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gamejam is a randomly occuring event, designed to encourage game developers to collaborate and produce computer games. It provides an outlet for experimental gameplay and artistic creativity.

Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/gamejam

gamejam 0808 is over...

2008-08-18 07:42:12.751815

Wow what a crazy two weeks!

Sadly, gamejam 0808 is over; however we have many fine results submitted! Thanks to all who took part, stay tuned for a future gamejam.

Nullarbor Bakery Party

2008-08-12 03:53:53.353700

The best of WA's indie game talent will be on show at the Bakery.

The Nullarbor independent game developers competition (http://www.notrees.org/2008/) is coming to a close for 2008 and, in conjunction with gamejam, we're getting together to send it off in fine form.

This is a party in two parts:

Developers' Old School Demoparty

* Friday, August 15 @ 7pm

Get together with your crew and put those finishing touches on your game. Party, socialise, and play.

Nullarbor Finals, Come on Down!

* Saturday, August 16 @ 7pm

See the finished games and vote for your favourites!

Entry is FREE!

Location: The Bakery, 233 James Street, Northbridge, Western Australia

Demoparty: Friday, August 15 to Saturday August 16. From 7pm to 7pm.

Rock up when you will, but be early for the good spots.

Presentation and Competition: Saturday, August 16, from 7pm to 9pm

As this is a licensed venue this is an 18 event

For more information on Nullarbor visit the website: http://www.notrees.org/2008/

Any questions? Drop us a line at contact@notrees.org

Event Sponsors: Spinfast, Autodesk, Artrage, Edith Cowan University, Binary Culture, Surrender Events

High Score API now available

2008-08-07 15:25:57.403794

Greetings GameJammers!

You will have noticed that there is now an API key displayed on your team pages.

This key is needed to use the new high score API. To see how to use the API, check this message.

The Significant Asset is Released!

2008-08-01 03:20:47.062855

After much deliberation and due process, the significant asset has been chosen!

You must include this image, or a variation of it, in your gamejam 0808 games. It doesn't need to be important, it just needs to be present somewhere. You can make a 3D model of it, turn it into vector art, or if you are crazy enough, you could even use it as a random seed for your AI.

gamejam.org update

2008-07-29 16:34:23.382749

Greetings gamejammers!

The gamejam schedule has been adjusted slightly. The jam will start on Friday 1st August with the release of the 'gamejam significant asset'. This will be a piece of art or sound which you should include in your game. We are doing this instead of choosing a theme.

Coding shall then proceed until August 16th, when entries should be uploaded to gamejam.org. Why August 16th? Because on that day the Nullarbor demo party is happening! Hopefully local Perth GameJammers will want to showcase their awesome games at the party!

New gamejam.org features!

2008-07-26 05:07:41.397208

Over the last few days I've added some useful features to gamejam.org!

Teams now have TODO lists, which can be used to organise yourself or your team!

There are also team blogs, which allow larger posts to be written. These posts are suitable for things like game design ideas, spec, rants or whatever else you might think of!

What is gamejam.org?

2008-07-23 04:39:05.835351

In a sentence, gamejam.org is a tool for the (fledgling) gamejam community, which enables the sharing of ideas, formation of teams and helps keep developers motivated.

What is the developer diary? The developer diary is a list of short log entries by each developer. To create a log entry, use the grey box which is located at the top right of every page. When you create a log entry, it is posted to your gamejam.org home page, the front page, and to the team page of every team which is active, and you are a member of.

Do I need to create a team? If you want to upload screen-shots or files, you will need to create a team. If you want to be a team of one, that is ok! Once you have created a team, you can invite other members to join your team. If you invite a member, or are invited to join a team, the invitation will appear on your home page.

Can I chat with other members? Yes. Click the 'who is online?' link at the top of the page. Any other members who are online will be listed, and you can chat with them directly through the web page. If you don't want people to see when you are online, you can choose to hide your online status in the settings screen.

Where can I get more help? Use the forum / support group. The link is on the front page.

It's easy to keep up with developer activity and news by subscribing to the atom feeds, which are present on front, member and team pages. You can also choose to receive batched digests of developer diaries by email, by selecting the correct box on your settings screen.

GameJam0808 is on!

2008-07-15 15:05:07.198667

GameJam0808 is running from August 4th to August 18th.

What is GameJam? GameJam is an online event where game developers sprint to create a game or games over a two week period. Developers can form teams, or go solo. GameJam is not a competition, it is simply a way to have fun, and get enough inspiration and motivation from everyone else to create a game in a short period of time.

GameJam0808 is generally aimed at developers from Perth, Western Australia, but anyone can participate if they _really_ want to. :-) If this event is a success, more GameJams will follow!

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