Jams

The University of Brighton present the Hastings Game Jam. We aim to bring together local community, industry and students to inspire creativity and learning in STEM subjects.

The venture, based at the Hastings campus, is run in association with the Education Futures Trust and features Paul Oliver – a local games developer from Team Hyperbeam.

The first in what the university hopes will become an annual event, the Hastings Game Jam will help attendees to discover their creativity and enjoy working with each other to devise real computer games.

On the first evening attendees will be given a crash course on games development, and supported throughout the event by university staff, professionals and volunteers. No previous experience is expected or required. Everyone can contribute. And the team that created the best game will win our Golden Gamepad award!

This is a fantastic opportunity to explore, collaborate, experiment, learn, innovate, network, create, and have fun!

Go to https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/gamejam or follow @HastingsGameJam to find out more.

Terms and Conditions

The Hastings Game Jam’s terms and conditions are based on the long established policies of the Global Game Jam™.

 Inclusiveness Policy

Sexism, racism, discrimination or any kind of exclusion will not be tolerated in association with the Hastings Game Jam. We reserve the right to refuse and/or remove content based on our principles. We encourage an inclusive and welcoming environment. We encourage a free and open activity where creativity should know no censorship and we hope all participants will exercise their creative freedoms. We take pride in our participants, but the Hastings Game Jam, its partners, and the University of Brighton is not liable for anyone’s specific views and opinions.

Code of Conduct

Purpose

The Hastings Game Jam focuses on bringing communities together through collaboration, innovation, and experimentation and our website engages that spirit. ‬As‭ ‬such,‭ ‬we‭ ‬are‭ ‬committed‭ ‬to‭ ‬providing‭ ‬a‭ ‬friendly,‭ ‬safe,‭ ‬and‭ ‬welcoming‭ ‬environment‭ ‬for‭ ‬all,‭ ‬regardless‭ ‬of‭ ‬gender,‭ ‬sexual‭ ‬orientation,‭ age, ‬ability,‭ ‬appearance, ethnicity,‭ national origin, ‬citizenship, socioeconomic‭ ‬status,‭ ‬and‭ ‬religion‭ (‬or‭ ‬lack‭ ‬thereof‭)‬.‭

This‭ ‬code‭ ‬of‭ ‬conduct‭ ‬outlines‭ ‬our‭ ‬guidelines ‬for‭ ‬all‭ ‬those‭ ‬who‭ ‬participate‭ ‬in‭ ‬our‭ ‬community,‭ ‬as‭ ‬well‭ ‬as‭ ‬the‭ ‬consequences‭ ‬for‭ ‬unacceptable‭ ‬behaviour. We‭ ‬invite‭ ‬all‭ ‬those‭ ‬who‭ ‬participate‭ ‬in‭ the Hastings Game Jam ‬to‭ ‬help‭ ‬us‭ maintain these guidelines and ‬create‭ ‬safe‭ ‬and‭ ‬positive‭ ‬experiences‭ ‬for‭ ‬everyone. If‭ ‬you‭ ‬see‭ ‬someone‭ ‬who‭ ‬is‭ ‬making‭ ‬an‭ ‬extra‭ ‬effort‭ ‬to‭ ‬ensure‭ ‬our‭ ‬community‭ ‬is‭ ‬welcoming,‭ ‬friendly,‭ ‬and‭ ‬encourages‭ ‬all‭ ‬participants‭ ‬to‭ ‬contribute‭ ‬to‭ ‬the‭ ‬fullest‭ ‬extent,‭ ‬please let us know through our contact page.

‏Appropriate ‬Behaviour

We wish for Hastings Game Jam participants to exercise‭ ‬consideration‭ ‬and‭ ‬respect‭ ‬in‭ their ‬speech‭ ‬and‭ ‬actions, attempt‭ ‬collaboration‭ ‬before‭ ‬conflict, and refrain‭ ‬from‭ ‬demeaning,‭ ‬discriminatory,‭ ‬or‭ ‬harassing‭ ‬behaviour‭ ‬and‭ ‬speech. We also expect the same consideration and respect to be applied to games and content created during Hastings Game Jam events.

