Unreal Bahrain Organizes the local chapter of Global Game Jam NEXT 2020
We are happy to announce that Unreal Bahrain will be organizing the local youth-oriented game jam, GGJ NEXT®. The Jam will take place virtually between the 12th and 23rd of July 2020 accompanied with local guidance counselors for an engaging two week camp that young creators can enjoy for Free. Participants will also enjoy free access to Game Maker for two months.
Signup for the Jam here [https://forms.gle/LGKBApNRxrySs2Dc9].
Who is this for?
- This is for young creators and their parents/legal guardians to participate in.
- No game development or game design experience is required, you will be learning everything from scratch.
- It is a great way to fill up the summer learning new, exciting, and creative things.
- Participants will engage in group activities and learn how to work in teams.
Rules and Guidelines to signups
- Participants must be between 12-17 years of age (Exceptions may apply).
- The participants will have their identities verified after filling up the form.
- Parents and legal guardian need to sign a permission form.
- Participants need to read the code of conduct.
- Participants will receive guided tutoring via a discord channel once identities of participants, parents, and legal guardians are confirmed.
- For the duration of the jam participants will be assigned to a counselors, and have an open session at 6 PM with the general counselor every day for two hours.
- Both digital and physical games are accepted as final submissions.
Participants will need to
- Keep a record of their learning by taking pictures or videos, plus notes.
- Optionally work in teams.
- Present their end work.
Jam Program
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Week Activity |
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Day 1 (12th of July) |
Intro to Game Jam |
Learning Week |
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Day 2 (13th of July) |
The Parts of a Game |
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Day 3 (14th of July) |
Prototype and Playtest |
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Day 4 (15th of July) |
Games as Systems |
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Day 5 (16th of July) |
Thinking creatively about game ideas |
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Break |
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Day 6 (19th of July) |
Team Formation, Ideation, Preliminary Design |
Youth Jam Week |
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Day 7 (20th of July) |
Finalize Game Ideas, Assign Roles, Begin Work |
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Day 8 (21st of July) |
Continue work on respective tasks |
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Day 9 (22nd of July) |
Continue work on tasks & encourage playtesting |
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Day 10 (23rd of July) |
Finish your game to a presentable prototype |
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Benefits
- Participants that have completed the jam will receive a completion certificate.
- It’s a fun activity for everyone.
- Learn new skills and understand how games are made.
- Access to Game Maker for two months for free.
For more info contact +97339296739 or mail info@UnrealBahrai.com
More about the GGJ NEXT
GGJ NEXT® is an annual event operated by the Global Game Jam® to serve younger people (12-17 years old) who are interested in learning the creation of video games.
The 2020 online GGJ NEXT event incorporates one week of learning through a carefully designed game development curriculum and then one week of a youth game jam. The curriculum is a series of micro-lessons for educators covering topics of jamming, game design, coding, and much more. the Global Game Jam team have created this curriculum so that teachers, camp counselors, youth leaders, or anyone can learn to teach game development, and run game jams. The curriculum is also Offred in Arabic thanks to the translation of the material by contributors like Unreal Bahrain.
For twelve years, the Global Game Jam has been empowering game creators and students around the world in record numbers, and for 2020 it aims to bring a truly global impact to young creators aged 12-17 all around the world.
“We’ve created GGJ Next with educators in mind. The program is designed to build upon adolescents’ love of video games,” said Joseph Olin, President of Global Game Jam and Professor of video games at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. “It is a complement to high school academics offering a structured program to introduce computer programming, art, animation and teamwork with the goal of sparking young minds.”
GGJ NEXT for 2020 has been redesigned as an online-only event so that young people interested in learning about creating games will still have the opportunity to take part. And this format also expands to provide teaching resources not only to jam leaders and educators, but also to parents who may want to facilitate their child’s participation.
“While originally hosted as a live, on-site event similar to our larger GGJ event in January, GGJ NEXT has pivoted to an all-digital format for 2020,” said Kate Edwards, GGJ Executive Director. “Like many events affected this year by the COVID-19 pandemic, we felt it’s imperative to make this shift and offer the online format so that young creators, parents, and educators can all feel welcome to participate with the assurance of a safe learning environment.”
GGJ NEXT provides game creation resources and lessons from a diverse, international group of game designers and educators and delivers the curriculum directly to teachers, parents, and communities. The lessons lead into the GGJ NEXT jam where educators and young creators will be creating games and sharing their ideas and culture with the rest of the world. Young creators participating in GGJ NEXT will be able to showcase their new skills, creative ideas, and personal self-expression through games on the GGJ NEXT website where videos created by the young jammers will be hosted.
“We want to give our youth participants an outlet to show off their work in a playful manner, so we’re reaching out to educators, parents, and youth leaders around the world to say: ‘Help us bring GGJ NEXT to your community!” added Kate Edwards. “Head to the GGJ NEXT 2020 website today to sign up to become a Jam Site Leader or a Mentor!”
Sources
https://globalgamejam.org/news/ggj-announces-ggj-next-online-2020