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

Hello, call me Note!

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 tried to participate in the Winter Game Jam but college got in the way. I'm working on going into Game Design, so I want to get started early.

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

Dead Cells, Celeste, and Hollow Knight definitely influence the kinds of games I want to make.

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

Nothing other than a bit of learning 3d Unity

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

I'm super passionate about accessibility in video games, making it possible for as many people to play games as possible.

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

Get started on creating video games myself.

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

Hey! My name is Caleb, I'm a software developer in Maryland, US, aspiring to get into game development.

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 tried a game jam before. I always thought they were a waste of time, since I always had more projects than I had time for. Recently though, I'm finding that something small and quick would be fun to work on, to improve skills and stay motivated.

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

I love sci-fi, one of my favorites is Space Engineers, which is very inspiring. As was Minecraft, back when it was a new idea.

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

I've created several prototypes and unfinished games (unfinished usually for lack of art). I don't use engines, I like to develop the internal functionality myself, as that's the part I really enjoy.

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

Automation, multiplayer, getting in over my head and having to think outside the box. I love technical challenges.

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

To have fun, but a big part of it is curiosity, to see if I can pull off making a game in a short period of time. It'll be a fight against not only available time, but also my perfectionism, so this will be interesting!

1. Hi. I'm Mike or you may also call me DogEgg. I'm a Unity3D game developer from Hong Kong. I'm not new to this engine but I didn't make games a lot before. My company I worked is for ship autonomus so I'm kind of using Unity as a software interface. I sometimes want to pick up my game develop skills so I tried to join some game jam.

2. No. I'm new to itch.io which only joined one jam before. Anyway my goal is to develop a game that really playable.

3. I love minigames such as Minesweeper. Also almost all Voodoo and 111%  games are my favorite. For PC, I love Minecraft. I believe simple game is much suitable to me.

4. I have experience on Unity3D. My graduation project games was made with Unity. However my experience on making game is less.

5. Board game, TRPG, are my passion. But as I said, I like simple. So I rather like games like Call Of Cthulhu instead DND. My life goal for the future is make or participate in a VR game that using rules of TRPG.

6. In this jam I hope that I can make a complete, playable, fun and interesting PC game.

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

Hello There, My name is Richard Waterer. Im from a small country called Latvia and Im 12.

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 This is my First Time in a Game Jam. My reason of joining is because of fun and my loneliness...

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

I Still dont have a favourite game because every game is fun.

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

No I dont have but maybe, just maybe, I will get some experience! : )

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

Because Im here on Itch for the first time EVER

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

I dont have any goals, just some experience and (possibly) some friends!

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

Hello, hello! I’m Kayleigh (Omulette), your friendly neighborhood soft egg. I’m a 25-year-old illustrator/game developer completing my MFA degree at Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD). You can usually find me knitting up little yarn friends, reading graphic novels, or doodling characters for my video game projects.

(I use she/her/hers pronouns.)

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 haven’t participated in the previous couple of jams (full plates of schoolwork kept me quite busy), but I joined MFGJ in Summer 2018 and Winter 2017. This time, I’m hoping to keep things simple so I can properly submit a game!

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

In terms of genre, I pick up and play casual games the most. Animal Crossing (New Leaf) is my obvious favorite for its coziness and quirkiness. I’ve loved the series since its GameCube days, and I can’t wait for March 20th and New Horizons!

The most recent game I’ve finished (and adored) is GRIS on Nintendo Switch. Everything about it is beautiful and evocative, from the artwork to the soundtrack. It’s definitely one I’d recommend!

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

I’ve worked with RPGMaker MV extensively in the past, and released a couple titles on itch: "Walk With Me" and "My Friend Melon" (demo). Briefly tested the waters in Unity 3D for a small VR project. I’m currently working in Unity 2D (with the Fungus plugin) for my MFA thesis called "Apple & Worm’s Day Out". I’ve also switched my sprite creation workflow to Aseprite, which has been VERY beneficial! For $15, it’s a super-handy tool if you’re looking to make animated pixel art!

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

I enjoy lots of different fiber crafts! Right now I’m really into knitting and embroidery, but I also crochet, hand/machine sew, and needle-felt. Most don't have patterns since I freehand 'em. My favorite projects have plenty of colorwork and smooshy textures, like this little alien below!

Her name is Pleesh and she’s the perfect size for hugging.

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

* make at least one functioning minigame level

* experiment with UI design

* keep things simple!

7. Any advice to new participants?

Don’t feel pressured to make something perfect. Game jams (especially this one) are for learning, connecting with other jammers, and having fun!

8. What can the admins do to improve your jam experience?

Just keep up the awesome work! I’ve always appreciated the hosts’ engagement with their jammers, as well as the inclusivity of the community they’re building here.

9. What are some of the past works you've made for the jam? Show off your favorites!

Haven’t submitted anything to jams before, since they were very rough and unfinished, but you can find my devlogs for MFGJ at the links below!

Winter 2017: “Little Room: Snacktime”

Summer 2018: “My Friend Melon”

1. Hi. I'm talkyon. Like many of you, I have been playing video games for a long time.

2. This is my first game jam. I want to know if I have aptitude in making games, and if so, what area(s) of the game development process.

