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Perfect thank you :) Just sent you an email

OK, that sounds like a good idea then :)

Thank you so much for playing and for the kind words! I'm really happy that you liked it ❤️Thank you, I had a lot of fun dressing up as different characters and I was lucky I had a few different wigs I could wear. If I manage to get some more wigs, I'll add a few more characters to the game 😊(Also thank you! I need to get it redyed at somepoint as the colours are fading, but I'm glad they were noticeable in the video). 

Thank you so much for playing and for your comment! ❤️

Probably sharing your email address here wouldn't be the best idea as it's a public area and anyone might try to email you. If you have Bluesky or Twitter or Insta, you can DM me on one of them 😊

Hello! Sorry for the delay! This game is now ready to play :)

Ah, you can update the game from your dashboard and it would update the game for the jam. If you've removed it, you will need to send me the link to your game and I can send you the link you'll need to add it back into the jam, but to me it looks like you're game is still there :)

Hello, I haven't made them public yet as am adding the finishing touches to them. I'll let you know when they are available to play 😊

No worries! Thanks for sharing the link to your game. Here's the link where you can submit your game to the jam. If you have any issues, let me know. And thanks again for taking part in the jam 😊 https://itch.io/jam/405936/add-game/3881569/6347385?token=mrKfbQeiTtbSzvpVo0SJqT...

This time round there isn't a voting period as this is the first Signful Game Jam so wanted to make it a stress-free experience for jammers. But for next year's Signful Game jam, I would be happy to add a voting people if jammers would like one :) 

Hello, I was just playing your game :) Yes that is 100% OK. You can update it as much as you want both before and after the jam ends. So feel free to keep working on the game as much as you like :)

Thank you so much for submitting your game! I look forward to playing it later 😊

Thank you for being interested in the jam. I couldn't find any jams like it so decided to create my own jam 😊I'm glad that with the extension you won't have to rush to make your game. Looking forward to seeing it once it's ready! 

Love this game! The dialogue is great, love the quirky characters, and the puzzles are amazing. Love that you used the text bubble in mechanic in multiple levels but that it evolved each time making for some really fun puzzles 😊 

UPDATE: 5 more days have been added. The jam will now end on Sunday the 28th of September. Can't wait to see everyone's games 😊

Hi Bardon, 

I've just added 5 more days so that you and anyone else still working on their games don't have to rush. Looking forward to seeing your game once it's ready 😊

Hello, 

As I've had a few requests to extend the jam, I've currently changed the time so that it will end at 11:59 pm tonight (UK time). If you need more time, let me know how much extra time you need. I will also accept late submissions and will add them to the jam, so please don't worry if your game isn't quite ready yet. 

Work is Progresses are also warmly welcomed so it's OK if your game is not finished and you are welcome to update your game after the jam has finished if you would like to.

No problem! I wish you the best of luck with getting your project funded! 
Hopefully, they will be able to fix it as I always feel bad when I discover I've missed a comment. And thank you, I look forward to seeing your game later. Yes, I picked International Day of Sign Languages as it seemed like the perfect day for people to play a range of different games that include Sign Languages. Though, I have been considering extending the deadline as I think some people who have been working on games aren't quite ready to submit (including me 😅 Though I might just submit an older project than the one I intended on submitting).

Same :( Most platforms don't even give people the option to search for games in any particular Sign Language unlike written or spoken languages. 
No worries, would it be OK for me to share your kickstarter in a few places then? And thank you for playing my game! The Japanese Signs were done by the wonderful Manae Makino she has a YouTube channel and Instagram that I recommend checking out if you want to see more Japanese Sign Language 😊

Yes, I'm hoping to make a full version. I've been trying to get funding for a few years and have shown the demo at a few events in the UK, but so far haven't managed to get enough to make a longer version. I will keep trying though! 

Pixelart is not the usual art style I do but have been thinking it might suit the wedding themed game I've wanted to make. I also have made demos of a farming game (that reuses some of Mixcommunication's signs) and have been working on some 3D demos too which I plan to use with motion capture. So maybe someday I will make a pixelart game in that kind of style 😊

Hi Bardon, 

I have been thinking of adding an extension to the deadline so may update it later to a later time. I will also accept late submissions, so even if the jam does end let me know when your game is ready and I can help you submit it. 

