Mar 04
Game Jams
More than 125 sites around the globe this year for the IGDA’s Global Game Jam.
There are three sites in and near Silicon Valley; in San Jose, Santa Cruz, and Sunnyvale.
Here are URL’s to the three sites on globalgamejam.org
http://globalgamejam.org/sites/national-university-san-jose
http://globalgamejam.org/sites/university-california-santa-cruz
http://globalgamejam.org/sites/cogswell-polytechnical-college
Late breaking note — Santa Cruz is full, and Cogswell is looking pretty packed also, contact
Mark Resch and take advantage of National University San Jose’s beautiful new labs and have some global fun.
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Cogswell Hosting IGDA Silicon Valley Global Game Jam
The Global Game Jam begins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 29 and ends at 3:00p.m. on Sunday, January 31.
Have you ever wanted to be part of something really big? Now’s your chance! Join other San Francisco/Silicon Valley game enthusiasts for the second annual Global Game Jam weekend by registering now.
Following last year’s hugely successful inaugural event, organizers are expecting Game Jam 2010 to be even more spectacular. So far more than 100 locations in 31 different countries will host events.
Cogswell Polytechnical College is pleased to host this exciting event in the Bay Area. The Global Game Jam begins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 29 and ends at 3:00p.m. on Sunday, January 31.
Game Jams foster innovation and experimentation – it’s all about making games and in the GGJ you’re part of a global experiment in creativity. A game jam is not for the faint of heart though. Expect two days of hard work, experimentation, little sleep, new friends, great ideas, laughs, technical issues and the time of your life.
What could be better than the chance to challenge your creativity and technical expertise in a collaborative marathon? Not much if you love to make games!
COST:
$10 Students (with college email address)
$20 Cogswell Alumni
$20 Early Bird Registrants (before or on January 10, 2010)
$40 Regular registration (January 11 – 28, 2010)
Learn more about the event and reserve your space now.
Space limitation: 50 participants, so register early.
Links:
Cogswell Registration Site http://www.cogswellalumni.com/cogswellalumni/ggj2010/
Global Game Jam http://globalgamejam.org/
Previous Game Jams Below
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Bay Area Game Jam, Presented by Wild Pockets and Crispy Gamer
April 4 – 5, 2009
Microsoft Campus in Silicon Valley
Free Event
The Wild Pockets Bay Area Game Jam event is two days of intense creativity where teams of game developers compete to create the best games while using the new free Wild Pockets 3D game engine and platform. 24 hours after you start, you and your team will have the chance to submit your game and have it judged by a panel of industry experts.
The game jam will also feature industry speakers, recruiters from top companies, tips and tricks for creating and monetizing your games, a full stage rock band tournament Saturday night, lots of free food, super cool prizes for the winning teams, giveaways, networking, PR coverage and much more!!
Winning games will be featured and distributed on Crispy Gamer alongside cash and other cool prizes. Check out http://wildpockets-igda.eventbrite.com for details and registration! And best of all – it’s a completely free event.
Prize updates:
$2,500 Top Prize at Bay Area Game Jam – Plus The Megas and The OneUps in Concert.
As mentioned in the last post, Wild Pockets has teamed up with Crispy Gamer and Microsoft to host the Bay Area Game Jam. The FREE event takes place April 4-5, 2009 at Microsoft’s Silicon Valley Campus located in Mountain View, CA.
The Grand Prize is:
• $2,500 Cash
• Microsoft XNA Creator licenses for everyone on the team
• Game will be Published, Distributed and Promoted on Crispy Gamer’s website. Crispy Gamer averages more than 1 Million unique visitors each month.
The Second and third place teams will also take home amazing prizes and be published on Crispy Gamer’s website.
You can find more information or register to attend at http://wildpockets-igda.eventbrite.com or www.wildpockets.com/sfgamejam. Register by March 20th’s to get an event t-shirt in your size.
Game Jam Concert
As a special treat to all attendees there will be concert performances by The Megas and The OneUps at 10pm Saturday night.
Refer-a-Friend
Microsoft donated an Xbox 360 to our prize pool and since it doesn’t divide well in a team competition, we’re giving it to the person that refers the most friends in attendance. Have your friends sign-up and enter your name into the “referred by” box. The person with the most registered friends in attendance will win the Xbox 360, and you must be present to win.
Other Activities
The event won’t be all coding; there will be industry speakers, prominent judges, networking, recruiters from top game companies, Free Food/Drinks, giveaways, Xbox 360 Lounge, and a Rock Band Tournament on the main stage and much more!
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Held Previously:
Global Game Jam
The IGDA sponsored Global Game Jam is coming up at the end of January 2009. This is a fun event to reinvigorate your creativity and design and code a game on the fly with others around the world.
Check out the event here http://www.cogswell.edu/news/155.html
