Themes

Animal Hockey

Anti-Wholesome

Dog Pistachio

The themes was generated at the start of the jam by taking random pairs of words submitted by participants. Theme words are submitted via private message to the bot Baby Boi in LiU Game Jam's Discord before start of the event.

Theme word rules:

• Should only be one English word.
• Should not be a game genre (ex. FPS, RTS).
• Keep it safe for work.

Our theme process ensures unique and challenging themes each jam. The theme is there for inspiration during brainstorming and you can pick something else as well.

Discord

All events, group forming, communication and streams will take place on the LiU Game Jam Discord.  Join it to participate in this jam.

Schedule

All events takes place on the LiU Game Jam Discord. All times are given in Central European Summer Time (CEST) i.e. UTC+2.

Saturday 10th July - 17:00 in Main Stage

• Introduction stream.
• Theme generation from submitted theme words.
• Brainstorming together with other jammers (similar to our physical jams).
• Team forming.

Sunday 11th July- -17:00 in Hangout Lounge (Optional)

• Party games

Saturday 17th July - 17:00 in Main Stage

• Half time review
• Playtesting together with other jammers.

Sunday 25th July - 17:00 in Main Stage

• Ending stream.
• Deadline for uploading games to Itch.io.
• Playtesting together with other jammers.

Format and rules

• Do I need to have a team to participate?
  You can work alone or in teams. It is more fun to jam in teams so we highly encourage you to find one however.

• Do I need to follow the theme?
  The theme is there for inspiration during brainstorming. If you have your own idea or an already existing project feel free to work on it.

• Am I welcome?
  All are welcome, student and non-student alike. No previous experience is needed and the event is free of charge.

• Do I need to be able to program?
  Not at all! Game design covers all kind of fields such as art, music, design, storywriting, level creation and problem solving. Anyone who is eager to create is welcome.

• What do I need in order for participate?
  Make sure you have a good working microphone as this will make it easier to brainstorm and work with the other jammers on the Discord server.

• What can I make my game in?
  Anything, a lot of jammers favor using game engines for the ease of use but participants have used everything from custom made programming languages to Google spreadsheets.  A good list of resources can be found here.

• Can I use assets packs or reuse code?
  Yes, feel free to use anything you have to make a kickass game.

• How do I get in touch with other participants?
  Main communication channel is LiU Game Jam's Discord. Official communication will be in English but expect to encounter some Swedish as well.

The game jam is organized by LiTHe kod - a student association at Linköping University for everyone that likes programming. We have been organizing game jams since 2012, both digital and physical events. Other games created at our events can be found in the LiU Game Jam Itch.io collection.