As a part of the Lasta Festiva 2024, glór in Ennis, Ireland is running its first ever game jam! The event will last 14 days and is open for entry for all video game developers in Ireland, from well-seasoned veterans to first-time developers.

The Lasta Festival is a collaboration across several Nasc Regional Venue Networks, programmed by a team of young people selected through a nationwide open call. Although the network typically focuses on performance and visual arts, we are excited and hopeful to reach a new corner of the artistic scene in Ireland with this game jam.

The winner of the game jam will be awarded €200, with a second runner up prize of €100. The winner and runner up will also be invited to glór in Ennis, Co. Clare during the week of the Lasta Festival to attend a reception event.

To register, all you have to do is set up an itch account (if you don't have one already) and click join jam above!

Edit (02/06/2024) Thank you all for participating in the Lasta Game Jam! The winner of the Jam is STAGEBOUND by Davkey and the runner up is Studio Simulator by Rozzyboi.

A game jam is an intensive challenge in which an individual or team will work towards creating a video game from scratch in a limited time frame. Details of a jam vary on a case-by-case basis but no matter what, the event is a great way to experiment, make connections, and test your creativity!

In the Lasta Game Jam, competitors will have two weeks, or fourteen days, to complete their game based on a to-be-announced theme. 

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players"

William Shakespeare, As You Like It

Going back to glor's roots, the theme of the jam is this famous Shakespeare quote! Your game will have to incorporate this in some way. Maybe the setting is a theatre, maybe your characters are actors, maybe you go meta with it! The possibilities are endless and we can't wait to see what you come up with. Have fun brainstorming and we'll see you on the 10th!

About the Entrant

• Entrants should be over 18 or have parental permission to enter the jam.
• Entrants must be based in either The Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. In the case of a team entry, at least one individual team member must meet this requirement.
• You may enter individually or on a team of up to three people.
• Entrants must be respectful of other competitors and their work in shared spaces, such as on the community page.

About the Game

• The game must be made entirely within the two-week submission window, from the 10^th of May to the 24^th of May. You may use preexisting code, as long as it was not made specifically for use in this jam.
• Submitted games can be made in any engine, provided the uploaded file can either run on Windows or in-browser. Unfortunately, we cannot consider Virtual Reality (VR) games for this jam.
• The submitted game must incorporate the theme in a meaningful way.
• Entries cannot contain content that could be described as discriminatory, offensive, or pornographic.
• We allow the use of pre-made, publicly available, and purchased assets such as art and audio, provided you have the legal rights to use them. We ask that you credit any assets that you do not make yourselves.
• We do not allow the use of generative AI in this competition.
 

The winner of the game jam will be awarded €200, with a second runner up prize of €100. The winner and runner up will also be invited to glór in Ennis, Co. Clare during the week of the Young Curators’ Festival to attend a reception event on the 6th of June.

The entries will be ranked by a panel of judges arranged by glór and games will be rated on:

• Game Design: Is the game intuitive? Does it engage the player? Would it bring repeat players back to it?
• Audio and Graphic Design: Does the game have a unique or pleasing aesthetic? Does the audio engage the player? How is the game as a stylistic experience?
• Innovation and Originality: Is the game original in its gameplay? Does it have a compelling narrative? Does it bring a new twist to an established norm?
• Accessibility: Is the game adjustable for players’ individual needs? Does it take ease of use into account?
• Theme: How well does the game incorporate the theme?

glór is a thriving arts centre located in Ennis, which serves the people of Clare and the mid-west with a vibrant programme of theatre, music, dance, visual arts, film, and workshops. As a key regional arts centre, we present upwards of 500 events attended by over 45,000 people each year.

Have a question? Looking for a team? Head over to our community page.

Lasta has several events running during the week of June 4th, so visit our online brochure to see if anything looks interesting. Also feel free to visit the glor website here.

Unfortunately, due to child protection concerns we are unable to operate a discord sever at this time.