We have some updates for jam hosts today.

Jam Submission Requirements

Jam submission requirements let jam hosts set a list of requirements a project must meet before it can be submitted. You’ll find them in the new Submission requirements section of the jam edit page.

Here’s what’s available today:

• Generative AI disclosure: Require entrants to fill out the generative AI disclosure on their project, or only accept projects that disclose no generative AI was used.
• Pricing: Require a free download, meaning at least one file that can be downloaded without paying (demos of paid projects count), or only accept free projects with no price and no paid files.
• Platforms: Require files for specific platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, or browser. You can accept projects with any one of the selected platforms, or require all of them. A platform counts when the project has at least one file for it, and browser means a playable HTML build.
• Timing: Only accept projects created after the jam started, or projects whose first file was uploaded after the jam started.
• Not submitted to another jam: Only accept projects that haven’t been entered in any other jam.

When someone submits, the submit dialog shows a checklist of the requirements for the selected project, and only projects that pass every requirement can be submitted. Requirements are checked at submission time, so changing them later does not affect existing entries.

Updated Field Editor

With this update, we’ve also re-implemented the fields editor for jams. As a reminder, fields allow you to collect additional information from participants along with their submission.

The new editor allows you to easily edit the choices for single and multiple choice fields without having to manually write CSV. Anything that can be reordered also conveniently now has drag and drop handles. The field editor also collapses by default, so it’s easier to navigate the jam edit page once you’ve set up all of your fields.

If you have any more ideas for jam submission requirements please share them in this thread.

Thanks!

Fantastic job, thanks for this!

1) "Not submitted to another jam" - is also huge.
2) These features are amazing.
3) The text editor still needs work.

thanks leaf! this was perfectly timed for us over here at GBJAM!

what are you thoughts on adding a limiter to the number of ‘Not submitted to another jam’?

This is awesome, thanks! Just in time for the Hardcore Punk Jam! :)

some thoughts:

1. Multiple Jam Submissions:
   1. Beyond simply Disallowing Submissions entered into other Jams, allow Hosts to set a limit. ie, 0 for none, 1,2,3...
   2. Further, some jams like Progress jams require Submissions be submitted to previous Jams. Yes, Hosts can try to confirm manually by visiting respective project pages but that's no fun/more work for Hosts. And, yes, Custom Fields @ Submission can help.
   3. Then, ideally, Hosts would be allowed to enter (multiple) Jam Links for cross-reference for Previously Submitted to other Jams as potentia Requirements. Example, 20 Million Second Game Jam - itch.io which was open to anyone who'd submitted to previous 20 Second Game Jams.
   4. How are newly-registered users allowed to submit newly-uploaded Slop to a dozen Jams in the first place? 
2. Fix how Jams are depicted @ Discord/Socials which are misleading as they depict the end of the Voting Period as the Jam Deadline. The Bots at the Itch #Featured-Jam-Feed do well but posting a Jam URL at Discord does not, leaving the host to manually address, answer to confusion @ Community, etc. ie: 
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3. Provide a Hide Jam Links option at Account settings - itch.io so we can prevent them from obscuring Web games. i know that individuals can use CSS to effect this for their own projects but it can be solved for everyone this way? 
4. more of a Jam Host Dashboard, notion. On desktop, the space could be much more useful depicting Platforms supported by a given submission, Paid/Donation/Free status, # of (other) Jams it was Submitted to, Release Date,  with Filters, etc, that would be immediately helpful to Hosts (more space for that kinda thing if the links simply read Disqualify, Remove respectively):
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5. Tag or Metadata Requirements
   1. Some jams require specific Genres, Engines, etc. (including the use of AI as a requirement vs exclusion or disclosure). from the above image for an Arcade Jam, some of the RPG/non-Arcade/Action games would not have required my personal interaction if i was able to require/limit to specific tags. I also do some small Engine-specific Jams that i keep private to avoid Spam that i would, otherwise, love to share with the public.
6. Hosted on Itch.io
   1. Allow Hosts to require projects be Hosted on Itch.io

Enough for now while i very much appreciate this, and the earlier round of, Jam Love!

BAH!: when Editing the post, i see proper Letters for indented items while, once posted, they are Numbers? and, Alignment... that's all a whole other topic... :/

awesome update!