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Final version of the rules is confirmed on 25th Nov 2023

🌹1st FLOWER JAM

🌸Sakura Jam 2023🌸

📣Submission Period : 31/11 - 31/1 00:00

✈Creation Period: After 1/10

Community Discord:

OPEN NEW WINDOW

If you know making games,feel free to join.If you don't,you can also join our activities!(See the community)

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We have optional topics.However No Specific topics are required!

Just make what you like!

✨Update on 25/10/2023 18:00 UTC+8

As to make the jam better and allow more people enjoy the fun of this jam,we postponed the game jam again to Late-Nov~next year.As to give fun to this jam.

Happy creating!

SakuraJam creator

GameCoder135

✨Update on 16/9/2023 17:00 UTC+8

As to make the jam better and allow more people enjoy the fun of this jam,we postponed the game jam again to Mid-November~next year.As to give fun to this jam.

Happy creating!

SakuraJam creator

GameCoder135

🎇OPTIONAL TOPIC:

❗❗❗NOTE:Please read this document before you start creating.

Make Games with high graphic quality,feel free to go with any engines with coding!

2D or 3D submissions are welcomed.

📕History of the "Flower" jam

Every year,we will host a jam of one-month with a flower name,and participants create high-quality game to share with the world.The first jam is on 2023 November Sakura Jam.Yes!This is our first jam!We usually start the jam during Winter(November) and end it in the next year.You may celebrate christmas here as well as counting down for the new year too!

❓WHAT TO DO?

🚕First of all:

Click this button to 

RECEIVE NOTIFICATION

🕹GAME JAM?

Game Jam,which you have to build a game yourself or in a team,share and meet other game creators!

📃Creator's Note:

No copying work,duplication of existing projects and using copyrighted work is allowed.However you may use other's work as an INSPIRATION of your project(s).

🧶About Myself,the host:

HeartyCod3r

A junior programmer,game designer,art designer while a jam host who is holding the first game jam ever on Itch.io.

🎉Quality Requirements

Definition of "high graphic quality":

We want games with high-poly assets and high-level programming.In other words we don't want pixel-style things(I understand pixel art can also make awesome games but this is not the principle of this jam).You may check the images attached to see the requirements.

Note:We don't really suggest low-poly games and here is a few requirements about low-poly games:

• Normal Maps,metallic maps and other mapping have to be used in materials.
• Lighting should have highest quality.Baking the lights is suggested.
• Avoid the usage of primitive shapes(spheres,cubes etc)

Vector Art(Asked by a jam member) is ACCEPTED!

However, make sure it also meet our quality guidelines above.Any art styles that meet the quality requirements will be accepted.

💌Advertising:

If you really want to make pixel-art games or low-poly games.Stay tuned for the "LPJam" in coming December!

❌Not-Accepted quality:

🎁PRIZE:

A secret prize will be given to the winner of the jam.We will contact the winner within 3 months after the jam ends and we finished looking at all games.

Also,the winning game will be CONTINUED developed by other devs(Of course we will ask your permission) and will be submitted on another game jam.

Due to the management and security problems,this arrangement will be CANCELLED.

You will also get the STAR OF JAM-SAKURA award!

Poor Drawing LOL!!!

💥While Jamming...

While Jamming,we have activities here!

• 🎉🎊Christmas celebration
• ⏰New year countdown
• And more surprising activities here!

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📑Submission:

You may submit ONE OR MORE projects during the submission period.

Maximum File Size:~10GB(If you got a file sized more than 1 GB,you have to Contact the itch io team for more space.)

✅Accepted Submission Methods:

• Itch's submission page(You must include  a WINDOWS build)
• Google Drive
• Unity Play and other official Play platforms.

NO PERSONAL SERVER SUBMISSIONS ARE ALLOWED and will be deleted if found.

🧨Asset Pack Submission:

If you want to share your asset pack,remember to follow the guidelines below:

• Avoid ANY LICENSED/COPYRIGHTED ASSETS except MIT/Creative licenses allowing everyone to share and publish.
• LEAVE BLANK FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION(API KEYS)
• For scripts,it is recommended to make in-editor changes by setting the variables to SerializeField.

✈Game Engines:

Any game engines with coding is accepted.Those with ONLY VISUAL CODING are NOT accepted!)

THESE are examples:

🎭Multiplayer:

For multiplayer games is HIGHLY SUGGESTED,it is advised to use Photon Network for the overall experience.However,you must delete all your personal information from the project before uploading the asset pack.

💚Accepted:

• Unity
• Unreal
• Godot
• Plain Language creation such as C++
• etc

❌Not Accepted:

• Scratch
• Scratch Jr(absolutely)
• Microsoft online visual stuff and etc

When you are done,submit a build onto this page.

🎱Assets:

You may use any online asset packs.Either free or paid.Or you may build your own assets using softwares.Pay attention to copyright issues.

🎁SUPPORT:

If you want to give support,please support the Blender project instead so that game developers can enjoy free 3D software for their game creations.

🎀Purpose:

We are NOT having a formal jam,we just want to see what awesome things can game developers create.Therefore feel free!

*Note that:

Info will be posted on this page,on Community and on Game Jam Pages before the jam starts.Check for updates in rules and development progresses.

ENJOY!

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