THEME

EGaDS! is proud to host its annual game jam again this year! This jam is open for EGaDS! members, UT students, developers in Austin, and anyone else who is not one of those three things.

Who are we?

The Electronic Game Developers Society is an interdisciplinary organization for students at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) with a passion for game development. Our mission is to help students grow as developers while fostering a supportive and welcoming community.

How do I join?

Join the Discord server for the game jam to chat with participants, mentors, and club officers. You can sign up for automated team matching or form a team on your own. Then, show up when the jam starts on Friday, September 22nd, 2023 to learn the theme and create a game in 48 hours around the theme. Submit that game to this page when you're ready! 

Jam Schedule

Diversifiers:

Can you pet the dog? - Your game includes one or more animals that the player can pet, hug, or otherwise show affection toward. 

The World Wide Web - Make your game playable within a web browser. 

Jazzy Snazzy - All the music is jazz style 

Mr. Producer - Used Jira/Trello for task management. 

My Voice is Everything - use your voice(s) for EVERY sound effect and music 

Simon Says - Use exactly four colors in your game. 

Game Engineer - make or use your own game engine for the game 

Bi-lingual - game is playable in at least 2 existing languages, or design your own language(s) 

The Explorer - Incorporate procedural generation in your game 

Hey, that’s me! - Have all your teammates referenced in the game, whether it be credits or in actual gameplay. 

Pulled a Mass Effect - Have multiple endings in your game. 

Artificial Dialogue - Game dialogue is AI generated in real-time (while game is running)

I’m Speechless… - no text in your game

Yum - Add consumable food items in your game 

Credit where it’s due - Your game gives credit to the developers in a creative way that doesn’t involve a “credits” screen. 

No bad blood man! - Your game has no violence in it 

Metagaming - Your game requires doing something outside of your game, like moving files on your computer or touching real grass. 

The Joker - Add at least 1 punchline in your game 

Get some sleep! - Have your character sleep at least once in the game 

Promote Us - Promote EGaDS in the game 

Boo! - Add at least 1 spooky element to your game! 

Together is Better! - Add multiplayer to your game : )

Okay Bet - Add gambling to your game 

Uh Oh I’m in Danger - use Vulkan, OpenGL, DirectX, or any low level graphics API of your choice directly in your game with no engine-provided abstraction levels