Fair, but from what I looked up, the dev was posting updates about the game on Kickstarter for backers, and a few public posts on Tumblr. She was working on another game while finishing up development of the Wedding. I believe she announced on Kickstarter back in May that after she submitted her first game, she was going to focus back on the wedding. Honestly, I wasn't following the game development that closely; I didn't know it was pushed back. I feel like it would have been helpful if she had posted updates about the game on here for everyone else to see if they didn't have a Tumblr account. I'm sorry if I came off as dismissive in my original comment. I get why you would be upset.
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Hello, I’m not trying to be rude here, but I hope you can understand my perspective. I saw this game jam posted on Reddit, and I was originally interested in it, but I’m a little hesitant on participating after learning the theme. I just wanted to ask why does this game jam need to involve around real life serial killers. I understand you want the game jam to be educational and bring light to real life tragedies, but this can still come off as glorification as it is still translating the real harm of a serial killer caused into a entertainment medium intended for people to play and review regardless if they are supposed to actually learn something from it. A game jam cannot provide the same nuances about a serial killer and their crimes the same way a documentary does it, and even most true crime documentaries fall flat because they can also sensationalize serial killers by making them into charismatic celebrities and tend to exploit victim’s trauma. And I understand that you are requesting people not to use the names or faces of actual victims, it is still gamifying the acts that a serial killer committed against someone.
But otherwise, I don’t think you should have to change your whole theme. You can base your game jam on just serial killers, it doesn’t have to be based in real life. Devs can take inspiration from horror movies, literature, etc. The theme of the jam can still work as its own thing without being advertised as based around real-life serial killers.
Again, I hope my message doesn’t come off as rude, and I wish you luck on your path forward.
