A game jam lets participants try their hand at creating a video game — from coding on up. "Our Jump Start Game Jam has been designed with first-time participants in mind," said Gavin Camlin '21, an IGDA Becker club officer. "We know that tons of high school students who have a passion for games are searching for fun, new things to do during the pandemic and we thought a game jam might hit the spot."
Those who sign up will also get the chance to hear some mini-talks from local game industry professionals like Gwen Frey and Owen Leech, and more- who have worked on games likeBio-Shock, Kine, Elder scrolls online, Flame and the Flood.
For more information about the event and to register, click on the link below!
The event will be hosted on Discord here: https://discord.com/invite/E64Zefu. You will also have the chance to have a Q&A with professionals in the field, access different gaming resources, and connect with current IGDA students if you run into any issues so they can help you through it! After the jam, IGDA will be hosing a celebration to showcase everyone's hard work!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jump-start-game-jam-tickets-106914969552
Source: Game Jam Registration