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GGJ 2020 Schedule and Parking January 29, 2020 by RobMSantos Please register to participate this Friday, Jan 31: https://globalgamejam.org/2020/jam-sites/stlgamedev-ggj-saint-louis-university Schedule of Events The schedule may change at any time Friday 5:00 pm – Registration & Team Forming 6:00 pm – Opening Ceremonies and Theme Announcement 7:30 pm* – Dinner Saturday 7:30 am* – Breakfast 12:30 pm* – Lunch 3:00 pm – Game Pages must be created at globalgamejam.org 6:00 pm* – Dinner Sunday 8:30 am* – Breakfast 12:30 pm* – Lunch 3:00 pm – Games/Videos must be uploaded 3:00 pm – Submit Demo form (https://forms.gle/1EpB9EGcuGuByEj4A) 5:00 pm – Closing Ceremonies and Game Demos Begin (2 minutes per team) 8:00 pm – Event Ends *Meal times are subject to change depending on pick-up lines, delivery traffic, etc. Parking GGJ will take place at the location marked #14 on the map. Guest Garage Parking will be available at Laclede Garage (shown in purple on the map) and will be paid for by STLGameDev.

Thank You Riot January 23, 2020 by RobMSantos Please register to help our preparations: https://globalgamejam.org/2020/jam-sites/stlgamedev-ggj-saint-louis-university With Riot Games as our headline sponsor and in partnership with the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship, STLGameDev will be holding Global Game Jam at Saint Louis University! We are excited to make the event more accessible than ever through expanded resources and mentorship, while also setting up the new space based on the feedback of our jam veterans.

Register Now for STL Global Game Jam 2020 December 26, 2019 by RobMSantos We are excited to announce that the STL Global Game Jam will be held at Saint Louis University’s Center for Global Citizenship on 31 January to 2 February 2020! The registration process is now open. Event participation is FREE but you MUST complete this registration process if you want a free shirt, food, and game demo opportunity! Create a user at https://globalgamejam.org/ Join our jam site at https://globalgamejam.org/2020/jam-sites/stlgamedev-ggj-saint-louis-university Complete the free registration form: https://forms.gle/H7tM168yE6id4yiF8

St. Louis Global Game Jam 2019 Submissions January 27, 2019 by Katherine Brennan We are getting close to the finish line! I hope everyone has had a fun time jamming! As a reminder by 3:00 PM today you should: Have you game uploaded to https://globalgamejam.org/ If you need to re-upload your game, remove the existing files first Have the demo form completed at https://goo.gl/forms/Cbr6h6vpGiiWrKtn2 Again you MUST have both of these […] Read more...

STL Global Game Jam 2019 Directions, Parking, and Schedule January 24, 2019 by Katherine Brennan Directions and parking For Directions and parking, click here. We are at the same location as last year, with UMSL hosting us at the Century Rooms in the Millenium Student Center! Schedule The schedule may change at any time FRIDAY 5:00pm – 6:00pm – Registration and Team Forming 6:00 pm – Opening Ceremonies 7:00 pm […] Read more...

St. Louis Global Game Jam 2019 Registration is open! December 13, 2018 by jasonzli It’s that wonderful time of the year again. Join with hundreds of game developers, designers, artists, and musicians to make games in the St. Louis Global Game Jam! Help us kick off 2019 with the biggest game jam in the world. This year, the jam will be taking place on January 25-27 2019 located at […] Read more...

The St. Louis Arcade Jam 2018 is over! October 2, 2018 by SuperWes All in all around 100 people made 22 games over the weekend and we had an amazing time. You can play some of the games at the St. Louis Arcade Jam itch.io page, or you can wait and play them at the St. Louis Science Center when the GameXPloration exhibit opens on October 13th! See you […] Read more...

Game Submission Form September 30, 2018 by SuperWes Paper submission forms are available on site, or you can give us all your info online. If you are not planning on coming to the demo but would like your game in the cabinet fill out that survey and upload your game to itch.io. If you are coming in today to demo and test your […] Read more...

