Jia Ji just wrote an amusing and informative article about how to run a game jam — in this case, it’s a post mortem of the IGDA Health Games Challenge site in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago. I get asked often, “How do I run a game jam?” Jia’s article is good, covering not just how you get good games out of your event, but also sponsorship and leadership. Check it out!
Jia Ji: How to Run a Game Jam
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Interesting article. Some useful tips in there too, if I were to ever run a game jam again. I did run a Global Game Jam location earlier this year, but it didn’t have nearly as many nice touches as that one did. No food provided, no t-shirts, no sponsors. Just 50 game devs and a room full of computers.
So I’ll keep this article in mind and refer back to it next time.
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