game needs to meet the rules of the jam. Only new games and matching the theme.

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thank you. can you add the art credits in your game description?

thank you. Was all the art created by you. Which program did you use?

thank you for the submission. Can you provide links to the craftpix assets you used and audio assets you used? Please put this in the game description.

thank you for all the info.. We requalified you. in the future can you put all this info in the game description ?

the link doesn't work. can you share it in your game description? The correct link. Right now the link shared doesn't lead to an asset. Please share all relative links in your game description for all assets used and we can go from there. Links need to work so please verify that those links lead to the asset in question.

all artists must be credited. We need info on all your art. If you cannot tell us where you got the image on google then please remove it from the game. We do not know if this image is copyrighted or free for use in games otherwise.  For now this game is disqualified until you can give a detailed report on all your art assets as stated in the rules.  Note that taking images from google without the authors permission is against the rules of using free assets or properly purchased assets.

thank you for including the link to the pumpkin art. We need details on the other art in the game such as background art, and the caption art.  Is this also from itch? If so please include the links. Thank you!

Thank you. Can you share the links to the art sources used in the game and the pixabay music sources in your game description? Can we credit the original artists and composers ( unless that information is not publicly available) ?

thanks for your submission. Can you give us details on who did the art for the game? If you used assets or any AI generated imagery please share which programs you used or where you found the assets. Same thing for music and sounds effects. Thank you ^_^

. rules state only new games first made during the submission period

Only new games are accepted in this jam. Rules on jam page.

Hello! Game needs to be first released during our jam submission period. And needs to follow the theme.

THE THEME IS HALLOWEEN! 

Here is a section of Super Mario Adventures that relates to the Uplifting Halloween theme ^_^.

perhaps joining our discord will make it easier to find who you are looking for

perhaps you can join our discord and share your work in the dev-promo section

JAMS ARE MORE FUN WITH A DISCORD. Here you can join our growing community and talk about what you are working on ^_^

https://discord.gg/YDff7shb3P

congrats on 5th. Let's connect via discord or email to get you your prize.. Email is info @ lightbearsoftware.com

congrats on 1st ^_^.. Let's connect via discord or email to get you your prize

send a DM on discord to claim your prize! or email at info @ lightbearsoftware.com 

THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING!

cool just checking ^_^

not the grid. Is the butterfly image your art?

welcome back Hullaballo. Didn't see the conversation and sorry if something was said in error.. Yes you are within the rules for this jam.

It depends if you can use a platform that we recommend. Sometimes we can give Steam gift cards too

hey welcome back! Remember your entry in the previous jam ^_^

that's ok ^_^

Next Jam has been posted for November! Art assets will be allowed in this one! Here is the link

https://itch.io/jam/uplifting-game-jam

uplifting but not current! Newly published games or updates to previous LightBear Software game jam entries.

created a chat thread specifically for our game jam on on our discord ^_^

https://discord.gg/YDff7shb3P

you can join our LightBear Software discord

https://discord.com/invite/gdpnkAGajB

no theme is currently planned other than the rules on the main page.

alrighty. We sent a message on discord 

Congrats! How can we contact you to get you your prize?

congrats! How can we reach you to get you a prize? Don't see your email above.

congrats! sending an email now

What amazing games! We were considering not re-doing this jam because of low turnout BUT the games were so moving, so fun, and so high quality that not only are we doing this again we are DOUBLING THE PRIZE POOL!

https://itch.io/jam/uplifting-game-jam-for-artists-cash-prizes-doubled

And on to the prize winners!

1ST PLACE: KISMET

A game about the value of the small things. Helping people. That life is more than what we just do for work. Very moving game with a very positive message.

2ND PLACE: COMPANION

What delightful art. How unique. Despite the slow moving grandma was never bored! Very easy to learn and start playing right away. And only made in 2 days!

3RD PLACE: STEER CLEAR

Escape a china shop without damaging too many goods on your cow. What a hilarious concept. A real kick to play. The sounds the cow make are so funny. Definitely humorously uplifting.

And there you have it! Thank you so much to the participants. Will message the top finishers either on itch or email to discuss how we can send your prize. Join us again for game jam fun above!