Be‭ ‬mindful‭ ‬of‭ ‬your‭ ‬surroundings‭ ‬and‭ ‬of‭ ‬your‭ ‬fellow‭ ‬participants.‭ ‬Alert‭ ‬community‭ ‬leaders‭ ‬if‭ ‬you‭ ‬notice‭ ‬a‭ ‬dangerous‭ ‬situation,‭ ‬someone‭ ‬in‭ ‬distress,‭ ‬or‭ ‬violations‭ ‬of‭ ‬this‭ ‬Code‭ ‬of‭ ‬Conduct,‭ ‬even‭ ‬if‭ ‬they‭ ‬seem‭ ‬inconsequential.

Unacceptable‭ ‬Behaviour

Unacceptable‭ ‬behaviours‭ ‬include:‭ ‬intimidating,‭ ‬harassing,‭ ‬abusive,‭ ‬discriminatory,‭ ‬derogatory‭ ‬or‭ ‬demeaning‭ ‬speech‭ ‬or‭ actions‭ ‬by‭ ‬any‭ ‬participant‭ ‬in‭ ‬our‭ ‬site locations or‭ ‬online community,‭ ‬at‭ ‬all‭ ‬related‭ ‬events‭ ‬and‭ ‬in‭ ‬one-on-one‭ ‬communications‭ ‬carried‭ ‬out‭ ‬in‭ ‬the‭ ‬context‭ ‬of‭ ‬community‭ ‬business.‭ ‬Community‭ ‬event‭ ‬venues‭ ‬may‭ ‬be‭ ‬shared‭ ‬with‭ ‬members‭ ‬of‭ ‬the‭ ‬public‭; ‬please‭ ‬be‭ ‬respectful‭ ‬to‭ ‬all‭ ‬patrons‭ ‬of‭ ‬these‭ ‬locations.

Harassment‭ ‬includes:‭ ‬harmful‭ ‬or‭ ‬prejudicial‭ ‬verbal‭ ‬or‭ ‬written‭ ‬comments‭ ‬related‭ ‬to‭ ‬gender,‭ ‬sexual‭ ‬orientation,‭ age, ‬ability,‭ ‬appearance, ethnicity,‭ national origin, ‬citizenship, socioeconomic‭ ‬status,‭ ‬or‭ ‬religion‭; ‬deliberate‭ ‬intimidation,‭ ‬stalking‭ ‬or‭ ‬following‭; ‬harassing‭ ‬photography‭ ‬or‭ ‬recording‭; ‬sustained‭ ‬disruption‭ ‬of‭ ‬talks‭ ‬or‭ ‬other‭ ‬events‭; ‬inappropriate‭ ‬physical‭ ‬contact; ‬and‭ ‬unwelcome‭ ‬sexual‭ ‬attention.

Consequences‭ ‬of‭ ‬Unacceptable‭ ‬Behaviour

Anyone‭ ‬asked‭ ‬to‭ ‬stop‭ ‬unacceptable‭ ‬behaviour‭ ‬is‭ ‬expected‭ ‬to‭ ‬comply‭ ‬immediately.

If‭ ‬a‭ ‬community‭ ‬member‭ ‬engages‭ ‬in‭ ‬unacceptable‭ ‬behaviour,‭ organisers‭ ‬of the Hastings Game Jam may‭ ‬take‭ ‬any‭ ‬action‭ ‬they‭ ‬deem‭ ‬appropriate,‭ ‬up‭ ‬to‭ ‬and‭ ‬including‭ ‬a‭ ‬temporary‭ ‬ban‭ ‬or‭ ‬permanent‭ ‬expulsion‭ ‬from‭ ‬the‭ ‬community‭ ‬without‭ ‬warning‭ (‬and‭ ‬without‭ ‬refund‭ ‬in‭ ‬the‭ ‬case‭ ‬of‭ ‬a‭ ‬paid‭ ‬event‭)‬.

