1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hi! My name is Kim, but I mostly go by Destry online. I went to school for Illustration and some Animation, but I've been stagnating a lot in the couple of years since I graduated, so I'm trying to get back into making things! I'm most passionate about making games, but I have little experience so far.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?]

I did! The game that I made for the last game (Xylia's Curse) ended up being very rough and kind of incomplete, so I want to try making something even simpler and with a clear, small scope. I'm hoping to do something mostly text based this time, to save on time. Maybe a kind of interactive short story with a few illustrations?

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

I like all kinds of games! But lately, I have been very inspired by games that try to take atypical approaches. (Especially the more recent trends towards non-violent games or games where you interact with the world in unique ways.)

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

Very little, mostly in GameMaker. I've played around with making a couple little games, but nothing yet that I think of as a real complete project. For this jam though, I'm going to try using Unity for the first time! I've been taking some intro courses on it recently, and haven't gotten far into them yet, which is why I want to aim for something simple and text-based.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

Art! Also, animals/plants are very important to me!

1) Hey! I'm Yobob....Kinda want to use this name lol I'm a composer and a story writer....and also a physics major. Why am I making games...Backup plan LOL

2)I didn't participate in the jam but i want to join since this looks interesting.

3)I love the FF series! They inspired me to make music and as i made more music and started to love writing stories and then video games.

4)I do have a little game development experience and i worked with some people but it's been a fail since one of the artist had a major ego problem which made it very hard to communicate with him. We didn't talk about ourselves which i felt no connection with the artist. My other artist that I had (Which was stupid of me to do) is that i dropped that artist for the ego artist. UGHUGHGUHGUHG The ego artist knew what he was doing and i thought i could learn from him...I did a little bit. Market, market, market.

5) I LOVE music. Especially classical music. Or video game music. AND anime lol because some anime just make you cry!

6)I don't know if i consider myself a vet but i do have enough expereince to say this. Expose yourself early or else it'll bite you in the butt when you release your game. Make blogs or something to create a fanbase.

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hey! My name is Chase. I'm a senior in high school.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

Nope, didn't participate last time. I'm joining this one because I want to make a game, and I think a structured community event will be interesting and help me with my goal.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

My favorite is Stardew Valley. I've logged so many hours on there. I love the addictive, intuitive nature of that game. Mostly the games that have inspired me have been pretty experimental-- text-heavy, lo-fi, parsers, Twine, etc.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

Yes, but I'm rusty. I used Scratch to make games back in 2009 or 2010, and I think I dabbled in Stencyl and RPGmaker around the same time. Beginner games like pong, basic platformers. I stopped about 5 years ago.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

Oh man.... I love music. So much. I play several instruments, sing, and I love listening to music. It fuels a lot of my creativity.

6. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?

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hi! im ace. i was in the first my first game jam but i couldn't complete my game due to lack of motivation and resources, but i have many more resources and a lot more time on my hands so i definitely plan to do better this year!

my favourite game of 2016 was definitely stardew valley. an incredibly inspiring and fun game. i'm usually more into indie games because they aren't afraid of trying something new and they have a lot of heart. i'm interested in telling stories and i'm hoping making games will be one way i can do so. i did a few classes at university about game development but they were very basic and i've forgotten most of it, so i'm pm starting fresh.

i'm passionate about diverse characters and being nice, and i hope my future projects reflect that. as someone who has participated before but didn't really "participate", i'd suggest at least checking the forums quite frequently, but also participating in the forums/discord chat if you can. it helps to motivate and reading about everyone else's projects really inspires me.

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hello, My name is Emma. I am a game artist from Finland.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

This is actually my first time joining a jam, my goal in this jam is to get experience and to actually share it publicly with people.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

Hard question.. My dream of starting to make games came from a ps1 game named Grandia, which is one of my all time favorite. Other games that I love are Zelda (MM, Wind waker, Oot & Twilight princess), Salt and Sanctuary, Blazblue, Star Ocean till the end of time/Second story, The legend of Dragoon, The Long dark, Dishonored, Okami, Tales of Symphonia, Elder Scrolls (Skyrim and Oblivion) & Fallout (3,NV and 4), Final Fantasy (9, 10 & 12) and so on..

