The theme is: Zero Sum Game!

How you interpret it is completely up to you. Best of luck!

About

UCSB Game Development Club is a club for people of any discipline and experience level to learn to make games. This game jam is open to anyone who would like to try their hand at making a game and win up to $40. If you are interested and/or would like to find team members, please fill out the interest form below. Join our Discord for updates, and message us on Discord or email us if you have any questions.

Registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO9PJGz0DUpIc_w_LBQgkp6njQXhdZy05fCJ7n...
Discord: https://discord.gg/EMeuXUymCR
Email: ucsbgamedev@gmail.com

How to Participate

• You need to be a UCSB student to win a prize in the game jam.
• You can work in a team or on your own.
• Game submissions will be through itch.io, there's a field to add your UCSB email address in the submission
• (Optional) Attend the in-person game rush on Saturday 2/26.
• (Optional) Attend the in-person game showcase at the UCSB Game Dev Club room (Trailer 936) on Wednesday 3/2, 7pm.

Game Rush

On the last day of the game jam, Saturday 2/26, the club trailer will be open from 8am till midnight for teams to meet and make a final rush to finish their games before the deadline. We will have snacks!

Showcase

At the end of the game jam, during our general meeting on Wednesday 3/2 starting at 7pm, we will host a game showcase in our meeting place (Trailer 936). During this time, you will present your games and play the games of other participants. If you do not attend the showcase, please submit a video presenting your game by 3/2 at 7pm. This is not required, but is strongly recommended to give the judge more context for your game.

Judging and Prizes

The judge will be Richert Wang, professor of Computing at the College of Creative Studies, and club advisor to the UCSB Game Dev Club. The prize is a $40 gift card for Steam, and will be awarded to the winning game's team, to be split however they see fit.