

To submit your game to the jam, first make an itch.io page for it :

1. Log in on itch.io (or register, if you don’t have an account already).

2. On your [Dashboard], choose “Create new project.”

3. Under the [Edit game] tab, fill in the game’s info (title, genre, etc), with particular attention to the following:

1. Choose “$0 or donate” for [Pricing]. Players must be able to access the jam’s submissions for free.
2. Under [Details]>[Description], write a blurb for your game.
3. If your game has age restrictions, add a detailed warning in the same [Description].
4. On [Visibility & access], make sure you save the project as Public.
5. Give your game an iconic, killer cover and [Upload Cover Image].

2. Submit to the jam :

On this page, click to Join the Jam and Submit your project.
Under [Existing Game], choose your game from the dropdown menu.
Submit !

Good luck !

Can I edit my game after the submission time is due ? The files are going to be locked but you can change your page design and content.

Can I submit after the submission time is due ? Sorry, but the time limit must be respected !

What game engines are allowed ? You can use every game engine, even create your own !

Can I use online assets ? As long as they're free yes, don't forget to credit them !

What about paid assets ? Yes you can !

Can I use stuff I’ve already made ? Yes, but keep in mind it's not really the concept of the jam.

Can I submit my game to other jam as well ? Yes, as long as it fits the theme.

Semi professionnals or professionnals are allowed ? No limitations, so yes.

If I don't like the theme can I do anything else ? No, you have to follow the main theme.

How many people can join a team ? You can be from 1 to 6.

Will there be prizes ? No, it's just for fun ! But maybe in a future edition, who knows...

I don't understand how to use a music as a theme. You can pick a lot of things from a music, it can be an instrument for example, an emotion, something about the context of the music or the composer, the genre, the lyrics etc.
For example, if the music is Bella Ciao, by hearing it, you understand it's italian, so you can make a game related to Italy. It's a protest song, you can think of a game as a protestation etc.
It's according to your interpretation. When submitting your game, you'll have a field that allows you to share anything you want, it can be how you've decided to interprete the music for example.

How can I contact other participants ? You can join the discord : https://discord.gg/xnkAaSbyys

I'm having some submissions issue. What do I do ?  Message me on discord : Capitaine Aleshani Larve-Pois#6152