Global Game Jam 2012

[Shade]

Did anybody else go? I went to the one in Atlanta at SCAD this year, and there were about 200 people and 30 some games got made.

http://globalgamejam.org/

The challenge:
Make a videogame (or a board game) in 48 hours from scratch. A theme is given at 5pm on Friday night, and you must base the game on this theme in some way. There were 11233 jammers in 48 countries all over the world.

The theme this year:


Yeah, just that image. No explanation. (it is an ouroboros)

My team had 3 people: me (art), my bf (sound), and our friend who flew up from Florida (programming)
Our game:



http://globalgamejam.org/2012/horizon

Both players rely on the other in order to continue playing. If one player screws up, you can't last, and you both lose.

Best part is the sound effects... we grabbed some random fellow jammers and asked them to make screaming sounds for us. They did not disappoint. First take was gold.


Did anybody else go?? Did you make any sweet games or see any sweet games?

[Manako]

I wasn't able to go this weekend, its hard that it is such a long event! A few people from my work went and had a blast, and was interviewed by the local paper-- he made "super derp snake" http://globalgamejam.org/2012/super-derp-snake

news article:
http://www.timesunion.com/local/arti...#photo-2205651

[Mazmaz]

Friends of mine went to it and won at their event. Here's theirs: http://globalgamejam.org/2012/rollingdragon

[Mazmaz]

http://www.elecplay.com/all/spotligh...verview-video/