JAMfest Fall 2023!

Theme: Adaptation

Hello and welcome to the Fall 2023 JAMfest! JAMfest is a celebration of any and all creative expression! It's like a hackathon. Got a game idea you want to make really fast? Cool! Want to make a character design and draw it, make a dance routine, come up with a cool outfit, make a story, or write music? All of those are great too. Let's make something cool this JAMfest!

First, check out the theme reveal! Then read the rules.

Rules

1. Anything (code, art, sound, choreography) you create for this jam must be created during the Jam Period (12:00 pm November 3rd, 2023 - 12:00 pm November 5th, 2023). 
2. For games, you may use asset packs if you want! If you do, please be sure to credit the source of the asset pack with its name and the name of its creator.
3. AI Generated Code is strongly discouraged. If you aren't able to code very well, form a team! Teamwork is a valuable experience. AI can be used to help organize your code, but you'll need to be able to proofread it. AI does get things wrong!
4. AI Generated Art and Sound are entirely banned. We have people who can make these things, and if you can't find a team, give it your best shot! If you're new to art or sound, check out the resources in the next section for help. Let's learn together <3
5. Keep it PG-13. We're all adults here, but we're also playing submissions on a charity stream that raises money for a children's hospital!
6. Take breaks and get water when you need it. :)

Resources

What's a game jam?

Free sound software:

• LMMS (Audio editing and music making.)
• Reaper (Audio editing and music making. Great audio recording, interface is a lil weird)
• Ableton Live Lite (Audio editing and music making. Has some limitations as a lite version, but Ableton is used for indie games often!)
• Chrome Music Lab's Song Maker (In-browser music maker. You can lock into scales, so it's easier to make nice sounding music for beginners! https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Song-Maker/)

Free art software:

• Krita (Similar to photoshop)
• Piskel (Free pixel art editor and in-browser! https://www.piskelapp.com/)