The So Good Global Game Jam Guide (Devon Digital Community Presentation)

The So Good Studios

‘So Good Global Game Jam Guide’

What’s that then?

Making a game from scratch in a short period

of time.

GGJ - (48 hours) Submitting your creation at

the end for all to see.

Stimulate collaboration - A chance to change

roles - Meet new people

What You Need

FudMans / Wo-mans

Kit

(regret having such a

heavy computer)

(To

Scale)

What we done

Sweet Gameplay Footage

6 Dos and Don’ts

for Game Jam

Success

So Good Studios’

DO:Encourage

discussion

DON’T:

Have a punch-up

DO:Spend ample time on

the concept

DON’T:

Forget to make a

game

DO:Get some sleep

(and if possible, do it

at home)

DON’T:

Try and ‘power

through’ for 48 hours

48hrs - enough time to watch all of the

currently released Resident Evil films

5.9875 times!

DO:Watch all the Resident Evil

films

Take appropriate breaks

DON’T:

Work constantly -

become tetchy

DO: DON’T:

Eat Your Own Body

Weight in ‘Bite-sized’

Muffins

Bring Food and Other

Supplies

DO: DON’T:

Not!Have Fun!

The fun may not necessarily be under your control.

Lack of sleep makes fools of us all.

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