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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="caps">THE</span> <span class="caps">BASICS</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">What is a Game Jam?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">There are several long-running “Game Jam” events – intense time-constrained events where teams of game developers get together to build a game or game engine. The team behind the Rio Grande <span class="caps">IGDA</span> chapter’s NM Game Jam was inspired by its participation in the inaugural </span><a href="http://globalgamejam.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Global Game Jam</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> – a 48 hour international event designed to promote innovative game play and build game communities. We also liked Toronto’s “ToJam” (</span><a href="http://www.tojam.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.tojam.ca/</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">)</span></span></span></span></div><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
We’re excited to help create another good opportunity for professional and aspiring game developers in New Mexico to meet and work together.</p>
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</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">What kinds of Games?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">NM Game Jam is agnostic on game platform, operating system and type of game, but there are a few guidelines. Among them, no game mods or clones – we want to get participants thinking and developing. Otherwise if you have the proper tools to create and demo your game </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">within 48 hours</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">, go for it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">How it works (the narrative version):</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Teams will start forming as sign-up begins with people listing their skills and interests, and a few likely team leaders will emerge – but it’s not necessary to form a team before the event begins.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">On July 1st, a short list of potential theme words will be announced to get participants thinking. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">On July 10th, participants will assemble at 5:00 PM to sign in, meet and learn more about each other. After the theme words are announced at 6:00 PM participants will introduce themselves and have time to brainstorm different approaches before Team Pitches at 7:30 PM. By 9:00 PM Friday night we hope to have team project development underway.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="caps">REMINDER</span>: It’s better to have a good completed game on Sunday than a ‘great’ game that doesn’t get finished.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">On Sunday, we’ll try to get teams finishing up by 1:00 PM and working on fixing bugs, preparing documentation, cleaning up and final tweaks. At 6:00 PM all game work must be completed and we’ll prep for demos and team talks at 6:30 PM.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Some Housekeeping Notes:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">At this time, meals and their schedule are the responsibility of the teams and participants. Water/beverages and (healthy?) snacks are a wise idea. For hygiene, toothbrush, toothpaste, and deodorant are highly recommended.<br />
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</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Location</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This year’s New Mexico Game Jam will be held at the <span class="caps">UNM</span> <span class="caps">ARTS</span> Lab (131 Pine St., NE in Albuquerque) – and hopefully a location in Las Cruces as well. More information to be announced. While we’re trying to keep our locations open for the full 48 hours, participants aren’t expected to work straight through – and sleeping/shower facilities won’t be available (though we’ll try to have a quiet place or two to nap).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Equipment</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Currently, participants are expected to bring their own laptops, systems and tools for game-making.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Schedule</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Friday, July 10th</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">5:00 PM </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Sign In</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">6:00 PM</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Constraints & Theme Announced</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">7:30 PM</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Team Leader Pitches and Project Sign-ups</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Sunday, July 12th</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">6:00 PM</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Games Complete and upload begun</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">6:30 PM</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Game Briefs and Demos</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Completing your Game</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">We’re working on a few hosting options, but the other part of completing your game is turning in the following:</span></div><br />
<ul><li>your list of participants and their roles, software & systems used, and the sources of any assets. </li><br />
<li>two screenshots of game action</li><br />
<li>executable file of game</li><br />
<li>zip file of source code, assets</li></ul><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Intellectual Property: Who owns the game?</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As with the Global Game Jam and similar events, all games, ideas, art, code and concepts made during the New Mexico Game Jam are owned by the members of that team – including all aspects of intellectual property (“IP” such as Patents, Trademarks, Designs & Copyrights). In the spirit of building and promoting New Mexico’s game community, we ask that all games developed during the NM Game Jam be posted online (and linked from this and other Rio Grande <span class="caps">IGDA</span> sites).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Teams are encouraged to release their source code under Creative Commons or <span class="caps">GNU</span> General Public License – and team leaders are encouraged to discuss other IP arrangements at the beginning of project work. <br />
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