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💀 October 2023-2024 Game Jam 💀

Theme

Spooky Game!!👻

 The month of October arrives with scares, thrills, and everything that is spooky. A club about creating games would not be complete without a spooky themed game jam!

Rules of Entry 📖

An eligible participant is the following:

• Student at the University of Delaware

Design Constraints 📐

All entries must adhere to the following rules:

• The game must have a completion aspect (win condition) as well as some way for the player to be penalized or lose progress (lose condition)
• Start/Menu screen
• Must incorporate some level of mechanics
  • i.e. combat system, money system, choices/actions, environment interactions
  • Overall, must be interactive in some way
• All game engines are allowed
• Any team size
• Game must be feature complete
  • Free and playable on submission
• Must adhere to the theme
  • Does not need to be specifically a horror game, just a spooky theme!

Rating 🏆

Entries may be ranked by anyone on the following criteria:

• Gameplay - Is it fun, unique?
• Theme - Does it adhere to the theme?
• Graphics - How nice is it to look at?
  • Sometimes less is more
• Completeness - Can you play start to finish?
• Audio/Effects - Is the environment immersive?

Each criterion will receive a score out of 5.

Rewards💲💲💲 

1st Place

• $200 Gift Card (split across team members)
• Special role in the GDDC Discord

All Participants

• Role in the GDDC Discord with GDDC Merch

Pizza 🍕, beverages 🥤, and snacks 🍟 on showcase day which is on Halloween, October 31, 2023!