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Hi Fudge. You can join the Maker's Massive discord server to see upcoming events : https://discord.gg/g74MNFysA2

Hi Anathi, I think the link may have expired. Please join using this link : https://discord.gg/t9p6RKvYXW :)

We wanted people to stop working at 8pm but sometimes submitting takes a little long (especially in South Africa) so we wanted to give a bit of leeway.

Hello! The cut-off is 8pm :)

Hi Rona! We only ask for the time spent because we expect 72hr games to be more polished than 48hr submissions and we factor that in to the judging process.

The optional diversifiers for the jam are: 

Losing Momentum 

That Looks Like It Hurts 

Load Bearing 

The More You Have The Worse It Is 

Ricochet

These are optional diversifiers, in a sense "Physics" is already the theme for this jam, but if you want an extra constraint to narrow your options and inspire you to try something different, please pick one of these. You can pick multiple optional diversifiers if you want to really challenge yourself, but if you already know what you want to make and it doesn't fit with any of the diversifiers you're also welcome to fo that.

They must be executable from a desktop. Not all the judges will have the same phone to play the games on. 

They can participate but won't be eligible for prizes. 

That's awesome! Welcome to your first jam! 

Working with physics is a lot of practice... it's useful to know all the technical details, but once you press "play" you're always going to be surprised.

But you've got to start with technical details! Here are some useful resources for that purpose. These links are all Unity-based, as that's the engine we use (at Free Lives) and it's the engine we understand.

- Unity's beginner physics lessons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2vGYjWbI0RCmCHa3dDKblhJPpW9ZXnu

- Unity beginner's 3D physics project. It'll have all the source code to check out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOJKpjiIZQs

- Unity tutorial for some of the basic building blocks of physics gameplay ("OnCollisionEnter" will be your best friend): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLYTwDQmjdo

- Tutorial for making 2D Ragdoll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AA4Sz1p1yo

- Tutorial on 3D Ragdolls... this is for making a ragdoll from a 3D skinned mesh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DInV-jHm9rk

- Tutorial/Stream for making a two wheel balancing game in Unity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-gPQUQCWt4

- Tutorial/Stream for making a Cut-The-Rope type game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx3jb4muLjQ

- Evan's Playtopia Physics Talk: http://makegamessa.com/discussion/5849/the-source-for-the-unity-physics-driven-c...

- If someone is interested in making a first person physics game, Dani (of Karlson fame) released some tutorials and source code: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn7E5qFz-BML6o7XnjtlytA This is a little bit advanced, and maybe isn't the most pure-physics direction to take this jam in... but if anyone wants to try a FPS game you shouldn't code this all yourself, rather start from what Dani provides here and then add your own elements.

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020". 

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Hi! Just a reminder of this rule: " To be eligible to win any of the prizes, your team has to play and give feedback to five other entries by Monday, 5th October 2020".

So if you haven't done it yet, you still have the rest of this weekend and Monday to give your feedback!

Here's the official theme for the SA Game Jam 2020

Hi there - sorry we only saw this now! You can participate, but won't be eligible for any prizes. It will still be fun to take part though!