Join us for the first workshop on Game Jams, Hackathons and Game Creation events happening June 22 - June 25, 2015 at the Asilomar Conference grounds in Monterey, California. This workshop is co-located with the Foundations of Digital Games 2015.
Submission deadline: 1 May 2015
We had another record-breaking year at Global Game Jam. 28,837 people registered for 518 jam sites in 78 countries and 5438 games were produced. We estimate actual in-person participation to be about 21,000 people, based on registered team members and known number of organizers.
...and the last hour in Hawaii goes away, it's time to say a BIG THANK YOU to all our volunteers, regional coordinators, site organizers, collaborators, that have put so much effort in making this a reality. Also, thanks to all our participants, we hope you've had as much fun as we have making this for you. The Global Game Jam is a great opportunity to connect with people, to share experiences, and create something. Videogames do not escape to our own cultures, and it's a great moment to step back and admire and celebrate our differences and our similarities.
Innovation, Experimentation, Collaboration - jam galore!
Offical next GGJ dates: January 29 - 31, 2016.
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Tony Tseng. Tony was a great friend, educator and early supporter of the Global Game Jam. His jam site, the SCAD-Atlanta was consistently one of the largest and best run locations in the USA.
Tony was one of the first-ever organizers of the GGJ. His students produced seven games at the GGJ 2009. He continued to be an enthusiastic supporter and site organizer for the GGJ in the subsequent years. His great legacy is all over GGJ. He continued to organize for GGJ, right up to his untimely passing.
See this article from fellow GGJ Atlanta organizer, Jon Preston who knew Tony well.
Please also visit the memorial fund established in honor of Tony.
