#HGJ15, Friday 13 — Sunday 15 November 2015
@ University of Brighton, Havelock road, Hastings
Objective
To make a game, based on a theme/concept, that is made in Gamefroot.
Why Gamefroot and not something like Unity or UDK? Well, Gamefroot is designed to be used in education, free to use, can be used on tablets (bring your own and develop where/when you want), and it creates sharable HTML5 games. Gamefroot encourages innovation and creativity.
To ensure fairness, the theme/concept will be released during the welcome talk on Friday 13 November.
It is recommended you bring a pair of headphones with you for the duration of the event.
Theme
As our first jam started on Friday the 13th the theme is ‘Bad Luck’. All games produced during the jam incorporate this into their game in some way.
Schedule
The schedule is still subject to some minor changes, so look back regularly for updates (last revised 22/10/15).
| Friday 13 Nov | Saturday 14 Nov | Sunday 15 Nov | |
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| 09:00—15:00 | Create with fuel |
Create with fuel |
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| 15:00—16:00 | Demos |
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| 16:00—17:00 | Check-in |
Awards |
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| 17:00—17:30 | Welcome | Social event, hosted by the Computer Society |
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| 17:30—19:00 | Intro to Gamefroot, Beepbox and Piskel | ||
| 19:00—20:00 | Group Forming |
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| Late |
Attendees will need to complete each of these tasks by the deadline given:
- Friday 13 November, 19:00: Submit your group name
- Saturday 14 November, 17:00: Submit your game profile
- Sunday 15 November, 15:00: Submit the game itself
Facilities
Participants have access to both iMacs and Windows 7 PCs with a range of software, including Adobe CC Master Collection 2015 (includes Photoshop, Flash and Edge), Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite 2016 (includes Maya and 3ds Max), Scratch, Audacity, sfxr, and much more.
Awards
At the end of the Hastings Game Jam all attendees will be given a chance to vote for (fund) their favourite game. There are prizes available to the best games.
Want to sponsor an award? Get in touch!
First Place
The team who made the best game are awarded the Golden Gamepad trophy. Each team member also receives a £20 voucher. Sponsored by the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics.
Second Place
Each member of the team that produced the second best game receive a £10 voucher. Sponsored by Brighton’s Student’s Union.
Runners up
Each member of the teams that produced the third and fourth best games received a redeem code for GOG.com. Sponsored by GOG.com.
Individual Recognition
During the event there will be university staff, student ambassadors and volunteers helping you to build something awesome. If we see or hear you doing something fantastic, like doing cool audio, helping out other teams, or jut generally being great we will recognise your efforts with little individual awards (including books, redeem codes, games, t-shirts, and much more!). This is sponsored by O’Reilly Media, Studio Gobo and GOG.com!
Videos
Photos
The 2015 Hastings Game Jam is presented by the University of Brighton, in association with the Education Futures Trust, and is supported by the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, the Journalism and Digital Media Hub, and the Brighton’s Student’s Union. Organised by Jon McClellan and Jon Nicholson. Special thanks to Josh Godden for creating promotional graphics.
