Global Game Jam Edmonton 2023

Jam Site Owner: 
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Jam Site Type: 
Hybrid
Jam Site Audience: 
GGJ
Primary Language: 
English
Entrance Fee: 
None
Maximum Capacity: 
104
Hours: 
Open for entire 48 hours
Event Start Date: 
Friday, February 3, 2023 - 5:00pm
Site Time Zone: 
America/Edmonton
Jam Site Description: 

Welcome to Global Game Jam Edmonton 2023! We're excited to see you all in person or online and make some excellent games with you!

For Global Game Jam 2023 we will be hosting a hybrid site so you can participate in the manner most comfortable to you. 

Regardless of if you're participating online or in person, please follow along with our discord as we will be posting important informaiton there leading up to and particularly throughout the jam. https://discord.gg/FjJ8Kr3

While we know some sites are starting this jam earlier, we would like to encourage our jammers to not look up the theme for the jam until it has been revealed during opening presentations at 5pm MST on February 3rd.

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Sponsors

Principal Sponsor of Edmonton GGJ 2023 

NAIT - The Centre for Innovative Media (CIM), NAIT Applied Research, and the Digital Media & IT (DMIT) program of The School of Applied Sciences and Technology

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Digital Alberta

Edmonton Screen Industries Office

GameCamp Edmonton

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FAQ:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BlxQ3GDBGVdjifg_zQP-N4PZQ9prxyCMLc-0...

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Mo-Cap Tour Sign-Up:

https://forms.gle/3CGDVDNHWEnYFxE67

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Schedule:

Friday

  • 4:30PM - Doors open
  • 5:00PM - Opening Presentation and Theme Reveal
  • 12:00AM - Midnight Tea

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Saturday

  • 1:00PM - Mocap Studio Tour (4th Floor, meet at Atrium by stairs first)
  • 12:00AM -  Midnight Tea

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Sunday

  • 4:30PM - Build submissions
  • 5:00PM - Closing Presentations

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Food Options: 
Access to food in close vicinity. Drinks and snacks provided on site.
Who Can Participate: 
Anyone
Age Restrictions: 
18+ only

Recently Uploaded Games

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Facilities: 
This site is wheelchair accessible and has accessible toilets
This site has gender neutral toilets
This site has separate sleeping space
This site has a quiet space/spaces away from the main jam areas
This site has free coffee
This site recycles
This site is alcohol free / has alcohol free spaces
This site has 24 hour security
This site has easily accessible public transport
This site has parking
This site has mentors
This is a non smoking site
This site has designated smoking areas
This site has a microwave
This site welcomes jammers creating boardgames
This site welcomes jammers creating hardware games/alternative controllers
This site has auditorium space