1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?
Heyo! My name's Krall (real name James), currently unemployed and not in education, so I have plenty of spare time to dedicate to creative projects like this one. :D
2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?
This is the first jam I've ever joined. I've dreamed of making games for a long time and have a text file on my computer where I keep all the game ideas I have - recently I told my sibling about some of these and they suggested we try out this game jam to try and make one into reality!
3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?
I'm the kind of person who owns several hundred games on Steam, so it's difficult to narrow down my favourite games. I do like a lot of indie stuff, because indie games avoid/buck the trends and conventions of game genres and are able to come up with fresh new ideas, and execute them in ways not seen before. A couple of indie party games me and my sibling have played recently inspired our current game idea, primarily Ultimate Chicken Horse, where players add objects to the map to make a platformer level that is dangerous enough to kill all the other players, whilst still being possible so that you can get to the end unscathed. Our game concept for this game jam is similar, but as a racing game rather than a platformer.
4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?
Nope! I've tried to learn coding in the past but Real Life(tm) keeps getting in the way.
5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!
History, and speculative/alternate history fiction are my jam. I also love animation and musicals, so I'm a big fan of animated movies and cartoons - my favourite movie is Prince of Egypt, and my favourite cartoon is Steven Universe.
6. What are your goals for this game jam?
To complete a creative project, and give myself the experience and confidence to do further projects. Also to have fun with my sibling, make them laugh, and annoy them with my terrible ideas. :D