Date/Time
Date(s) - 23/01/2015 - 25/01/2015
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location
Glyndwr University
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On Friday 23rd of January, staff and students will be taking part in the 48 hour Global Game Jam (GGJ) event. The goal will be to come together and attempt to make a computer game from start to finish within a strict 48 hour period. The event is designed to bring people together from all backgrounds and encourage creative thinking to result in small but innovative and experimental games.
Once again, Glyndwr University is representing Wales and by participating, we are hoping to help set another world record for the worlds largest “Jam”.
Last years event holds the current record with 23,198 game jammers working from 488 different locations spread across 72 countries simultaneously. The outcome of that weekend was a staggering 800,000+ hours of development time resulting in 4,290 different games created globally! At our own Glyndwr University Jam location, a team of 29 dedicated (and slightly crazy) jammers managed to design and develop 11 unique games within the 48 hour period. This year, we are hoping to make the Jam even bigger with a target of 24,000 participants globally.
We need your help! If you would like to come along and participate in the event, you can register at our official Glyndwr Game Jam 2015 site here:
http://globalgamejam.org/2015/
There is a registration fee of £10 for the event which will be payable using our online system (follow the “local registration link” at the above site to pay for your ticket). The fee will be used to help towards the cost of snacks/drinks, prizes and consumables.
Event Schedule:
Venue: CCI Room 108 A+B (The PC suite on the first floor).
Friday, 23rd of January
4pm – 5pm: Registration Completion & Initial Meet/Greet
5pm – 5.30pm: Official Opening & Mystery Theme Reveal
5.30 – 6.00pm: Keynote Speech: Ralph Ferneyhough / Chris Payne
6.00pm: Ice Breaker & Brain Storming!
Ralph Ferneyhough and Chris Payne will be delivering Friday’s keynote speech. Ralph and Chris boast several decades of experience in the games industry as AAA developers having worked as lead technology and mechanics programmers on the world famous LEGO games franchise at TT Games. They will be sharing their thoughts on dealing with the crunch and the building blocks of successful games design.
From there, we will be working uninterrupted for the following 48 hours with a view to finishing at 5pm on Sunday, 25th of January.