‏If‭ ‬You‭ ‬Witness‭ ‬or‭ ‬Are‭ ‬Subject‭ ‬to‭ ‬Unacceptable‭ ‬Behaviour

If‭ ‬you‭ ‬are‭ ‬subject‭ ‬to‭ ‬or‭ ‬witness‭ ‬unacceptable‭ ‬behaviour,‭ ‬or‭ ‬have‭ ‬any‭ ‬other‭ ‬concerns,‭ ‬please‭ ‬notify‭ the Hastings Game Jam organisers as‭ ‬soon‭ ‬as‭ ‬possible or submit a notice through our contact page.

Addressing‭ ‬Grievances

If‭ ‬you‭ ‬feel‭ ‬you‭ ‬have‭ ‬been‭ ‬falsely‭ ‬or‭ ‬unfairly‭ ‬accused‭ ‬of‭ ‬violating‭ ‬this‭ ‬Code‭ ‬of‭ ‬Conduct,‭ ‬you‭ ‬should‭ ‬notify‭ the organiser ‬of the Hastings Game Jam through our contact page with‭ ‬a‭ ‬concise‭ ‬description‭ ‬of‭ ‬your‭ ‬grievance.‭ ‬

Scope

We‭ wish for‭ ‬all‭ ‬community‭ ‬participants‭ (‬contributors,‭ ‬paid‭ ‬or‭ ‬otherwise‭; ‬partners; sponsors‭; ‬and‭ ‬other‭ ‬guests‭) ‬to‭ ‬abide‭ ‬by‭ ‬this‭ ‬Code‭ ‬of‭ ‬Conduct‭ ‬in‭ ‬all‭ ‬Hastings Game Jam ‬venues‭—‬online‭ ‬and‭ ‬in-person‭—‬as‭ ‬well‭ ‬as‭ ‬in‭ ‬all‭ ‬one-on-one‭ ‬or group communications‭ ‬pertaining‭ ‬to‭ ‬community‭ ‬business.

Contact‭ ‬info

Hastings Game Jam contact page and feedback form: https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/gamejam/contact
Hastings Game Jam on Twitter: @hastingsgamejam

‏License‭ ‬and‭ ‬attribution

This‭ ‬Code‭ ‬of‭ ‬Conduct‭ ‬is‭ ‬distributed‭ ‬under‭ ‬a‭ ‬Creative‭ ‬Commons‭ ‬Attribution-ShareAlike‭ ‬license. It is based on the Code of Conduct obtained from http://globalgamejam.org/legal-policies, and the original is available at http://opensourcebridge.org/about/code-of-conduct/.

Copyright

The team/makers of the game hold all Intellectual Property (IP) rights. However, the Hastings Game Jam may use the games for demonstration as it sees fit. The Hastings Game Jam is about experimentation, sharing, collaboration and learning from each other. All participants are expected to share their games by uploading their games, assets, source code etc. as appropriate to the event.

Games are uploaded under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/).

This basically means the team that created the game, owns the original content and can do with it as they please, and that Hastings Game Jam (University of Brighton) retains an original copy that can be provided for other people to download, modify and distribute for non-commercial purposes.

All files necessary to run the game, as well as all assets, source code and project files created during the Hastings Game Jam and necessary to rebuild/compile & link the game from scratch must be provided to the Hastings Game Jam organisers. Third party tools, libraries, engines and assets that are used for the game, but not created during the event, may be omitted from the project submission. However, clear instructions must be included on how to purchase or obtain these resources in order to continue development on the game.

Modification

The Hastings Game Jam reserves the right to change, modify or make exceptions to all policies at will.

By participating in a Hastings Game Jam event, or using the Hastings Game Jam website, you accept and abide by the policies stated above. Please contact us with any questions.

Brighton University reserves the right to refuse admission to current or future Hastings Game Jam events.