🎯 Learning Showdown Game Jam

Welcome to the Learning Showdown Game Jam – a creative challenge where knowledge becomes power, and games become tools for education!

🧠 Purpose

This jam invites developers and creators to design serious games that use turn-based showdown mechanics in educational or training contexts.

Participants can:

• Create a brand new game

• Improve an existing prototype

• Submit a revised version of a previous educational game

🎮 Theme: Learning as Power

Each game should include learning-driven mechanics, such as:

• Quiz-based combat

• Narrative choices tied to academic content

• Powers activated by answering questions correctly

Your game should:
✅ Reward accurate knowledge or critical thinking
✅ Present educational challenges
✅ Combine strategy, creativity, and immersion

🌐 Build for Teachers & Classrooms

Games submitted to this jam should be designed to support future use by teachers.

In the final version, teachers should be able to:

• Upload their own multiple-choice questions

• Choose the subject and difficulty level

• Link correct answers to in-game actions (attacks, healing, defense, special moves)

• Use the game in their classrooms for review, assessment, or motivation

The goal is to create a tool that empowers educators to customize the learning experience for their students.

⏰ Timeline

📝 Jam Starts: [Insert start date]
📤 Submission Deadline: [Insert end date]
🗳️ Voting Starts: Automatically after the submission deadline
🏆 Voting Ends: [Insert voting end date]

🗳️ Voting System

• Only submitters (participants) can vote

• All voters must rate a random set of games first before open voting

• This ensures fairness and equal exposure for all entries

🏅 Rating Criteria

1. Educational potential – Can the game support real learning in schools?

2. Gameplay and design – Is it engaging and easy to use?

3. Creativity and originality – Are the concepts fresh and compelling?

4. Adaptability for teachers – Can it be easily personalized with content?

🛠️ Who Can Join?

Open to:

• Game developers

• Designers and storytellers

• EdTech enthusiasts

• Students and researchers in learning sciences
  Solo or in teams!

📂 Submission Requirements

• A playable game (HTML5 or downloadable format)

• A short description of the concept

• Screenshots and/or a short trailer (optional but encouraged)

• Indicate how teachers could use or customize your game in the classroom

💬 Questions?

Reach out via direct message or post in the jam’s community section!