The PROMPT: Design a GAME WITHOUT the use of INTERNET.

The RULES of COMPETITION:

• Event will run for a duration of ONE WEEK.
  • Participants do NOT need to abstain from Internet for the entire week. HOWEVER:
  • Participants MUST abstain from Internet while the Submission (Game) is IN DEVELOPMENT.
  • This period (the “DEVELOPMENT PERIOD”) includes:
    • PRE-PLANNING, once the THEME is REVEALED.
    • ASSET Construction and Implementation.
    • PROGRAMMING.
    • BUILDING the Application.
  • This period DOES NOT include:
    • RECEIVING the THEME.
    • UPLOADING the Application to the GAME PAGE.
    • SUBMITTING the GAME PAGE to the JAM.
• All participants must submit ONE and ONLY ONE GAME to the Jam.
  • Submission must be an APPLICATION which can either be
    • DOWNLOADED and played on WINDOWS Personal Computers, or
    • PLAYED DIRECTLY from the GAME PAGE in a standard WEB BROWSER.
  • Submission must be INSPIRED by the THEME, which will be REVEALED at the START OF THE EVENT.
    • THEME may be received at any time during the EVENT.
• “ABSTAINING from the INTERNET” is defined as:
  • RESTRICTED (FORBIDDEN):
    • ONLINE RESEARCH and INSPIRATION from any online source found during the Event.
    • Watching LIVESTREAMS and conversing with LIVESTREAMERS.
    • Use of SOCIAL MEDIA including but not limited to Discord, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, and itch.io.
    • DOWNLOADING ASSETS.
  • PERMITTED:
    • ONLINE:
      • Checking the GAME JAM HOME PAGE for the THEME.
      • Using LIBRARY DATABASES for finding PHYSICAL BOOKS.
      • Using LOCAL NETWORKS for FILE SHARING.
      • UPLOADING and SUBMITTING the GAME.
      • Any use of Internet BEFORE receiving the THEME (for the first time) or AFTER completing the SUBMISSION.
    • OFFLINE:
      • Talking to TEACHERS, FRIENDS, and STRANGERS in-person, granted that you DO NOT SOLICIT THEM FOR ONLINE INFORMATION.
      • Using BOOKS, either at a BOOKSTORE, HOME, or LIBRARY.
      • Using MUSEUMS and PARKS for research.
      • Drawing inspiration from NATURE and OUTDOOR SETTINGS.
      • DREAM JOURNALING and MEDITATION.
    • Under SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES*:
      • Downloading SOFTWARE UPDATES if your CURRENT VERSION IS EXPIRED *AND* UNUSABLE.
      • Uploading BACKUPS to a CLOUD DRIVE, *ONLY IF* YOU HAVE NO HARD DRIVE.

*These are nonetheless discouraged if you can avoid them, since the premise of the Jam is to prepare you for scenarios wherein such options may be unavailable to you.

The THEME: LEGACY.

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