Hi everyone. My name is George. I made two Twine games and a UE4 game in blueprints. By now everyone I've responded to on this jam page should be quite on board with this newly devised project. But before we can start talking game development, we need to establish a solid means of online communication. We won't get properly started until everyone has sounded off, but don't feel pressured to rush.
Now: what social media platform(s) do you use the most often and are most at home with? If you have any at all: Dropbox, Twitter, Gmail etc, let me know so I can connect with you ASAP. For game development updates and resource management, I recommend you create a Slack account; it's totally free and a very intuitive method of sharing gameplay capture footage and large content resources (models, code, sound files etc.) between one another that couldn't otherwise be shared over email. It also doubles as a perfectly serviceable instant messenger system with its own custom subject chat rooms, so I suggest you get on that pronto if you haven't already.
In order for this project to go smoothly, we must keep in regular communication. Don't worry if you happen to prefer solitary work most of the time; I only ask this of you to ensure that no-one is left out of the loop, that nothing goes unfinished and that everyone understands exactly what needs to be done and how. This is why I'm also going to ask you to go over the initial idea I suggested and think of ways you want to improve upon it (It is too ambitious? Not unique enough? etc). If you can come up with any ideas or even a whole entire concept of your own that's begging to be made and is more suited to your individual approach, note them down and when we connect online, we'll talk about them there (along with any other important game dev details on the agenda).
Also, mention what hours you're consistently available online for in your respective time zones and be sure to notify everyone of any sudden obligations that may arise and take higher priority. If any of us can manage to bring other would-be developers into the fold, then all the better (I might be able to get even more additional collaborators on our team this Sunday Afternoon GMT). Let's make sure development is positive and as supportive for all involved and that we not lose sight of our goals.
And finally, if this is all news to you and you want to get involved along with everyone I've contacted already, it's never too late for you either! Just drop a reply here and I'll be in touch! Looking forward to working with all of you!
(Find me on Twitter @BonsaiTreehouse, on Gmail with chealgeorge@gmail.com and on Slack @BonsaiTreehouse)