Kind of hard to chose a favorite when there is so much good games but those are few that have inspired me/ given my daily dose of games.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I have some, not that I have really published anything, which is why I decided to join this jam. I started with game maker when I was at my second year of vocational college, after that I tried Rpg maker VX Ace and have after that moved to Unity, but probably planning on using Game maker on this jam.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

Making games, playing games and talking about it.

6. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?

Not a veteran, but based on what I learned from making games at school is;

Keep it simple!

Communicating with teammates is really important. On this I recommend having some small document you can update so all see your plan/ what your working on/whats done. It doesn't need to be big but helps a lot in my opinion. // I usually use google doc or a scrap paper.

If you have time/are able to then try to not forget to add some kind of sounds. (I actually kept forgetting this while making games at school but it adds a lot to the game)

1. deKay! Hello :)

2. No! This is literally My First Game Jam

3. Metroid/Castlevania/Mario/Sonic/Zelda. I like to try and make simple, silly games though.

4. Not really. I've programmed for 8bit computers, written some stuff in AMOS on the Amiga, and dabbled with various game makers. Currently using PICO-8.

5. Games!

6. Not yet :)

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hi my name is Logan, I am currently a Junior in high school. I love playing the guitar and enjoying the snow in winter. I started learning to make games a few years ago but never really did anything. I was always playing video games instead of making them. I just released my first game just last summer on the App Store. The game is called Sqwared and can be downloaded for the iPhone and iPad (iPad version doesn't really work). I never got the game to work perfectly on all resolutions, but it was more for the experience of putting a game on the market.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

I love making games however I often find myself getting distracted with other things and never finish the project. I'm hoping that by entering a Jam that I will focus more and be able to get the project done. I also love challenges.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

My most favorite game series of all time is hands down the Jak and Daxter series. My brother first introduced me to this series a while ago and fell in love with it. The story of the games were so amazing, the relationships you build with the characters in the game and the incredible plot twists that unfold later in the series were and still are some of the best I have ever seen and experienced in a game. Anyhow I remember thinking one day that "If I love playing games so much, why don,t I make one myself?" So I started learning to program and and make some art and a few years later hear I am entering my first game jam.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I currently use Unity as an engine for making games. I have taught myself various programming languages, however I mainly use C# when using unity.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I love playing video games, playing the guitar, and skiing.

6. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?

This will be my first game jam, I am super excited and can't wait to get started.

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hello! My name is Dorothy, but I like going by the name of Player Tu, also.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

I didn't - I think I signed up but the project just fell off my radar. With this being the new year, I'm motivated to create something new :)

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

The Final Fantasy series really got me into gaming, and then World of Warcraft made me consider myself as a more "serious" gamer. I love RPGs like Mass Effect and Dragon Age. I enjoyed BioShock, Portal, Fallout, Overwatch, Diablo, Life is Strange, and a few indies like Stardew Valley, Stanley Parable, Beginners Guide, and Gone Home.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

None! I'll be using Twine.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

Baking, books, and animal rescues. And video games of course!

1. Hi there! What's your name? Want to introduce yourself?

Hi, I'm ohfivethirty! I'm 21 years old and a senior in college studying illustration.

2. Did you participate in the last jam we held? If so, what do you plan on doing better this time? If not, what's your reason for joining?

I did participate in the last jam! I want to make something to play rather than only read this time.

3. What games are your favorites? Did any of them inspire you, or made you want to make your own?

There would be way too many games to list but I enjoy most Nintendo games and classic Playstation (like Crash, Ape Escape & Parappa). Mainly games with bright colors and funny dialogues catch my eyes (and heart). I also love rhythm, farming, simulation, puzzle and adventure games a lot. I love games. They all inspire me in some way or another, really.

4. Do you have experience with game development? What did you do/with what engine?

I draft my ideas out on paper a lot but have only really worked in Twine for actual game development.

5. Tell us about something you're passionate about!

I'm really passionate about learning new things and creating stuff. It's amazing to have an idea and then execute it; I love seeing things I conceptualize in my mind come to life through various mediums.

6. Any advice to new jammers (if you're a veteran)?

I'm no veteran but I do want others to know that scope and scale is really important to dial back during your planning stages. Also to have fun with your idea! It makes a great difference!