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La primera semana de la JAM fue genial y he contactado con muchos desarrolladores de todo el mundo, gente de Francia, Espa帽a, Filipinas, Estados Unidos, Polonia, Chile, Brasil, Colombia, Taiw谩n, Jap贸n y Argentina entre otros.
La idea principal es conocer desarrolladores y entusiastas de la programaci贸n por eso se revel贸 el tema muchos d铆as antes del comienzo y se hizo invitaciones pero tambi茅n dando la bienvenida a los que se unieron poco tiempo despu茅s.
Creo que convocar a los programadores para participar de una JAM cl谩sica, no serv铆a para el prop贸sito que quer铆a darle al proyecto, tampoco sab铆a el contexto de cada uno para una convocatoria tan conocida y popular como los "SHMUPS" por otro lado, si segu铆a la tradici贸n, dejaba de lado a varios proyectos que me hab铆an gustado y no podr铆an participar porque sus juegos estaban empezados o ten铆an Demos.
Entonces, porque no darle una oportunidad a los que empezaron y cambiar un poco las reglas?
Un concepto clave:
Si ellos ten铆an la idea pensada y encaminada, como podr铆a incentivar a los desarrolladores ?
Entonces surgi贸 la idea de dise帽ar los certificados para los ganadores de la JAM, un presente que sirva como comprobante de una participaci贸n especial para incentivar sus metas y seguir creciendo en el mundo de la programaci贸n.
Vamos a seguir viendo sus proyectos y actualizaciones, espero que est茅n bien y estoy profundamente agradecido por estar siempre presentes, preguntar cosas e interactuar con los participantes, es algo que no imaginaba que pod铆a pasar y es genial, a los del Servidor Discord, para los de X e Instagram y los que seguimos por ITCH.IO, a todos muchas gracias!
Se vienen los 煤ltimos d铆as y el S谩bado, cerca de la tarde noche de Argentina, vamos a nombrar los ganadores de la primera "WARP ARCADE JAM 2026 - LEVEL 1".
Saludos!
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The first week of the JAM was fantastic; I鈥檝e connected with developers from all over the globe—people from France, Spain, the Philippines, the US, Poland, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Taiwan, Japan, and Argentina, among others.
The main goal was to meet developers and programming enthusiasts. That鈥檚 why the theme was revealed well in advance and invitations were sent out, while still welcoming those who joined a bit later.
I felt that simply calling on programmers for a "classic" JAM didn't quite fit the purpose I envisioned for the project. I also wasn't sure about everyone's situation regarding a genre as well-known and popular as "SHMUPS." Furthermore, sticking to tradition would have excluded several projects I really liked—games that couldn't participate because development had already started or demos already existed.
So, why not give those who had already started a chance and tweak the rules a little?
A key concept:
If they already had the idea conceived and on the right track, how could they incentivize the developers?
That is when the idea arose to design certificates for the JAM winners—a token serving as a record of their special participation, intended to encourage them in their goals and foster continued growth in the world of programming.
We鈥檒l keep following your projects and updates. I hope you鈥檙e all doing well, and I am deeply grateful for your constant presence, questions, and interaction with other participants. It鈥檚 something I never imagined would happen, and it鈥檚 amazing. To everyone on the Discord server, on X and Instagram, and those following along on Itch.io—thank you all so much!
The final days are approaching, and on Saturday—around late afternoon or early evening, Argentina time—we will announce the winners of the first "WARP ARCADE JAM 2026 - LEVEL 1."
Cheers!