We welcome you to this year's alpha Winter Game Jam!

At this event you have to create a game in 48 hours on the topic below. On the last day our jury and your Team will judge this game in 3 categories.

Here YOU evaluate the final state of the game, its look and feel, as well as the themes  implementation and, of course, the fun!	This is the theoretical category. In this one we rate something like your basic creative idea, implementation of the theme and your mechanical ideas.	The name says it all. How beautiful was your game? How is the story and worldbuilding? How cool is the sound? All the questions find an evaluative answer here.

This time, the best game will be decided by a community vote. Each team can award points to games from other teams. In combination with the points from challenges, this will decide which team wins.

In the other two categories, the winner will be chosen by a juror.

Each participating team had to register additionally at the alpha Mittweida discord. Furthermore, each team member must be a student of a university and the registered team must consist of at least 50% members of the Mittweida University of Applied Sciences (including alumni).

The game itself is not subject to any given restrictions. However, we ask for a SFW game so that everyone can play it. Keep in mind that your game should be published on itch.io under the Games Studieren brand and thus indirectly represent the university.

Your are allowed to use extern textures, sound effects or themes (credits are a muss). Everything else in your game has to be created in the game jam. 

Challenges are meant to give you a rough direction for your game, but also just be fun. However, for each successful challenge, you will get a bonus point on the final score. But you don't have to do them all. We count a maximum of five bonus points from challenges. Have fun!

No matter if you get first or last place, have fun and learn something. Even if there are prizes, it's not about winning but about making nice memories with your friends. You will create a game together that will be fun for you and others, always keep that in mind. There is nothing more to say. We wish all participants a lot of fun and joy!

This event is supported by the GIMI e.v., a local association with the goal of improving the research and learning environments in the field of Computer Science at the University of Applied Science Mittweida. All prizes for our gamejam are financed with their help.

Therefore we would like to express our sincere thanks for their continued support of our project.