1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

I go by AMcGinty and I'm an  animator. 

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

Nope! I've never been in a game jam before!

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

I really like games with deep characters and stories.
I enjoy playing rhythm games and puzzle game.
The kind of games I want to make are cute horror games!

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I have messed around with the Ren'py engine before but have never made anything final in it. So that's my goal!

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I'm passionate about animation, gaming and creating stories for others to connect to and enjoy.

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

To make something small that people can play and what leaves them wanting more of my work.

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hi! My name is Diana and I'm super excited to be here!

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

I've never participated in a game jam, and I'm joining because I want to start learning to use Unity and improve my skills as a software developer and designer. I have a lot of free time this summer and I'm lousy at teaching myself stuff without a deadline, so this is the perfect environment (hopefully)!

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

I recently started playing Stardew Valley, which is a major inspiration for our game jam project. Other games I've loved over the past couple of years include Metal Gear Solid V, Monster Hunter World, Persona 5, God of War, and Shin Megami Tensei IV. I've been a fan of video games since my childhood and have gathered lots of inspiration from different games throughout the years.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I've made a few games as class assignments, including clones of Snake, Frogger and Galaga. These were all made with teaching libraries, so I'm eager to learn to use more professional tools.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I love cats!

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

I want to produce a game that's fun and satisfying to play, with mechanics and code I can be proud of and keep improving upon.

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hi everyone! My name os Fábio, I'm from Brazil and i'm studying to become a computer scientist and, perhaps, a game developer

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

I did not. Also, this is going to be my first jam! Being part of one game jam could help me to get organized and to finally be able to conclude some game project, what also could lead me to new projects.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

If you look at my avatar, you can tell I love Donkey Kong. I personaly love the third of the original trilogy to most, but I also really enjoy Returns and Tropical Freeze as well. And yes, they inspire me to create something as good and fun.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

Eeeh, not quite. I played around before, but nothing really came out of it. Unity is the engine that I liked the most, and I felt more comfortable. I tried to make a Tycoon style game, but I might have overcomplicaded in the process and I left behind.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

To play a good game hahaha. Also, I like to spend some time with friends and to try learning/improving some language (Now I'm improving my English, and also starting from the bottom to learn Japanese)

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

To finally be able to conclude one game, even if it end out being a lame one. Plus, getting experience with game jams is really nice.

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hiya I'm Pia! I draw and love cartoons and anime. I also animate from time to time along with learning different game techniques but i'm very new at that though!

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

No I did not, I was referenced to join this jam by one of my friends! 

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

I love 3d platformers/adventure games (mainly Klonoa, Crash bandicoot, and Any Nintendo game!)  and rpg games such as (Pocket Mirror,OFF,Undertale etc..)

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

Ive only made a handful of games mainly for myself. ALL unfinished (rip..) 

They were in various engines,Gamemaker,Unity,Renpy,Rpgmaker2k3,

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

My art! I love designing new characters and environment and I would love to see them come to life!

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

Finish my game!!

7. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?

I dont have good advice other than, This will be a good and fun experience!

8. If you're a returning jammer, what can the admins do to improve your jam experience

n/a~~

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hi I'm Taylor. This is my first game jam and I do accessibility web development for a living.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

Nope this is my first Jam! I joined so I would finally finish a game in Unity.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

I love games like Animal Crossing, The Sims, Pokemon, Stardew Valley. Those are all great games but I think too large of a scope for me to attempt at the moment. I'd love to work on a project with expressive features like those in the future.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I've made a few web games before, and even wrote my own JavaScript game engine. But I'll be using Unity for this jam. I took a class in it and never really finished a game.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I like Hair Metal. Like Van Halen, Whitesnake, and Bon Jovi. But not Poison or Motley Crue. I still have taste.

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

Make some pixel art! Use Unity! Finish it!

7. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?

N/A

8. If you're a returning jammer, what can the admins do to improve your jam experience?

N/A

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hey! I'm Luna. I am a completely newbie game developer. Before this, I've considered myself a writer, but I'm trying to branch out. Besides, I'm dying to actually get a project done.
I'm using GameMaker, so I'm coding with GML.
I've also never made pixel art or music before, so this game jam is introducing me to... A little bit of everything!

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?
This is my first game jam. I appreciate how open it is to beginners, and the atmosphere has convinced me not to place my expectations too high. It seems like the perfect way to test the waters of game design and learn a bit about the trade.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?
Stardew Valley and Undertale both affected my views on games. Firstly, they made me want to learn pixel art. Secondly, they inspired me to make both silly, fun, joyful games (Like Stardew) and deep, meaningful games (Like Undertale). This game is definitely more of the former. It's my first time, after all.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?
The only thing I have experience with is the silly little space shooter tutorial in GameMaker. That said, I think I'm picking up on programming fairly quickly.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!
Dungeons and Dragons is definitely a recent passion of mine. Other than that, I just like telling stories and making people happy through those stories.

6. What are your goals for this game jam?
My goals are simple. I want to make a silly platformer with a single decently sized level and basic mechanics (Though I intend to do at least *something* unique with the controls), with pixel graphics and a musical theme for the level. Basically, I'm dabbling in a little bit of everything that goes into game design, and the final result isn't as important as the journey.

I hope everyone has fun with this jam!!