This jam is now over. It ran from 2021-01-15 23:00:00 to 2021-01-17 23:00:00. View results

Date of the jam - Friday Jan 15th 5:00pm to Sunday Jan 17th 5:00pm CST

Duration of the jam - 48 hours

How are we judging - We will have judges from Illinois State University who have been selected to rate the game based off of the following categories:

Innovation: Does the game undermine or play with game conventions, or explore untapped aspects of the familiar?
Completeness : How complete is the game and are there noticeable bugs?
Theme: Does the game facilitate the intended theme experience to its players?
Fun: How pleasant and exceptional was the general experience of the game?
Audio: How is the general experience with the sound effects and music direction of the game?
Visuals: Is the game artistically well made with a clear direction in mind?

THEME FOR JAM : Sacrafices Must Be Made

Where to contact us: You can join the ISU Game Dev Club Discord at https://discord.gg/AM9B9BA and ask questions in our dedicated game jam sections to address concerns and look for others in the jam.

Rules:

Teams of 5 maximum. Make sure to credit everyone who was involved with the creation of the game.
Specify any assets included that were created outside the jam.
You need the rights to use any assets (creative commons is allowed).
No late submissions, if there is an issue with submission contact us as soon as possible. We encourage submissions an hour before the deadline.
Make sure to adhere to the theme when creating your game.
Your game must be openly accessible on PC. No Roblox, Dream or VR games.
You retain the full ownership of your creation.
Be mindful to other participants (no discrimination, rude language or offensive game content allowed).
One submission per person. You may choose to use your submission either as an individual or part of a group.
You must be an active student at Illinois State University to submit a game. Please provide proof of this with a ULID with submission. If not included we may ask you for this afterwards.

Awards:

1st place will get the first pick out of the following games. 2nd place will get to choose from the remaining 2 games, and 3rd place will get the last game left in the list.