This jam is in person at Midwestern State University, itch.io is being used as a submission system but it's really a closed event for MSU students and their teams.

This 2 & 1/4 days game design competition is for everyone! We want to welcome participants even if they have no coding background. Our goal is to educate participants while generating a fun and competitive atmosphere. Volunteer helpers, with experience programming, will assist new designers with their projects. You are welcome to participate in a team. However, to ensure a fair competition for solo developers team sizes are limited to three. So, developers and artists, make friends. Take on the challenge together!

Rules

Since games being submitted are technically being "published" to itch.io, respect of copyrighted material is a requirement for submissions (You can't use Mario!)

No code for your game should be written in advance! Brainstorming and practicing genre-related code is fine.

You are welcome to use any publicly available engine or starter, free or proprietary, as well as any general building/debugging tools.

Maximum team size is 3

4 Prizes

The Champion Award The best overall Game Jam project

The Designer Award The best presentation elements in a Game Jam project (Art, Sound, Writing)

The Engineer Award The best code and technical ability demonstrated in a Game Jam project

The Student Award The amateur game developer who demonstrates the most impressive growth and learning (Demonstrated via a submitted short response)