Arcade Jam Theme! September 28, 2018 by Tim Conceivable Make a game inspired by one of the exhibits at the Science Center! Read more...

Pre-Event Information Arcade Jam 2018 September 26, 2018 by SuperWes Get Hype The St. Louis Arcade Jam 2018 kicks off on Friday! We’ll be making games that, if content appropriate and the developers desire, will be included in an arcade cabinet that will be part of the upcoming GameXPloration video game exhibit that launches at the Saint Louis Science Center on October 13th. If you’re not already signed […] Read more...

Arcade Game Templates September 17, 2018 by SuperWes We’ve published some Arcade Game Templates that you can download to get a feeling for some of the constraints that Arcade games will need to adhere to in the Arcade Jam. Currently they are available for Unity, Game Maker 1, Unreal, and MonoGame. They are available here: https://github.com/stlgamedev/STL-Arcade-Jam-Engine-Templates When you run the app it will […] Read more...

Arcade Jam FAQ August 29, 2018 by SuperWes The event’s coming up! Have you registered yet? If not, do it now! Not sure if you’re coming? See if the Frequently Asked Questions listed below answers any of the questions you have. We have a generic FAQ link listed in the sidebar, but the Arcade Jam has a few quirks that we want to […] Read more...

Announcing the St. Louis Arcade Jam 2018 at the St. Louis Science Center August 13, 2018 by SuperWes It’s finally happening! After years of planning, we are going to do a Game Jam where the ultimate goal is this: Fill a classic arcade machine with amazing games that YOU make in a weekend and put it on display in a prominent location where people from all around St. Louis can play and experience […] Read more...

St. Louis Global Game Jam 2018 Games January 29, 2018 by SuperWes The Game Jam is over! 286 local game developers made 55 games, making us the 3rd largest site in the US and the 9th largest in the world (out of 804 sites total). What are you waiting for? Play the games now! If you’re one of the awesome game developers who made one of these […] Read more...

STL Global Game Jam 2018 Directions, Parking, and Schedule January 25, 2018 by Katherine Brennan Directions and parking For Directions and parking, click here. We are in a new location this year, so make sure you go to the right place! Schedule Schedule may change at any time FRIDAY 4:30pm – 6:00pm – Registration 6:00pm – Opening Ceremonies ~7:00pm – Theme Announced and Teams Disperse ~7:15pm – Pizzas! SATURDAY ~7:00am […] Read more...

Global Game Jam 2018 Diversifiers! January 23, 2018 by SuperWes If your team is looking for an added challenge or a way to make your game stand out from the thousands of other games being made this upcoming weekend there are Diversifiers that add additional restrictions to your game beyond the main Theme. Think of Diversifiers as “Achievements. They’re not required, but doing them might make your […] Read more...

The Game Jam is Moving (but only slightly)! January 22, 2018 by SuperWes This year, with the help and collaboration of UMSL and our sponsors, instead of spreading out across several rooms up and down UMSL’s SSB building we’ll all be jamming, watching the opening presentation, and demoing together in one enormous room on the third floor of the beautiful UMSL Millenium Center! Being together in one room […] Read more...

Registration for the St. Louis Global Game Jam 2018 is Now Open December 8, 2017 by SuperWes Are you ready to make some games? What are you waiting for? Click this link and register to take part in the 2018 St. Louis Global Game Jam on January 26 – 28 2018. We will again be partnering with our friends at UMSL and the usual crew of sponsors to make sure Jammers and their teams […] Read more...

Global Game Jam 2017 Games are Posted February 1, 2017 by SuperWes The games for the St. Louis Global Game Jam 2017 have been posted. Check them out here! If you want a chance to check them out in person, please come to the post-event demo night at the Science Center. More information can be found at our Meetup.com event page. Thanks again to all of our […] Read more...