Welcome to this winter's GameJam!

The topic this time is:
Final Countdown

The optional Diversifiers are:
Unconventional Controls
Minimalist Style
Death required to advance
Unusual perspectives
Shitty Mobile Game  (Doesn‘t have to actually run on mobile)

The voting categories are:
Most Fun Game               
Best Art in Game
Best Audio in Game
Best Writing in Game
Most Beautiful Itch Page
Funniest Presentation
Best use of the Topic
Best use of Diversifiers

Voting will be using paper ballots in person and on Discord!

We start on Friday, 13th of December, at 16:00 in HS4 in the AAU.
If you do not know where this is, check out the campus plan:  
https://campusplan.aau.at/

The topic announcement will happen there. An announcement will also be made on the Discord Server, and this description will be updated to contain the topic.
Afterwards, you can join brainstorming sessions with randomly assigned groups -> this is a great chance to find a team if you don't have one yet. 

From then on, you are free to jam!
Participants in the Practical Game Engineering and Practical Game Criticism courses can work in assigned classrooms. However, you can also spread around the University. There are many places where you can work and plug in your computers.
Alternatively, you can also join our jam remotely. We will keep you updated via our Discord text channels.

Coffee will be provided by the ÖH. We borrowed the coffee machine from the ÖH Service Center, so you will have to bring your own cups.

The jam ends on Sunday, 15th of December, at 16:00. You then get a chance to present your games at the game fair in the Aula!

Until then, you can join our Discord Server for announcements and communication:

Discord Server

Schedule: 

Friday, 13th
15:00: Registration table opens (front of HS4)
16:00: Opening ceremony and topic announcement (HS4) (also on Discord) Afterwards: Brainstorming
30 minutes later: Pitch presentations Afterwards: Start Jamming!
23:00: Close rooms 

Saturday, 14th
8:00: Open rooms
20:00: Feedback/Testing happy hour
23:00: Close Rooms 

Sunday, 15th
8:00: Open rooms
16:00: Submission deadline on itch.io
16:30: Presentations (HS4)
Afterwards: Game Fair
19:00: Voting deadline
around 19:30: Award Ceremony