In the early 2010's Newgrounds ran a series of Game Jams, typically hosted and co-ordinated by AustinBreed. You were able to sign up as an artist, programmer, musician, or essentially a "wild card" and were randomly grouped with other creators. You then had 72 hours to conceive of and jam out a game. This random pairing yielded interesting results, and I felt that I learned a lot each time!
I took part in NG Game Jam 1, 2, and 7.
I technically also took part in Jam 5, but we did not complete our game. That will be a story for another time, because I think there is still some really cool stuff to show with that one.
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:38 Fish Outta Water
00:20:44 Alvin's Alps
00:49:36 Gerry's Grueling Garden
I hope that this video gives you some sense of what goes into a game jam, even for simple Flash games. And while things don't always turn out, there is SO much to learn, cool connections to make, a great excuse to try something new, and if none of it works out how you planned - then at least you still have a game to show for it!
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