Hi Bardon, 

Thank you for your question. It can be a bit hard to find licence-free pictures. However, there is a commercial free BSL font from Commanding Hands.
If you're happy to make your own images, you could use online BSL dictionaries and pause the video at a key moment to help with creating your own BSL images. With more time this technique can also be used for creating animations too. 

For instance this is a BSL gif for toothpaste I made a while back through the use of dictionaries. 
How many words do you need images for?

No worries, there's no rush! Once you've finished updating it let me know. I look forward to playing it once it's ready 😊

Hi Umeboshilover,
Sorry for the delay! I keep on not getting notifications for me posts so keep missing them 😭
I am hearing, but am love languages and hate that Sign Languages are rarely included in video games so decided to host this jam to try and encourage more people to add Sign Languages to games. Wow, you know a lot of languages! Are there any languages you are currently learning? I'm currently learning BSL, and have previously learnt a bit of Japanese Sign Language and Korean Sign Language when I lived in those countries but need to learn a lot more. I've been interested in Sign Languages for a long time, I wanted to BSL when I was a younger, but there wasn't an option to learn it at school which I always thought was strange. 

Thank you for sharing your game! It looks amazing! I just backed it on kickstarter. Feel free to share your game in both the Signful Game Jam discord and my other discord server for game devs who are learning languages and I'm sure that some people there would be interested. 
By the way, if you're interested here's a game I started making a few years ago that includes BSL and Japanese Sign Language 😊
https://willowflame.itch.io/mixcommunication
 

Love love love the art in the game, especially the opening scene. The background is so beautiful and love your character designers throughout the game! Also, thank you so much for sharing your progress in the discord server, I loved seeing how your game developed over the course of the jam. Thank you so much for taking part and for submitting this amazing game! ❤️

Thanks so much for taking part in the jam ❤️ This game is amazing! Love it! The typing mechanic was a lot of fun, and would be a great educational game to help players improve their spelling skills. Tiffany de Hexe is great and loved helping her get her ingredients (though did feel a bit bad for the demon as he didn't fight back). Love the art style and that each character is one colour. The blinding and movement of the NPCs was great too and really brought them to life.

Hi Virtual, a password is needed to few your game. Would you be willing to share it? Or are you still updating your game at the moment? :)

Thank you so much for your submission. Love that you made a game for halloween and that you can use actual sweets if you want to 🍬 Looks like a fun game that children would love to play both at home and at school. Will definitely share the itch page with my teacher friends to see if they would be interested in playing it with their students.

Love the concept of this game and that both players work together to come up with their epic fight sequence and character backstories. Really love that you've provided examples for possible ships to characters to help new players get started quickly if they don't want to create their own. Looks like a really fun game and am looking forward to playing it with a friend 😊 (P.s. Love the art!! It looks amazing!)

This game is amazing!! I really hope you keep working on it. Loved trying to figure out what the words meant and making the potions. I liked interacting with the villagers and that you can see the chat history. Being able to see both the crafting and dictionary at the same time was really useful and helped with figuring out what things meant. I enjoyed finding the axe in the forest which helped me access the desert (with the very cute snakes). Still need to figure out how to make a pickaxe to explore the other areas. Looking forward to playing the game more later 😊

I love Bitsy games! Love the way you designed the water and the palm trees and how unique each character looked. I also really like that we don't play as the smart professor but one of the crew. I ended up getting left behind on the island. Is there more than one endings? If so, will definitely play again to try and achieve freedom for me and the rest of the crew that got left behind. 

P.s. Thank you for bring my attention to the Summer of Translations jam. Haven't gone across that one before and will have to keep an eye out for next summer as I would love to take part.

Hi Noel, 

Sorry for the delay! We do accept late submissions! If you're able to sent me the link to your game, I can send you the submission form you'll need to get your game added. 

Hi Sijil, I know that we sorted this out in the discord server, but just writing it here so that anyone else who needs it knows, we do accept late submissions. So, if anyone wants to add a game, please let me know.

