Hey, ATX Game Makers, it’s high time we have our own game jam!

To kick off the 2023 new year, we are hosting an in-person game makin’ jam-a-thon the weekend of January 20th! So clear out your schedule and dust off those creative hats to join a game jam-a-thon serving two purposes, getting us out of the house to make games together and fundraising to increase a budget for future, larger events throughout the year.

ATX Game Makers is a 501c3 organization with the goal of creating a community that empowers its members to join the game industry. We achieve this through meetups, education, resume/portfolio reviews and mentorship. Throughout the year we hold several events to help bring opportunities for our community members to find jobs in the industry or create their own games and BE the industry! Events like this game jam-a-thon are one of them!

The Hibernation Jam – A -Thon’s fundraising goal is 8,000.00 USD to create more events and generate content for the community, one that expands inclusion for diverse game developers in the ATX area and beyond!

Registration

Register yourself for the Game Jam and create your Fundraising Team Page here:

1. Click this link: https://givebutter.com/7ZeERg
2. Click the Fundraise button to create a new team.
3. If you don’t have an account with GiveButter yet, Sign Up.
4. Once you have an account, you’ll be prompted to join an existing team or create a new team for the game jam.

This registration will now serve as your access to the Game Jam and Fundraiser tracking as well as securing your space at the venue. Each team and individual can help drive donations to ATX Game Makers, which is an official 501c3 organization!! In fact, you can start forming your teams now and have access to the #team_building channel on our Discord here! Once you’ve joined, feel free to invite your folks to donate toward your team and help promote the event by sharing details to interested communities.

Location and Schedule

The event will be located at the Game Worlds offices at 7950 Anderson Square, Suite 109, Austin, Texas 78757. We will start at 7:00 PM CST on January 20th and end on January 22nd at 7:00 PM CST. We will break at midnight on Friday and Saturday night. So, the full schedule is as such:

Friday January 20th      7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Saturday January 21st  7:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Sunday January 22nd   7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Hibernation Jam – A – Thon

The theme for this year’s jam is HIBERNATION! We Texans don’t deal with the cold very well…  ALL levels of folks are encouraged to come out of hibernation and participate. Come together meet your fellow game makers and make something awesome… or absurd!

There will be food and drinks provided (no alcohol allowed).  

Don’t forget your inventory. Bring your own equipment to jam. That means laptops, desktop, monitors, graphics tablets, mice, cords, and your coding rubber ducky if you’ve got one! We will be in a secure office building, so you won’t need to cart your equipment home each night.

To help everyone have a great time, familiarize yourself with our code of conduct and please be welcomed to contact our organizers, Donald Harris or Theresa Pudenz with any concerns.

https://atxgamemakers.com/conduct.html

Thank you again for being part of this community and helping it grow and continue to be awesome. Thank you to Red Bull and Game Worlds for the support and partnership! We look forward to seeing what you all create, and I am looking forward to seeing y’all in person again!