What is this log entry about?
As some of you already know, I am currently joining a few jams on itch.io. I've already written three times about my progress in Sunday Zine Club #19 (more info: https://itch.io/jam/sunday-zine-club-19). I continue on that in this log entry. I'll also continue telling about the Themed horror game jam #23 (more info: https://itch.io/jam/themed-horror-game-jam-23) that started yesterday evening. But first, I'll tell you about the Queer Vampire Game Jam 2026 that started yesterday.
The Queer Vampire Game Jam 2026
Queer Vampire Game Jam 2026 (https://itch.io/jam/queer-vampire-game-jam-2026) started yesterday. Some info about the jam:
Queer Vampire Game Jam 2026, 10th Jan – Feb 20th 2026. An interactive fiction game jam. Choose-your-own-adventure books are accepted. Your project must focus on queer characters and vampires. Relationships, romantic or platonic, as well as queer experiences, whether gay, lesbian, bisexual, in the spectrum of asexuality, aromantic, trans, and nonbinary - this is an inclusive jam. You can write from a human or vampire perspective (or both!) The vampire is a versatile tool, and you are not restricted to any one specific depiction of it.
I am planning to make a Choose Your Own Adventure book during the jam time. It'll be a book PDF that you can use on your screen, or you can print it and read it as a physical playbook. For obvious reasons, it shall have vampires, supernatural happenings, and it is Queer in many ways.
I started yesterday making the core skeleton of my Choose Your Own Adventure gamebook. The gamebook will contain: a) Intro with info, b) The Rules, and c) the Adventure’s possible choices structure. Plus some info about the game jam and links to itch.io. Currently, I have just a single raw text page written in a small font, but it's definitely a start.
My progress in the Themed Horror Game Jam #23
The day before yesterday, the jam started, and I decided my horror game would use the themes of an endless ocean and islands out of time. I played with some ideas in my head, searched for some art material (freepik.com has a lot of horror art), and downloaded pictures. Today I continued searching for suitable art pictures, found some, and downloaded those on my laptop.
My progress in Sunday Zine Club #19 Jam
Yesterday and today, I wrote a text about my chaga (mushroom) tea experiences. I fiddled with the basic layout. Now I have almost 5 raw material pages. I also found more art for the fanzine.