THE SAGE JAM!
Get ready to flex your creative muscles, collaborate with others, and have a blast!
Hey everyone! We're diving head first into 2026 with the exciting world of game development and Digital Animation, and we want you to be a part of it. This is a fantastic opportunity for everyone, from absolute beginners to seasoned artist and developers, to come together, learn new skills, and make some amazing games, illustrations, and animations.
Submissions will be showcase for the upcoming CCE Week.
[To officially join the game jam, click the "JOIN JAM" button above.]
If you haven't participated in a jam before, you can make a free itch.io account (if you don't have one already), click "join jam" on this page, and then submit your output!
(If your submitting an Illustration or Animation, you don't need to create a itch.io account. Simply open and submit your output in Gdrive Folder Link provided below)
WHAT IS A JAM?
A jam event is a short, intensive, collaborative session where people come together to create something quickly usually within a strict time limit and around a shared theme or goal. In this case, creating games, Illustrations, and animations.
In short, a jam event is about making something together, fast, and learning through doing.
Theme
ABANDONED
Date/Time:
Start Date and Time: January 12 12:00 PM
End Date and Time: January 24 11:59 PM
Rules
- The submission must be created within the jam timeframe.
- The submission must connect/relate to the theme.
- The submission must not include offensive, discriminatory, or NSFW content of any kind.
- No AI generated content.
- You may team up with your friends! And we encourage it.
- Have Fun :)
P.S.
- For game submissions, you may use pre-made, publicly available, and purchased assets. Just remember to credit properly.
- Make sure the scope of your project is achievable within the given timeframe
- Remember, Jam's are meant to test your creativity, time management, and thinking outside the box skills.
Submission
The submission is open during the duration of the jam. You can submit anytime.
GAME SUBMISSION
- To Submit your game, make sure you've joined the jam by clicking the "JOIN JAM" button above.
- After that, click the "SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT" button.
- Upon clicking the "SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT" button, click the "UPLOAD GAME" button.
- Fill out the necessary field (No need to fill out all, only the ones required)
- Make sure to put your LastName and Year Level in the "Short description or tagline" field
- Make sure the pricing is set to "donate" or "no payments"
- If you need help with Uploading your game files, refer to this; link: https://itch.io/t/3260941/packaging-your-unity-game-for-itchio-a-step-by-step-gu...
- After that click, "SAVE & VIEW PAGE" Note: Make sure the "Visible and Access" section is set to public
ILLUSTRATION/ANIMATION SUBMISSION
- Submit your output here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mbJ6YZSIQXDl84Sgfis_ANWeIDDyjWHr?usp=dri...
- Make sure to name the output with your LAST NAME and YEAR LEVEL.
FOR QUESTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS:
Email: R.limbo.535146@umindanao.edu.ph
FB/MESSENGER: Rondee Limbo