• # 🎮 Sanilac Career Center Computer Tech Game Jam 2025

Welcome to the first annual SCC Computer Tech Game Jam! This is a 9-day game development challenge for students in the Computer Technology program at Sanilac Career Center.

## 📅 Important Dates

- **Theme Reveal & Jam Starts:** Monday, December 8, 2025 at 8:30 AM

- **Submission Deadline:** Friday, December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM

- **Judging & Awards:** Friday, January 9, 2026 

## 🎯 Theme

The theme will be revealed on December 8 at the start of class. Your game must incorporate this theme in a meaningful way!

## 👥 Teams

Work in teams of 2-3 students, or individually with instructor approval. All team members must be enrolled in the SCC Computer Technology program.

## 🛠️ Tools & Engines

You may use any game engine or programming language, including:

1. Pico-8
2.  Unity
3.  Godot
4.  GameMaker
5.  Python/Pygame
6.  HTML5/JavaScript
7.  And more!

## 📋 Rules

1. All work must be created during the jam period (Dec 8-19)
2. You may use pre-made assets (art, sound, music) if properly credited
3. Games must be appropriate for a school environment
4. Games must be playable and submitted by the deadline
5. Include credits listing all team members and their roles
6. Game must run on standard web browsers or Windows computers

## 🏆 Judging Criteria

Games will be judged on:

• Innovation – The unexpected. Things in a unique combination, or something so different it’s notable.

• Fun – How much you enjoyed playing a game. Did you look up at the clock, and found it was 5 hours later?
• Theme – How well an entry suits the theme. Do they perhaps do something creative or unexpected with the theme?
• Graphics – How good the game looks, or how effective the visual style is. Nice artwork, excellent generated or geometric graphics, charming programmer art, etc.
• Audio – How good the game sounds, or how effective the sound design is. A catchy soundtrack, suitable sound effects given the look, voice overs, etc.
• Humor – How amusing a game is. Humorous dialog, funny sounds, or is it so bad it’s good?
• Mood – Storytelling, emotion, and the vibe you get while playing.
• Overall – Your overall opinion of the game, in every aspect important to you.

Good luck and have fun! 🚀