- Welcome -

Come one, come all! The Indie Game Academy is hosting a classic, 48 hour game jam. There will be a cash prize for the top three places. Join live video events for kickoff and closing ceremony. Judged by industry professionals and everyone who submits a game is invited to our exclusive Discord. 

If anyone would like to reach out for a chat, schedule a call here: https://calendly.com/if-you-willem/iga-interview

-Kickoff Recording-

This 15 minute video will explain the theme and more!

- Theme -

Indie Game Academy is hosting an Impact jam for the holidays. 

Give back to the world a little bit by creating a game that highlights an important social issue. 

Secondary theme is NEON!!

- Timeline -

Kickoff and Theme Announcement: Friday the February 11th at 5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT

Jam Closes and Judging Begins: Sunday the February 13th at  5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT

• At 5:00pm ET on the 13th, we will be hosting an optional showcase

Closing Ceremony and Winners Announced: Sunday the 20th at  6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

- Prizes -

The glory of victory! And a fabulous cash prize, see below for details

1st Place: $300 in cash + 20% off any IGA Programs in the next 6 months for all team members 

2nd Place: $150 in cash + 20% off any IGA Programs in the next 6 months for all team members 

3rd Place: $50 in cash + 20% off any IGA Programs in the next 6 months for all team member

- Our Sponsor-

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- Rules -

• The game must be completely built during the allotted time period! No cheating!
• Pre-made assets are allowed as long as the creator gives permission.
• Theme to be announced during kickoff.
• Work alone or as a team. Team members split prizes.
• Keep it clean, please. (No NSFW content, gore, offensive, or hateful content)
• All submissions will be featured on the Indie Game Academy website and broadcast to our community.
• Join our Discord for updates and live video events:  https://discord.gg/gFGAG54WK7

- Judging Criteria -

Vote for your favorite games after the completion of the jam. The top games will get prizes.  Our judging criteria will be as follows!

• Fun
• Positive Impact
  
• Market Potential
• Relation to secondary theme (optional)
  

- Community -

Come join the Wizards of Joy!

Indie Game Academy is a Video Game Accelerator, and a pretty kickass community. We take engineers, artists, sound designers, and vampires and put them into groups of 3-5. These groups create, publish and monetize a game together in just three months! Get sorted into your House, get guidance from 7 industry professionals, and compete for the coveted House Cup. Learn more about Indie Game Academy and your fellow Wizards of Joy at the link below. 

https://indiegameacademy.com/

And share around your creations with our hashtag: #igaimpactjam

All events will happen via Discord! Join our exclusive group now: https://discord.gg/gFGAG54WK7

Code of Conduct:

• Treat each other with respect 
• Be mindful of your speech and behavior towards others, especially when disagreeing 
• Harassment or abuse of any form will not be tolerated 
• Use appropriate profile images and names
• Do not send unsolicited private messages to anyone 
• Do not share sexually explicit, racist, sexist, or otherwise disturbing content 
• Do not disclose personal information about anyone other than yourself 
• Do not advertise services, software, or other prods