Vandal Game Jam

Welcome to the Vandal Game Jam! This 48(ish)-hour event brings together students from the University of Idaho and Washington State University to create and submit games.

Whether you're a seasoned developer or a first-timer, this is a great opportunity to meet fellow creators, experiment, and have fun.

Theme

The theme for the jam will be announced at the opening ceremony, and will be updated here as well. Remember, theme is purely inspirational and it's not required that you incorporate it into your game. Feel free to interpret it however you want.

The Jam theme is LIGHT

Restriction

The restriction for the jam will be announced at the opening ceremony, and will be updated here as well. The restriction is highly recommended but is not required. Feel free to interpret it however you want.

The jam restriction is ON A TIMER

Submission Details

If your game isn't finished by the deadline, no worries! Late submissions are accepted throughout the jam's voting period.

Join the discord server if you have any questions or just want to hang out with fellow jammers.

Ratings

At the end of the Jam, there will be a voting period. Anyone who submits a game to the jam, as well as any team members that are added as contributors to your game's project page can rate other games for the jam. Games will be rated on the following criteria:

• Enjoyment - How much you enjoyed your time with the game.
• Functionality  - How well the features of the game worked
• Art Direction  - How nice the game looks
• Sound Design - How nice the game sounds

If you have a submission in by the due date, you will be given an additional hour for polish / bug-fixing. There is no additional time or submission which will be granted. Any late submissions can be judged, but will be INELIGIBLE to win prizes.

Keep in mind that the theme is purely for inspiration, and you should not rate a game differently based on how well the theme was incorporated. 

Rules

Read the rules! Not reading the rules is not an excuse for breaking them.

• Vote fairly and honestly
• Group size has a maximum of FOUR
• Keep game content clean. Any and all NSFW content, potentially offensive content, graphic content etc. will not be tolerated and will be removed from the game jam with no warning.

Any games that do not follow the rules will be removed from the jam without warning.

Schedule

• Opening Ceremony: November 14 @ 5:00 PM in the ThinkTank (JEB 126 / 128)
• Submission Deadline: November 16th @ 11:59 PM in the ThinkTank (JEB 126 / 128)
• Closing Ceremony: November 17th @ 5:00 PM in the ThinkTank ( JEB 126 / 128)

Prizes

Prizes are distributed as follows:

• The overall winner is the one with the highest score. This entry is exempt from winning  any categories.
• Each category has a winner. This entry is exempt from winning in any other categories.
• In the event that a team who would win something has already won something else, then the next in line will be the winner.

FAQ

Q: But what if I'm unable to make the opening or closing ceremonies? That is ok! We will do our best to keep this page and the discord page updated with all the relevant information!

Q: If I win a prize, but I'm not at the closing ceremony, do I still get that prize? Yes! Just reach out to anyone with the Moderator role on the Discord and we will get that sorted!

Q: Who do I reach out to with questions? Reach out to our Discord! Our Moderators and participants will do their best to help!

Good luck and have fun!