We're excited to have you join us at the UC Davis Spring 2025 game jam!

What is a game jam? It's a timed event where you make a game to fit a certain theme. It's basically a hackathon, but for games in particular. Many popular commercial projects began as game jam prototypes! 

Do I need to know anything about games or making games? No! We don't even care if you've never played a game!

Can I make an analog game (i.e. board game)? Yes!

Do I need to pay? No, thanks to our sponsors, the UC Davis CDM department and the Club Financial Council, everything is free!

Is this a competitive game jam? No, we won't be doing rankings.

Rough event schedule outline:

• 5:30PM Friday, May 2nd: Opening Ceremony. During this time, we will reveal the theme, have a fun icebreaker, start team formation, and celebrate with a meal.
• Saturday, May 3rd: Saturday is a work day, but we will also do small-group play tests, where your team and another team play test your games. Door will be open roughly 10AM-10PM (check Discord for updates). After play tests, two meals will be provided.
• 5:30PM Sunday, May 4th: Closing Ceremony. Come play everyone's games! You don't have to submit a game to participate.  Please note: A meal may not be provided.

NOTE: We have not finalized the events for each day, but you can expect the times to stay consistent!

PLEASE JOIN OUR DISCORD!!! This is how you'll know what is going on. You can join through https://linktr.ee/gdacdavis!

If you need to miss any part of it, absolutely no worries. Just make sure you stay active on Discord to find a team and communicate with them throughout the weekend.