The Husky Game Development Enterprise is celebrating its 20th anniversary by hosting a game jam open to everyone from Oct. 12 to Oct. 20, inviting participants to create games around a theme that will be announced at the start of the event.
Participants will have nine days to develop and submit their games, with submissions opening at 12 a.m. on Oct. 12 and closing at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 20. The game jam is designed to foster creativity under a time constraint, allowing developers of all levels to showcase their skills.
“We’re used to games that take two semesters long,” said Josiah Parrot, Husky Game Development’s Vice President of Communication. “With the game jam, you get to see the creativity that comes with the time crunch.”
Games will be judged by a panel on five criteria: fun, creativity, jam theme, visual style, and polish. The theme will be announced at the beginning of the jam and participants are encouraged to interpret it in any way they wish.
“The game jam is open to everyone, even those outside of Michigan Tech,” said Dr. Scott Kuhl, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Husky Game Development faculty advisor. “We hope it does well enough to make this a permanent event as well as draw more eyes to the Husky Game Development Enterprise.”
There are no restrictions on the game engine used and participants can use any game assets they have permission to use, provided they attribute the sources. Submissions must be school-appropriate, created during the jam period, and must include at least a Windows or web build.
Prizes for the event are to be determined, pending confirmation of what is allowed.
For more information and to join the jam, interested participants can visit the Jam’s page at itch.io/jam/husky-game-dev-20th-anniversary.
