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👋 Hello everyone, and a HUGE thank you to our very first participant for joining Transmedia Jam #1! 🚀
I’m fully committed to making this jam an amazing and inspiring experience for all of us. Since this is our very first edition, I’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or any ideas you might have to make this event even better!
A quick note for our early joiners:
If you’d like to introduce yourself below, share what you’re planning to build, or drop links to your current work/socials, please do! I’m more than happy to highlight your work, feature your projects, and, if you want, share them across my social media channels to support you and give your work extra visibility. 🎨🎬🎮
I can also produce, for this event, promotional materials with samples of your work if you allow me to do so.
Feel free to introduce yourself, pitch your concept, or just say hi! What kind of media combination are you planning to explore?
Looking forward to creating together!
Hello everyone!
I'm ÉchoInsulaire, a writer and transmedia creator from Haiti.
I'm delighted to join Transmedia Jam #1 with my project, MARONNE.
Through literature, images, sound, video, and interactive storytelling, MARONNE explores the relationship between human memory, language, identity, and artificial intelligence.
I'm particularly interested in the question of how AI can support human expression without replacing the individual's voice.
I'm looking forward to discovering your projects, exchanging ideas, and learning from your different creative approaches.
Happy to be here!
Welcome ÉchoInsulaire! 🎉
Thank you so much for joining the Jam and for sharing this wonderful introduction. Your project MARONNE is deeply fascinating—the way you weave literature, images, sound, and interactive storytelling to explore the delicate boundary between human memory, identity, and AI is both inspiring and profoundly moving. The core question of how technology can support human expression without erasing the individual's voice is precisely what makes narrative exploration so powerful today.
As your project develops, please feel free to create a dedicated topic in the forum to share regular updates. On platforms like itch.io, these are traditionally called devlogs—a bit of gamer jargon, but itch.io is opening up more and more to pure literature and narrative arts, making room for all of us to share our creative process! We would all love a behind-the-scenes look at MARONNE and every component of your participation in the jam.
Also, as part of the Jam, I've launched a collaborative transmedia writing game where we explore these themes together. If you'd like to join in and add your voice to it, you are more than welcome to check it out here:
Thank you infinitely for your incredible involvement, your passion, and everything you bring to this Jam. It's an absolute honor to have you on board!
Great! I love your games and art. I joined your Discord server and subscribed to your YouTube channel. You do an awesome job with your promotional edits and showreels for your SKG jams. I co-founded a game studio called Actiplay in Montpellier (France) back in 2001—I made hundreds of Flash games, but I don't code anymore since this technology vanished (my last game in javascript is this) and don't really know many people in the industry these days. Do you think programmers in your community might be interested in the Transmedia Jam?
Hi :D, I come from the SKG Discord. Very excited for this jam.. I’ve wanted to try out making something more experimental for a while now, but never got into it. This jam is the perfect excuse :P. In fact I already had some ideas for transmedia games in the past, but they were too big in scope for me to execute. I also wanted to get a bit into writing recently: I’ll probably make a written story with a game complementing each other. Conceptual songs are also pretty cool, and would be perfect this jam, but I lack musical skills. I am trying to learn a DAW tho, I’ll try to make my own soundtrack (even if it sounds a bit shit) :-)
Hi @olistupid! Welcome!
Awesome to have you here, especially coming from the SKG Discord! (Thanks again to DVH by the way) What you’re describing—combining a written story with a complementing game and making your own soundtrack on a DAW—is 100% the spirit of this Transmedia Jam. Don't worry at all about the sound: raw, experimental, and sincere stuff made with passion will always hit harder than polished, soulless content!
I actually went to check out the games on your page, and I have to say: I find them super original!
Personally, I’ll take a high-concept game with real personality over yet another AAA clone that relies solely on graphics and shiny aesthetic every single day. I'm a huge fan of meme culture and all the fascinating art movements/subcultures that have grown out of it.
I’m drawn to games that actually have something to say—something with a strong message or an unusual perspective—rather than "neutral" gameplay built just to pass time. To be honest, I hate mainstream stuff; I feel like that endless search for "neutrality" in mainstream media is just a lullaby to keep people asleep!
So please, go wild, experiment, test your ideas, and express yourself freely! We can't wait to see (and play/read/listen to) what you come up with for the jam. Have fun! 🚀🎮📜
Hi everyone! I'm ochan1998, a creator based in Japan. I'm interested in fiction, mysteries, and AI-assisted creation. I don't usually play games, but I love making things and exchanging creative ideas.
I've just joined this jam and am still exploring what to make. A small project combining a story with images sounds like a good place to start. I'd love to meet people from different creative backgrounds, chat about ideas, and see whether we might make something together.
I use translation support for English, so I may take a little time to reply. I'm happy to start with relaxed conversations here. Nice to meet you all! What kinds of stories or media combinations are you interested in?
Hi ochan1998! Welcome to the Transmedia Jam #1! 🇯🇵✨
Your approach to combining short fiction with visuals is a perfect fit for this jam. Exploring how stories, visuals, and translation or AI tools intersect is exactly the kind of hybrid, cross-media narrative experiment we're excited to see here.
Don't worry about language barriers at all—we're thrilled to have you with us! Feel free to pitch your ideas or look for collaborators right here in the forum.
