🔺Over $600 - YAHAHA "Gaming Enthusiasm" Game Jam #1

YAHAHA game jam is a video game development jam that occurs regularly on itch.io. Make your game with YAHAHA Studio and submit your entry before March 26th 24:00 (UTC +00:00).

Hope to see more people interested in creating games to join us. To meet other creators and players, and to join the incredibly helpful, active, and thriving community, welcome to our Discord!

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Theme

The theme this time is "Enthusiasm"

Are you feeling the excitement building as the GDC approaches? It's a great time to reflect on the love and passion that drew us all to game development in the first place. Perhaps you have vivid memories of the first game that truly captivated you, or the rush of excitement when you first started learning how to code or design games. These are the experiences that ignite our creativity and fuel our drive to create something truly special. So, if you're participating in this game jam, let your imagination run wild and tap into that sense of wonder and joy that first drew you to this amazing industry. Remember that making games is a journey that can be both challenging and rewarding, but the end result is always worth the effort. Good luck and have fun!

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Requirements

1. Create a game based on the theme.

2. The game must be created with YAHAHA Studio from March 24th to March 26th, and published publicly in YAHAHA Studio.

Games you create and publish in YAHAHA Studio will be played by players on the YAHAHA App.

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How to Submit

1. Once you've finished your project, first publish your game in YAHAHA Studio.

2. Copy your game link from YAHAHA Studio, then create a project page for your game using this link. Remember to add your launch link to the description.

3. Add your submission to this jam page before March 26th 24:00 (UTC +00:00). Now you are ready for the review! You are also more than welcome to showcase your game creation on our Discord's #creator-showcase channel!

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Rules

1. All developers must use YAHAHA to create their games.

2. All games must be submitted to this itch.io page.

To be a valid submission, please follow these requirements:

-Create and publish an original project

Give the gift of creation and joy: share your submission on social media too!

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What is YAHAHA

Using YAHAHA Studio enables creators with little or no coding experience to create games from their imagination: YAHAHA has lowered the barrier to 3D game creation with this supremely easy new creator tool modeled on all the principles of the Unity development environment. It could be your gateway to a new life as a creator in the metaverse. The YAHAHA App is where you can get access to an audience of thousands of players every day around the world.

3-hour lessons to help you JumpStart your creation process with YAHAHA Studio.

More video tutorials can be found here. Document references can be found here. Need support or want to hang out with likeminded developers? Join our Discord server! https://discord.gg/gankXDGdxs

PS: We'd love to know your opinion or any suggestions you might have for improving our future game jams. If you'd like to leave feedback, you can send an email to gamejam@yahaha.com and title the subject "GameJam." If you title it anything else, we might not see it!

Our email: gamejam@yahaha.com

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RATING

The games will be chosen by developers who participated in the jam, and YAHAHA staff.

The Developer's Choice is the award given to the developer's first two-rated game from the jam. The developers vote based on the categories below. (1st &2nd)

Gameplay: How did the game flow, did it have tight controls, what was your experience while playing
Theme: How well did the entry stick to the theme, did you like their interpretation of it

The YAHAHA's Choice is YAHAHA's favorite game in the jam, and the one we think will perform well on YAHAHA platform. (3rd)

*In a situation where the same game is chosen for more than one category, said game will receive the highest placing they were awarded and another game will be chosen for the lesser category.

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PERKS

There are cash prizes for the top three games in the jam. $300 to first, $200 to second, and $100 to third. (USD)

We also have participation prize! Up to $30(USD) each.

(each participant who submits a game will be settled according to the following ratings, and the settlement dimension is for each game)

Standard	Bonus
The game is incomplete or just a template application	$0
The game is complete and playable	$10
The game is complete and in line with the theme of this jam, and is playable	$30