Tag Archive: Global Game Jam

Feb 01

Gamasutra: 5 Things Jammin’ Teaches You

So during my last article on what my Game Jam experience was like, I mentioned how the whole thing was like game development in hyper-drive. Basically, you will pick up skills from the Game Jam that you might not have gotten anywhere else.   Well, on Gamasutra there is this article that gives you five …

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Jan 31

In Less Than 48 Hours – Global Game Jam Diaries

Last weekend I was part of the 5th annual Global Game Jam, an event where people from all over the world create games in less than 48 hours. It’s a great exercise in creativity and time management but most importantly, it is a test of will as you will probably be working on your game …

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Jan 28

Play the Games of the Global Game Jam 2013

Over the weekend, various sites around the world held the 5th annual Global Game Jam. In the event, teams of people have less than 48 hours to create a game centered around a single theme. This year’s theme was just the sound of a beating heart. It quite a challenge to come up with something …

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Feb 06

Weekly Update #11: My SoulCalibur Nightmare

So on Tuesday I got SoulCalibur V and let me just say, it’s so much better than IV. At the same time, it’s not as good as 3, but the new characters, the fresh new look, and some solid online and single player modes definitely has rekindled my love for the series. At the same …

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Feb 04

Play All the Global Game Jam 2012 Games!

The Global Game Jam is a pretty cool event for anyone who is remotely interested in making games. As I mentioned earlier in my Snake 2 post, where small teams have48 hours to make a game based around a theme. This year’s theme was simply a picture of the Oroboros.   Anyways, since the competition …

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Feb 03

Global Game Jam: Snake 2

The Global Game Jam is a competition where small teams have 48 hours to make a game centered around a theme. This year the theme was the image of a snake eating its own tail and team realized that there was already a game like that. So naturally, they made a sequel.