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Hi julescatrina, thank you for your message. Many of the teams in our Jam were first-time participants, especially student teams. As a result, there were several logistical and technical challenges, including failed uploads and other issues. Some more experienced teams also provided valid reasons, such as technical malfunctions or accidental uploads of incorrect builds, and we allowed them to resubmit their entries.

One of the main reasons for resubmissions was that some teams simply overlooked the requirement that the games had to be browser-compatible. These teams were given the opportunity to adjust their builds accordingly and resubmit them.

Unfortunately, some of these messages ended up in our spam folder, which led to delayed responses. Since this was our first Jam and many teams were devastated, we decided to allow projects that reached out to the community or our regularly communicated contact address (xr@br.de) shortly after the deadline and provided reasonable explanations to still participate in the Jam and receive feedback from the community.

One team of students that submitted their entry very late was also accepted into the community (so that they can get valuable feedback) but was excluded from prize eligibility.

We’re sorry if this approach caused any confusion. We will review our process again for possible next Jams.