First Annual Global Game Jam
The First Annual Global Game Jam is taking place at the end of the month, from January 30th to February 1st. New York City has two host locations: NYU-Poly and Columbia’s Teacher’s College. A few of my coworkers and I are planning on participating. I’m an NYU-Poly alum (well technically a Polytechnic University alum) however I will be at the Columbia game jam as the NYU-Poly game jam is open only to NYU/NYU-poly students and alums (which precludes my coworkers from attending).
The Global Game Jam is a game development competition that takes place over 48 hours. The design and constraints of the competition aren’t revealed until the very start so that the teams cannot plan ahead. An entire video game must be developed within 48 hours, from design to implementation.
The goal is for us to split up and join other groups as a means of networking, giving students an opportunity to work with professionals and to advertise our company.