Welcome
VanJam is a 48 hour game jam for game devs based in and around Vancouver, Canada! Feel free to participate if you live on a nearby island or town as well :).
It is a fun opportunity to see the talent in your local area.
#vanjam
Join the Discord!
Theme
The theme is: Balance
Rules
- You may only make your game within the time frame. Updates are allowed after the game has been submitted
- No harassment of any kind.
- Keep game content clean. No extremely nsfw content, offensive/racist/homophobic/etc content, excessive gore/violence.
- You may only use assets you have made yourself or with a team.
- Read the rules. Not reading the rules is not an excuse for breaking them.
Judgement
Games with be judged by your peers on 7 different categories. Don't worry about scoring high in each category, just do your best and finish a game!
- Overall - The overall judgement of the game, a game could be low in graphics for example but still be a very good game overall!
- Graphics - The aesthetic/look of the game
- Sound - SFX, soundtrack, voice acting
- Fun - How fun is it?
- Theme - Does it fit the theme? Does it do something unexpected with the theme?
- Innovation - Does this game push boundaries?
- Vancouver-ness - Does the game incorperate local elements from Vancouver, does it take place in Vancouver, does it just feel like the city?