What and why?

A game jam is a game development event where the participants have a fixed amount of time to create a game. Usually the created games are designed around a theme, which is revealed at the start of the jam. There are also diversifiers; optional subthemes, constraints and ideas, to give added challenge to veteran jammers.

The Finnish College Jam was created as an initiative to boost the co-operation of Finnish game development academies, to help students improve their skills and meet new contacts. We are proud to announce the continuation of this jam, aiming to keep this new tradition going strong!  

Finnish College Jam is part of the Finnish Game Jam Organization.

We have students participating from the following schools:

SASKY (Host)

Careeria 
Riveria
Business College Helsinki
Eduko
Stadin AO
Omnia
Salon Seudun Ammattiopisto
Sataedu
Vuoksi

You can see the results of the previous jams by changing the number at the end of:  /jam/finnish-college-jam-[1-8]

Your school not partnered? Want to join? For more information, please contact:  Pirkko.sutinen@sasky.fi

Schedule?

The Jam will start with a stream at 9:00 AM, wherein the theme will be revealed. Once the stream is concluded, the participants will team up and start making their games on our Discord server!

All of the created games will be uploaded here and are publicly available to be played, shared and downloaded. All uploads must be complete before the final deadline on midnight Thursday at 23:59.

We highly encourage all participants to maintain a healthy lifestyle and schedule throughout the week of jamming for both personal well-being and optimal performance.

Rating and Criteria

After the turn-in time has been completed people who have submitted a game can start rating the other games to see which ones shined the most.

Submitters & contributors — Both submitter and contributors to submissions can vote

Voting will be on these rating criterias:

Discord and Rules?

https://discord.gg/YrdFnPpruf

We use our Discord server as the base of all teamwork and communications during the Jam. We want to maintain a warm, secure and professional atmosphere for everyone to enjoy!

That’s why we all represent ourselves and our respective organizations in a positive light, using our real names. We treat ourselves and each other with respect, at all times.

The goal is to have fun together, create interesting games and to forge new bonds of co-operation across schools in Finland!

Theme & Diversifiers

Theme
Behind the Veil

Diversifiers 
"See Differently" – Use VR, AR, or XR to reveal alternate realities or perspectives.
"Two Worlds, One Game" – Let players switch between two interconnected realities that influence each other.
"Reality Glitch" – Integrate visual or gameplay glitches that hint at a deeper, broken truth.
"Feel the Boundaries" – Design barriers that can only be crossed through unconventional thinking or immersive tech.
"Beyond the Visual" – Use sound, haptics, or spatial design to uncover hidden layers of reality.
"Reverse Immersion" – Instead of immersing the player in the game, let the game invade the player’s real world.