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Game ++, a 12-hour game developing event, is being held at Stevens Institute of Technology Saturday.

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HOBOKEN — The event technically isn't a race, but gamers on Saturday will be working to beat the clock.

Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken is hosting Games++, a free 12-hour event where developers will build video games from scratch then let the public test them out. Teams of developers will be given a theme — which has been kept secret to prevent pre-planning— and will set to work at 10 a.m., according to the university's website.

The teams will have 10 hours to design and make their games. After the hours are up, the university will allow members of the public to test out the games for two hours.

The event will also be live streaming with gamers from Bellevue University in Nebraska, which is also holding a Game ++ event, according to Stevens.

Registration is open to game makers of all ages, but closes on Wednesday just before noon. Remote gamers are also permitted to register.

The Stevens event will be held on the second floor of the Morton Building, at River and Sixth streets.