Pro-tip: Please feel free to create your own dedicated topic in this forum to post devlogs and progress updates for your project. I'll pin it to the top so everyone can follow your journey!
On my end, I've just launched a massive transmedia project over at https://www.lapinchien.com. After writing for 25 years on a French underground literature site, I decided to erase my 320 legacy texts, all comments, all trace of my existence there, to rebuild the most compelling ones in English, wrapped in a whole transmedia package: fake movie trailers featuring famous actors, behind-the-scenes easter eggs, satirical interviews, fake TV show segments, and whatever medium fits the narrative.
So far, I've published the first story package, which you can check out right here: https://lapinchien.itch.io/a-singular-day
Really looking forward to seeing what you build during the jam! 🎨📖
Thank you for the warm welcome! Your reassurance about the language barrier means a lot.
Your idea of combining stories with trailers and fictional interviews sounds interesting. When you create a project like that, do you write the story first and then decide which other media would suit it?
I'm still exploring what I'd like to make, and I'd be happy to start by chatting with everyone about the creative process.
Hi ochan1998!
Thank you so much for sharing your vision with us! I am genuinely thrilled to have you join Transmedia Jam #1 all the way from Japan.
Your approach is pure transmedia art in its most authentic form. The way you mix short fiction, visual mystery, and personal storytelling while using AI tools as a creative bridge is incredibly inspiring. You don't need complex game mechanics or heavy coding to make an impact—this intimate dialogue between text, image, and human emotion is also what this exhibition is all about!
A few exciting steps to help you get started and connect with others:
Thank you again for bringing your unique perspective and experimental spirit to this jam. We are so happy to have you with us, and I can't wait to see your story unfold!
Warm regards,
lapinchien
Hi! I’m the creator of Prompts vs Evil, a fantasy comedy about AI prompts and unintended consequences. In S07, “Sources,” a demon asks an AI assistant for precedents to support a soul contract. The assistant retracts citations that cannot be verified; later the demon finds websites repeating one of them and says, “Good. Real enough now.” The episode is free on WEBTOON: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/prompts-vs-evil/list?title_no=1175829. The artwork is AI-assisted; the story is written and directed by a human. For a Humans vs AI project, I’m interested in stories about the gap between what people ask and what AI returns. What are others exploring?
Hey! Just checking in—your concept for Prompts vs Evil (especially that episode on AI hallucinations and verified sources!) is such a perfect fit for the Humans vs AI theme.
If you're up for it, we'd love to officially have you in the lineup! Submitting/joining takes literally two clicks on the main page: /jam/transmedia-jam-1
You can submit an existing episode, a quickstart, or a small devlog/behind-the-scenes breakdown of how you bridge human writing with AI-assisted art.
Feel free to drop a project link whenever you're ready—no pressure, just great to have your voice in the mix! 🚀✨
Hello everyone! My name is Joyluv and I am a newcomer at itch io. This is my first jam to join, and I am really excited about how jams actually work. I am a writer; I have managed to build my first visual novel called My Pick and at this moment I am wondering if I should join Transmedia Jam #1 with this game of mine or maybe I should focus on one of my finished projects.
But all in all, happy to see u all
Welcome Joyluv! 🎉
Congratulations on making your very first visual novel, My Pick! Stepping into your first jam is always an exciting moment, and you've definitely come to the right place.
Regarding your choice between My Pick or a finished project: it all depends on what you want to experiment with!
Here is a cool transmedia idea if your game doesn't directly deal with the Humans VS AI theme: you can turn the making-of into part of the experience! If you used any AI tools (for brainstorming, proofreading, asset generation, coding help, etc.) during your creation process, you could write a short side-story, note, or behind-the-scenes article reflecting on your collaboration with AI as a human creator. Pairing that text with your visual novel instantly turns the whole package into an authentic transmedia entry right on topic!
Of course, this is just one approach—if you have other ideas or prefer to approach the theme from a completely different angle, go with whatever feels best for you!
Feel free to share more about My Pick or ask any questions about how jams work. Take your time, explore, and above all: have fun!
So happy to have you with us!
Hi everyone! I'm Fernando, an indie game developer from Brazil!
I'm excited to be part of Transmedia Jam #1!
I'll be participating with Bollitos, a physics-based strategy game inspired by Globulos, a classic browser game from the 2000s that left a lasting impression on me.
Bollitos brings back the charm of those classic browser games, combining simultaneous secret planning, physics, and a bit of chaos. Every match is a battle of strategy, prediction, and unexpected outcomes!
I'm looking forward to exploring the "Humans VS AI" theme from a creative perspective and sharing something special with this community.
Excited to meet fellow creators and discover your projects!
Fernando - Fefu Games
Hi Fernando (@fefuxd)!
Welcome aboard! It's so awesome to see you officially posting here on the community forum!
Bollitos is such a perfect fit for Transmedia Jam #1—bringing back that nostalgic simultaneous planning mechanic from Globulos while exploring human intuition versus AI decision-making is going to make for a fantastic transmedia piece.
Feel free to open a dedicated topic for Bollitos right here in the forum whenever you like! You can use it as your creative devlog, post early sketches, share updates on your AI companion narrative, or brainstorm ideas with other participants.
So happy to have you with us, and looking forward to seeing your project take shape!
Warm regards,
lapinchien
Host of Transmedia Jam #1