ABOUT THE JAM!
Summertime is too good to miss, so our jam is 2 weeks long so you don't have to crunch! Feel free to spend the entire 2 weeks on your submission or spend a total of 2 days, the goal is to have fun and be creative.
You can work in teams or solo, just make sure to add teammates to your submission so they can participate in voting afterwards. The theme of the jam will be announced at the start, you have to incorporate the theme into your game in some way. During submission, please describe how you interpreted the theme and incorporated it into your game.
The winner of the jam (plus other honorable mentions) will be permanently added to the "Hall Of Fame" in our Discord server for everyone to see for eternity.
THEME!
The theme of the jam is: Food Chain
RULES!
- Develop and submit your game within the date and time listed above
- You're allowed to work alone or in a team (no size restriction)
- You can use any game engine
- Pre-made and free assets are allowed as long as you credit them on your game page
- NSFW content is allowed but please make sure to put content warnings and be explicit about its intended age rating. Heavy topics are allowed, but please refrain from romanticizing/advocating for racism, sexism, transphobia, etc. Basically, don't be a hate-spreading person and be mindful of what you put in your game
- Get creative, take this as a learning experience, and have fun!!
THE OHANA COMMUNITY!
We created the Ohana community because we love game jams and we wanted to build a community around it. The goal is to meet new people and participate in game jams all year long! Please join our Discord server below as we will be posting important information about this jam and future ones:
RATING CRITERIA!
Submissions will be rated in 5 different categories by all the participants of the jam. You have to submit a project or be a contributor on a submitted project to be able to rate other submissions. Please rate all submissions fairly, you can be as strict or loose with your ratings as you like but be consistent.
- Art / Visuals
- How well does the art, visuals, and style complement the game?
- Is there a clear and consistent art direction or style?
- Music / Sound Effects
- How well do the music and sound effects complement the game?
- Does the music convey the intended emotion you should feel from the game?
- Gameplay (or "Fun" factor)
- How well are the mechanics of the game executed and how well does the gameplay correlate with the game idea being presented?
- How fun is the game?
- How well are the mechanics of the game executed and how well does the gameplay correlate with the game idea being presented?
- Use of Theme
- How well is the jam theme incorporated in the game?
- Overall
- Taking the above criteria into consideration, how would you rate this game overall?
FAQ!
Q. DOES MY GAME HAVE TO BE FINISHED/POLISHED? CAN I WORK ON THE SUBMISSION AFTERWARDS?
A. No stress! Submit whatever you've got done. The goal is to have fun, not create a fully polished/finished game. You can continue working on your submission after the voting period has ended.
Q. DOES MY GAME HAVE TO BE A CERTAIN FORMAT?
A. Nope! We welcome any games from any platform, using any engine, for any OS. I suggest making your game browser playable as this might increase the number of people that play it but there are no restrictions.
Q. WHAT IF I'VE NEVER MADE A GAME BEFORE
A. Even better! There are a bunch of useful tools listed in our useful stuff section to help you. Additionally, this is a great opportunity to meet new people and form a team. Team forming can be done in our Discord server or in the community tab.
USEFUL STUFF!
- Game Assets
- Lospec - You can find color palettes, tutorials, and tools here for making pixel/voxel art!
- DevAssets - Free 2D and 3D game assets
- Adobe Mixamo - Free 3D character models and animations
- Sketchfab - Free 3D assets
- OpenGameArt - Free 2D game art, audio, and assets
- Music / Sound Effects
- freesound - Huge selection of free sound clips
- FesliyanStudios - Free selection of royalty free sound effects and music
- BOSCA CEOIL - A free, easy to use tool for creating music
- Game Engines
- Unity - Free professional game engine, requires knowledge of C# programming
- How to make games without coding - Article on different game engines
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