1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hi there, I'm Brenna! I'm currently working for a small board game developer, but I'm interested in video game development, too! I'm primarily a fiction writer, but I'd like to learn more programming.

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?

I did! For the last jam I made a small game called Void Talk. At the time, I was working a crappy food service job and I was very depressed. The jam gave me something to work on that I really cared about for a couple weeks, and left me feeling like I'd accomplished something. The community was also very great and supportive and I made several friends over the course of the jam. The jam really helped me through a tough time!

I don't have much time or energy this time around, but I really want to dive into learning some real programming and test out a few game-play ideas I had. I don't think I'll have anything very substantial done at the end of two weeks, but I'd like to have something playable, at least!

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

Some of my favorite games are: The original Ace Attorney trilogy, the Professor Layton series, the Harvest Moon series, the first three Monkey Island games, Okami, and Katamari Damacy, among others. I've always loved games that are unique and fun, with good stories and engaging gameplay. You may notice that a few of these are point-and-click adventures. I've always loved that genre, and its waning popularity is part of what first made me interested in making games! I haven't made a point-and-click adventure yet, though.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I've used Inklewriter and Renpy before. I wouldn't call myself an expert on renpy, though.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I'm passionate about good storytelling!

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

i'm mar, i make a webcomic - the house on the cliff - and draw comics and do some other stuff.

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?

i have absolutely never done this before. i'm making a game with e this time around.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

i grew up playing adventure games like monkey island, grim fandango, myst, and loom, as well as like zelda games? but i don't have as much time to play games these days as i'd like to... i love psychonauts, animal crossing, persona 3, & rpgs are neat. i've always wanted to play journey but never had the system.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

i looked at twine once.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

character-driven work, and taking naps.

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hihi, I'm Nell, im a 20 year old girl between college semesters and my greatest wish is to make a living creating incredibly self-indulgent games while surrounded by girlfriends

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?

I'm joining fresh with this game jam! i didn't know about it when the first one went down, but I also didn't have the free time to make games then so I couldn't have participated if I did. I'm going into games as a whole because they've always been the most important art form for me growing up, both as entertainment and as tools with which to divine meaning from the world around me. I'd very much like to move within this artistic space and meet both my idols and new friends to become the next dev generation's idols with.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

A few of the games that most inspired me with this project are listed in the devlog page i made, but in terms of play time my favorite games right now are probably the Dark Souls series and Overwatch.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

Not even a little bit.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

im passionate about lezzin' out

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

I'm Camila. I'm a 20 year old donut from Chile.

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?

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

It's kinda funny but I'm not a gamer myself....I like some mmorpgs and fighting games though. Visual Novels are fun.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

KIM HEECHUL. I'm autistic and he's my special interest so everything I make is somehow related to him.

Have a good night everyone!

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hi, I'm Andy, 26 year-old lady motion graphic artist! I'll prolly post way more dev stuff on twitter, my handle on most sites in Andy-Mantis!

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?

I made a twine game for the last jam, but I've been itching to try something a bit 'deeper' so I'm doing a Unity game this go-round. I found with the last GameJam that the 'technical' and writing parts were the most fun. I was constantly in danger of burning out when it came to actually doing the art XD even though I kept it SUPER simple.

Mostly I just REALLY want more money at work, and getting good at 3-D and Unity are very obvious ways to get that sweet sweet monay : 3

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

3-D platformers like Jak and Daxter and Spyro the dragon are my favorites as far as more traditional 'game structires' go. I think they give a fun game experience, while still giving glimpses of a larger world and backstory. Sadly, I absolutely suck at anything platformer these days, so the newer releases (and retro styled ones) are too hard for me. But the 'mystery' of running around the first Jak and Daxter game was something the stuck with me, so I've always wanted to make an exploration heavy 3-D game. Which bring me to Firewatch, my current end-all be all of games!

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

My only finished game is my entry to the previous jam, Please Tell Me I Love You. A twine game about a conversation, I hate it now, but that's how it always goes!

I also have an unfinished Ren'Py game about a queer pastry chef trying out online dating that I hope to have finished by November! It's got bearded schnauzer ladies feelin' sexy and shy owl girls!

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I REALLY REALLY LIKE FOOD. If you follow me on twitter, you'll see just how much I ramble about the day's food trucks.

I even have plans for a silly food truck Unity game XD

Also animation, Indie comics, Anime, and the like. The usual suspects.

Hello, I'm Jotabhe (pronounced "Joh-tah-beh" :), I was born and I live in Brazil, where I work as IT analyst

Since I've met the world of indie games, for about 4 years ago, I've been wanting to develop games. After failed attempts and opportunities denied, I found in My First Game Jam: Summer Edition the perfect opportunity to start me in the world of independent game development! \o/

It is the first Jam I participate, as well as my buddy Lucas, who has a talent for graphic arts. We're both taking the ideas as he draws and I try to do what I can with Game Maker.

