Respawn Spring 2020 is here! Develop a game in a weekend with a team of fellow students and share your creation! A game jam theme will be chosen at the start of the event which you can get inspiration from (or don't).

The theme is:

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Rules for Participation

1. Act Appropriately: You must abide by Florida Polytechnic University’s student code of conduct to ensure appropriate event behavior.
2. Don't Plagiarize: Make sure to credit content used in your project that wasn't created by you or any team.
3. New Projects Only: You should be creating a brand new project for the game jam rather than building on top of an already existing project. You are allowed to reference assets from previous project such as code snippets or generic content.
   1. If you have a game idea prior to the game jam that you never built upon, you are allowed to utilize that design.
4. Team sizes cannot exceed 5 people.
   
   1. This is only a maximum team size, feel free to work in a team smaller than this.
5. Wear Event Badges: When within the IST during the event, wear the badge that was given to you at the start of the event.
   1. If you lose your badge or need one for a team member talk to an event staff member.
6. Please bring up all food allergies and/or health concerns: Failure to do so cannot guarantee safe food and accommodation for health concerns. This relieves the event planner, the Media Club and Florida Polytechnic University of any liability and civil law suits.

Any concerns about event safety and dishonesty should be reported to Media Club E-Board members immediately. Failure to adhere to these rules can result in disqualification from the event.

Event Q&A

• I have never developed a game in my life! Where do I get started?
  • Game development is no easy task, but it is easier to get started than you might think. If you brand new to game development our recommendation is to get started working in the Unity game engine. This engine is very popular and has a large support network, meaning if you encounter an issue there are likely countless threads online covering it. As far as educational content for learning Unity there are many options including: Ruby 2D Adventure Course for a complete course on learning unity, Brackeys YouTube for interesting one off tutorials, or even a a Udemy course (paid). If you need any help when developing your game don't hesitate to reach out to Media Club officers for help.
• Where can I develop my project?
  • We have reserved a room for you develop your game in the IST. We will have food and other students to assist you in development. You are not required to work in this room to develop your game, though we highly encourage you to be present.
• What game engine am I allowed to use to create my game?
  • There is no limitation on what game engines you can utilize during the game jam. We recommend sticking to the popular options such as Unity, Unreal Engine, Gamemaker, or Godot.
• Where can I find a team/team members?
  • Teams building will be managed at the CrowdForge page. Teams are highly encouraged to find members through this page.