3. Pokemon and Rune Factory are my favorite game series. Specifically, Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver are my favorite games. The way the games give you freedom to roam around while still maintaining structure is what inspired me to want to create my own games.

4. I have no prior experience with anything. I've only just started pixel art.

5. I'm very passionate about player choice and freedom in game design, and the challenges that come with combining it with storytelling.  For that reason, I am very fond of adventure games that do both well.

6. My goal is to figure out what my strengths are in the game development process.

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

Hello, my name is Oscar but I also use my nickname Acero.  My native language is Spanish, so i apologize if I make mistakes while writing in English. 

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? 

Yes. I went solo in the last jam. I would like to work in a team this time so I can learn from the experience of others as well as learn teamwork. 

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

I like most kind of games but RPGs and visual novels inspire me mostly for their stories. 

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

The previous game jam I used Unity and I have more experience in this engine. Recently I have started to look into using Renpy. 

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

Videogames and puzzles. Also, I love the good stories and lore of fantasy worlds. 

6. What are your goals for this game jam? 

I would like to share a more polished work than last time and also met some people (I'm introvert so this is something I'm working on) 

7. Any advice to new participants? 

Don't expect to make a perfect and flawless game, because you'll get unmotivated when things dont go the right way. If you get stuck with something, better work in something else and come back later to resolve the issue. Small and steady progress keeps you motivated. 

9. What are some of the past works you've made for the jam? Show off your favorites! 

This was my entry for last jam. https://oemc.itch.io/marble-maze-maker 

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

I'm h0wser from Sweden. I'm currently in the final stages of my masters degree in computer science and engineering.

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 jam in a while, I used to develop games for fun and did a few Ludum dares. Got out of it for a few years but now I want to get started again and this Jam seems like the perfect place to find inspiration and just get that first buggy prototype out of the way :p

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

I really like competitive games like starcraft and csgo but I also really love  competitive but casual "couch-multiplayer" games like towerfall ascension. Those games are more what I like to play but as for inspiration for creating games I think FEZ is one of the biggest inspirations, I love how the art and music come together with cool gameplay mechanics to create a cohesive world. That's what I wish to achieve with my games.

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

For a long time me and my friends made small games with C++ because we thought it was cool. I have strong programming skills but have realized that most of those games where more about the code than about the games. That is why I've decided to switch to using Unity so that I don't go around implementing rectangle collisions for the 34th time and can focus on gameplay instead.

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

I'm also really into music production and music overall. So for my game music will definitely have its place. I'm interested in creating a world of music that interacts with whats happening on screen. I would someday like to produce soundtracks for games as well.

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

Build a simple but fun game that feels good. One of the most important things for this Jam is that my game gets to a proper finished state. I have too many projects that just get forgotten, I really want to make sure this one is finished. 

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?
My name is Oliver, I live in Germany. I am new to game dev etc, just set up itch account and twitter, you can follow me here: @Oliver16406648

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, not participated in any game jams at all. I joined because I want to start making games.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?
I like 'Night in the Woods', Gris, Undertale.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?
Not yet! At the moment I try to decide which game engine to learn/use between Godot, Unity, GameMaker Studio.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!
I am passionate about learning new things, I want to learn about illustration/graphics/game development/music/sound design.

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

My goals are:
- to learn about game development, sound/music design, animation, graphics
- to connect with people who are also learning/creating games
- create a diary/log throughout the jam, documenting my ideas/process, connect with me on twitter @Oliver16406648
- to produce a playable demo/prototype of a game

7. Any advice to new participants?
Work hard!

9. What are some of the past works you've made for the jam? Show off your favorites!
No past works yet, this will be my first.

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

Hi, my name's Cody. 

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 didn't participate in the last one. I'm joining now because I'm just getting into game design as a hobby.

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

RPG's and Strategy games are my favorites. I've been on a Medieval 2: Total War kick recently. I can't point to any one game that inspired me to make my own, but I love games that can tell an interesting story.

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

I've only messed around in Godot. Done a few tutorials here and there.

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

Umm...math and science. I've lost hours working through physics concepts for fun before. And reading! Currently reading through the Dresden Files.

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

Finish and submit a complete, if rough around the edges, game.

01. Hey, I'm Kane RayNov and I am a little crazy Guy from Germany. My English is pretty bad, at least the writing, but understanding and reading is very good, so sorry if you have to read misspells or typos written by me.

02. No, this is my first game jam. My reason for joining is the fact I heard that this can help many people to reach their goals and get cool infos about the own project and what can be done better. And also that I can give my experience to others, if this is appreciated.

03. My favorite games are RPGs, RTS and textbased adventures. But the games that inspires me are only the textbased adventures, because they can build whole worlds only with words ;)

04. I have some experience with game dev, I've programmed prototypes of TDs, adventures and FPS. I've worked with the Unreal Engine, Blender, RPG Maker (XP, VX, VX Ace and MV), Game Maker Studio and Unity. Currently I use Unity.