I play video games since I was a baby in the 80s and I have different types of games among my favorites. Today the games I like most are the "simple and innovative" type. But for this Jam, I am letting myself be influenced by classical plataformers with a hint of personal creativity.

What most excites me in game development is to allow that people can give life and movement to their imaginary worlds, including those kept alive in their heart since they were very young, whether adult, child or elderly.

1. Hi there! my name is Calvin.

2. This is my first jam and my first game. Using this opportunity to learn Unity.

3. I love video and board games. Want to make games that are fun or educational (for kids). One of my first "game" creation is a LEGO table top game called "Ships & Glory": http://www.shipsandglory.com .

4. No experience making games, but had always wanted to dive in and make some.

5. What I am most interested in is game design and gameplay mechanism. At the end of the day I just enjoy learning something new.

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hello hello! My name is Brandon, a 22 year old guy with a passion for creating games of all kinds and mediums.

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 will actually be my first game jam, so I am excited to get into doing them! Working with others is my strong point, and I don't have a readily available team to work with at home... So getting into game jams and working with teams will be a great way to help me get my games finished and out there for others to see.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

A list of my favorite games would be pretty long... Recently Dwarf Fortress has gripped me and made me want to start producing games. I also enjoy nearly all of the Sid Meier's games, Crusaders Kings 2, Undertale, Kerbal Space Program, and many more I couldn't list all here.

I really don't enjoy many FPS games, and I still haven't found a JRPG I can get into despite the numerous recommendations I have received.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I haven't ever gotten a game to a point where I am ready to release it, and I haven't gotten comfortable enough with showing others the progress I've made until recently. I'm planning to have my first publicly available game released for this jam!

As for experience, I have 2 years of experience in Python and applied a lot of it to Pygame, I'm currently months into learning Javascript, I know enough about C# that I could utilize it, I have experience in Ren'Py in case I ever decide to use the visual novel medium, I know Unity pretty well, RPG Maker VX Ace, and my current project is working in libGDX.

I can't say that I can do much in the way of art, though I have certainly tried. I know my way around GIMP and have been practicing somewhat with a very over the top style. Maybe one day I'll be more comfortable about my art! In the mean time though, I apply it when I don't have a different option. :/

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I think I have more passions than I have anything else! I am an avid tabletop gamer and content creator, I play the guitar at an intermediate level (although mostly the blues), I paint when I have the materials, I love mathematics and have been striving to learn as much as I can in the field, I make jewelry, sculpt, and am pretty much always down to learn new things.

1. Hello, I am Andrew..

2. No, this is my first game jam.I joined because I wanted to do something interesting during the vacation and to learn unity

3. I don't think I have a specific genre I like, I am a bit random about it... Currently my favorites are Undertale, Minecraft and Legend of Zelda : The Wind Waker (Just because of the art style).

4. I have been making games for about a year I guess. But never got to complete any of them... I would lose interest in the project and quit. I started Game Development in XNA and then switched to LibGDX. I also gave a shot at low level graphics programming with LWJGL, I understood lot of concepts but stopped working on it as I thought it was a bit complicated. I am using Unity in this Jam as I wanted to try it out and also to complete a game for the first time. I am very weak with art though.. Usually I would ask a friend of mine (who is an epic artist) to help me with it... In this jam, I thought of using art from OpenGameArt to give it a shot...

5. Learning Something... It is always interesting to know how things work... That's how I thought of learning programming in the first place...

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Uhhhm, sure! o_o I'm Fiery! This is my first time doing a Jam on my own!

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?

Nope! I didn't even know about it before! Hopefully I can make myself make a quick gam, and get my name out there! o_o;

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

I love a lot of games.. Mostly JRPGs. +_+ I love JRPGs so much! I want to make one, but I'm not good enough yet...

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I've been following a lot of Unity tutorials in C#. o3o; So I'm kinda experienced there? Haven't made anything I can proudly call a game yet though. I'm pretty good with Maya though, so I've worked on some teams before, though they've never worked out. :x But at least my games don't have developer graphics. They have artist code instead! XD

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

FIRE! +_+ I love fire.

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hello, my name is Luciano, the first game i've ever played was Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Fighting Edition on a SNES, followed by Super Mario World.

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?

I didn't knew about jams at all, and since i've begin to learn game maker yesterday, i'll see what i can do here on one week.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

In my list of favorites there are : Zelda ocarina of time, Wind waker, super mario world, portal 2 and harvest moon for snes, I've actually been inspired by the game Spelunky.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

1 day experience on following youtube tutorials !

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I love to embrace the little details added on games and seeing how the flow of some big games works, especially Nintendo ones.