Please note the details of this event have been changed and updated, on February 21, 2017.

Come join Grand Circus Detroit for a PICO-8 Mini Game Jam on March 11!

PICO-8 is a fun, interactive and easy-to-learn retro "fantasy console" where you can create your own games. We’re hosting a workshop and mini Game Jam. What's a Game Jam, you say? An opportunity to meet and collaborate with incredible people who share your interest in games.

Saturday, March 11, 10am-5pm

10am-11am Intro to PICO-8 Graphics and Sound

11am-12pm PICO-8 Programming Workshop

12-12:30pm Lunch

12:30-2pm PICO-8 Programming Workshop Continued

2-5pm Form teams and begin to work on games

$10 registration includes:

A full PICO-8 license

Lunch on Saturday

Tutorials and assistance

A donation to DAPCEP (see below)

You will need to bring your own laptop to work on - PICO-8 will run on pretty much any (Windows/Mac/Linux) machine. When you're done you can save your game as a web page so friends, enemies and random strangers can play it.

This event is for you if:

You want to learn and collaborate

You want to meet like-minded people

You're into building things

This event is a benefit for DAPCEP, the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program, which has been offering science, technology, engineering, math, and medical educational programs to underrepresented youth for over 40 years. A portion of each registration goes to support DAPCEP programs.