05. I'm coding very often, I write Stories and I like to draw and sketch

06. My Goals are for this GameJam the following Points:

 - A "Roguelike Textbased RPG" in a little Environment where I can build upon when the jam is over. I want to code a basic Script for the World Generation, where the player can interact with every in the text marked object through commands. Maybe, if I have the time, than I want to add a little combat system in it, and a little quest should be very nice. This are my goals for this jam, seems legit I think.

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

Hi. I am Ibrahim. I am 16 years old. I consider myself a beginner. I have many ideas. But I am not  experienced enough to make it

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 didn't. But I participate in other game jams

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

I always loved sandbox games. And games that have level editor mode. Like Minecraft, Super Mario Maker, Geometry Dash. And at some point I wanted to  make my own game 

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

I use Godot Engine. I started many project. But I barely finished them. Mainly Because I lost motivation. Most of the Games I made were  platformer. And Shoot them  up. 

6. What are your goals for this game jam

I want to challenge myself. And get out of my comfort zone. And try to make another game genre that I never made before

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

Hi, My name is Saulo and I'm 21 years old.

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'm in the end of the Summer break in my country, so i want to participate of a Game jam.

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

I love Super Mario Galaxy and Final Fantasy X. I don't remember when I decide to make games, I only remember that I was young and I was inspared by online games that fillled the empty space in my life.

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

I did little school's projects but I have a lot to learn.

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

Volleyball!

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

Complete the challenger.

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

Hi my name is todaysblip. i'm a musician, dog walker, and web developer in NYC

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 any game jam. ive never made an original game!

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

Cave story, baba is you, mario odyssey, DOOM, katamari damacy, ape escape... the list could go on! I like games that are social, fun, and strange.

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

i've only done a few unity and game maker tutorials from youtube..so not very much!

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

I love music, sculpture, and film

6. What are your goals for this game jam?

to build something thats playable!

1. Hello, I'm Michael (AKA Arylos). I am 6-year developer starting originally with Pokemon style games. My specialty is C#/Unity programming and systems and gameplay programming.

2. I have not; this will be my first time actually in a game jam.

3. God of War, Final Fantasy XIV, RuneScape, Frostpunk, Oxygen Not Included, Horizon: Zero Dawn are among my favourites.

4. I've been making games for about 6 years now. My specialty is Unity and specifically with backend systems.

5. Games, music, and food pretty much sums up my life. 

6. Trying to clear my head from my current project while trying something new and trying to work on my concept work as well as work on focusing on the minimum viable product.

1.Hi! My name is Stompie and I've been making games on and off since I was 12 .

2.No i did not, i had been using GameMaker to create my games, until i discoverer Unity and c#. I want to learn more and get better at creating games. Also I've never shown my games to anyone and i think its high time i do :)

3. My favorite video game of all time is The Elder scrolls v : Skyrim and boy did it inspire me! I played it relentlessly to the point that i felt like i had done everything of note there was to do. Naturally i gravitated to using console commands to squeeze every bit of fun out of the game , then I started to see how mods worked and how they where made. That was  in 2012 and I've been in love with game development ever since.   

4. I downloaded GameMaker Many years ago. I was way to young to understand the ins and outs of gamedev but i did get a basic understanding of what was going on so for a 5th grade business project i made a game called "Dude" (really not worth describing ). I worked on and off on games till i was 18 and then switched to unity and started to learn code creating fun little projects that i kept secret and hidden out of embarrassment.

5.Playing video games . video games are my life through and through, i have no other talents or aspirations, its all i know its what i'm best at and they have thought me many may life lessons. No matter how bad quality a game may be i always get immersed, they made me cry like a little baby more times than id like to admit :D. I hope to one day spread my own  kind of message through my projects and inspire people to do the same.

6. Like i said I've never shown anyone anything I've created , I've just been doing this on my own ,the reality is that I've wanted nothing more in my life than to  be involved in this community, but i have always been afraid to show myself. I hope that by finally showing people what I'm capable of that it might cause a sort of snow ball effect where i make game free from the fear of judgement  and thinking i'm not good enough or i don't belong. Above all i want to meet people and make friends i love every aspect of this and i cant wait to play all the awesome games you guys come up with :)

1. I'm Aleksandr. I have more 4 years of web development (Java in backend and Angular in frontend). I dream to develop games for a long time. Now I learn LibGDX framework and hope I can make something playable and fun. :-)

2. Nope, this is my first one.

3. I like some TBSes (Heroes III, Civilization IV, Eador: The broken world), RPGs (Neverwinter Nights, Morrowind, Titan Quest, Mount & Blade). These games have inspired me, gave me much fun and ideas, that I would to implement in some great day in my own games.

4. Very little. When I was learning a programming I created a very simple HTML game in Heroes III style. I did not use any engine or library, but only pure HTML+CSS+JavaScript. It worked even without canvas! Its code was awful :-) More later I've created Minesweeper using PixiJs. I want to use LibGDX in this game jam but actually I have not yet decided finally. Maybe I'll choose something else.

5. Programming, looking for solution of difficult tasks, and of course games!

6. To make a game, to learn something new, to get a feedback and an advice from experienced game developers, and to get fun! :-)