TL;DR: We are a team looking to add a visual designer/illustrator for an upcoming game jam.
Update: closed.
There is an upcoming game jam starting in less than a week focused on educational games with financial literacy themes. It is co-organized by the GGJ team and features a significant prize pool. You can read the announcement here: https://globalgamejam.org/news/zoud-and-global-game-jam-launch-financial-literacy-game-jam-140k-prizes-and-development
Two of us have successfully collaborated in the past, most recently winning first prize in a jam ($5000) a few months ago with a team recruited here and a few other prizes over the past couple years. Since there is no guaranteed reward, please consider this a [Hobby/RevShare] post. Also, please ensure you are comfortable with the jam’s theme, the game genre described below and the jam sponsors and their terms (linked below).
We are waiting for the official start of the jam to see what additional theme the organizers propose but we have been reading on some materials already shared and we have a core concept we are excited about. Our current ideas revolve around a point-and-click puzzle adventure with a deciphering mechanic.
While the jam permits generative AI, neither of us uses it; we prefer to assemble a team of people who care deeply about their human craft. If you join us as the artist, you will have full creative control on the art direction and stylization. We have planned for some locations, characters and UI; how those are presented (top-down map or first person point of view; embodied in the world or visual novel style overlays, etc.) is up to you. We will work together to sketch/graybox the environment, add shaders or visual effects or whatever we need to execute your vision. Ultimately, we want to make something everyone is excited about and proud to feature in their portfolios.
We will be building the game in Godot and are currently leaning toward a 2D or 2.5D project to fit the timeline.
If you are interested, please ping me with a link to your portfolio or previous work. Also, please let us know where you are located.
You can check my projects here: https://josepvalls.itch.io/
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