Thanks so much for playing! You would make an amazing Queen of the world 👸

Hi hippie, that's a great question! If you create your own language using symbols then wingdings etc would count. And you can definitely use ciphers too, though if possible try to use them on a language that isn't your native language. If you have any additional questions, let me know 😊

Hi Tantedante, there is a server! You can join it here :) Outside of channels for the jam there are also channels for people to practice writing in their target language 

Hello! I'm so sorry for the delay! I completely missed this post. There are some channels for this jam within my discord server for aspiring multilingual game devs. You can join the server here :) 

Hi Zeyd, the discord page for the Signful Game Jam is now live! https://discord.gg/f49UuXTmEP
If you have any issues joining, let me know

Hi everyone!

Whether you're learning a Sign Language for the first time or you're learning a new one, this post is here to help you get started. Below is a selection of dictionaries, courses, and YouTube videos for several Sign Languages that you can use to help you get started in learning your chosen Sign Language.

💡 Remember: You don’t need to be fluent to take part  - even learning a few signs is a great start! These are just a few options to get you going. Feel free to use them for reference or inspiration during the jam.

*YouTube videos that include CC can often be translated into a variety of written Languages.

🇺🇸 American Sign Language (ASL)

• Handspeak Dictionary

• ASL University (Lifeprint)

• Learn how to Sign (YouTube) - Spoken Video, includes CC.

• Bill Vicars (YouTube) - English Text Explainations appear on screen

🇬🇧 British Sign Language (BSL)

• Sign BSL Dictionary

• Introducing British Sign Language (Online course)
  

• Commanding Hands (YouTube) - Spoken video, includes auto-generated CC.

• Global Edulink (YouTube) - English text on screen

🇯🇵 Japanese Sign Language (JSL)

• Let's Enjoy Learning Japanese Sign Languages - English Explanations

• アンジェラ手話ちゃんねる Angela Sign Channel (YouTube) - Spoken video, onscreen Japanese subtitles, and auto-generated CC.
  

• The Gate to Japan (YouTube) - Keywords onscreen in English/Japanese, explanations in CC

• 手話で話そう (YouTube) - Spoken, onscreen Japanese subtitles, auto-generated CC.

🇫🇷 French Sign Language (LSF)

• Elix Dictionary

• APPRENDRE LA LANGUE DES SIGNES FRANÇAISE (YouTube) - Spoken, CC

• Apprendre la langue des signes (YouTube) - Onscreen subtitles in French

🇮🇹 Italian Sign Language (LIS)

• DictaSign

• SegniAMO Bimbi (YouTube) - Spoken, Italian Subtitles, CC
  

• UniNova (YouTube) - Italian Key words appear on screen

🇩🇪 German Sign Language (DGS)

• DGS Dictionary
  

• Gebärdenwelt (YouTube) - Keywords appear in German, some videos are in Sign Language only
  

• Gebärden-Crashkurs mit Ben (YouTube) - Keywords appear in German
  

🇪🇸 Spanish Sign Language (LSE)

• LSE Dictionary

• Aprender Gratis (YouTube) - Spoken and CC

• InfoSordos (YouTube) - Keywords in Spanish

If you’ve found other helpful tools, channels, or dictionaries , especially in languages not included above - please share them here💜

Hi Zeyd, thank you for your message! The discord isn't active yet, but will set it up in a few days time and will add a link to it here 😊

Hello! Great question! For this jam, using real-world Sign Languages is preferred, as the main goal is to promote Sign Language inclusion in games for D/deaf and signing communities.

However, if you would like to create your own Sign Language, you can, but try to also include a real-world Sign Language. For example, this could be done by showing translations into ASL, or featuring a character who is bilingual in both your Sign Language and real-world Sign Languages.

From the 14th of June, I will be hosting the "Not My Lang" game jam, where constructed languages including Sign Languages are welcome. So you'd also be able to submit a game there using a Sign Language you've made.

Thank you again for asking, and best of luck with your project! 😊

Awesome game!! 🚀

Love it! Was a lot of fun collecting all the orange! 🍊