Game Jams

kuligs2

DaveTheCoder You can do that, but many people would not want to download an executable. Even a Godot project in source form could potentially contain harmful code.

anything has potential for malicious. i just was reading on few forum posts where people struggle to export to html5 and web exports still lack features, so people might get lesser experience

xyz

kuligs2 You can host platform executables on itch. Web version is not requirement. Good thing is that your game becomes part of the platform once you upload it there and technically you can immediately start asking money for it 😉

I'd go with a fully open jam on itch so anyone can participate (as long as they use Godot). No reason for limiting it only to forum users.

kuligs2

Erich_L month is almost up. its like few days left.

xyz You can host platform executables on itch. Web version is not requirement. Good thing is that your game becomes part of the platform once you upload it there and technically you can immediately start asking money for it 😉

Idk about making money, you need to start an LLC and get your taxes in order before you can get some gains.. otherwise FBI will but a nut over your unpaid taxes

xyz I'd go with a fully open jam on itch so anyone can participate (as long as they use Godot). No reason for limiting it only to forum users.

Well reason was to see how the forum citizens are skilled, because as someone already stated, people might get different usernames on itch and then you wouldnt know who is who when we mix with annons.

But thats for someone else to decide 🙂... Rules are up to debate

DaveTheCoder

@kuligs2
Why don't you try uploading a simple web export to itch.io? It's not that hard. Or are you ... chicken? 👅

kuligs2

DaveTheCoder

Erich_L

Yes. I would love this! I am in I am in I am in! I also have some time this month to help organize.

Erich_L

Hey I can do a lot in 2 weeks. (sometimes)
Rules & Guidelines

Originality:
    The game should be developed entirely during the 2-week jam period.
    You may use free assets from online sources (art, music, sound, code snippets, etc.), but make sure to credit all external content properly.
    Clones of existing games are allowed but must show a creative twist.

Content Restrictions:
    No explicit content: Avoid sexually explicit, offensive, or inappropriate material.
    No hate speech or harmful content directed at any person, group, or community.
    Keep the jam environment inclusive and welcoming for all participants.

Use of Tools:
    You are free to use any libraries or development tools on top of the Godot game engine.
    Feel free to leverage open-source projects or frameworks, as long as they align with the jam's time and originality rules.

Cooperation & Help:
    Teamwork is encouraged! You can work with others or seek outside advice and feedback.
    Sharing tips and resources with other jammers is welcomed, but avoid providing full game solutions to others.

Submission Guidelines:
    To simplify the judging process, the submission will need to be uploaded to itch.io and run in the browser. 
    Games should be submitted before the deadline (exact time/date). Late submissions will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.
    Make sure your game is playable—provide clear instructions and any necessary downloads. If your game isn’t fully finished, that’s okay! Submit what you’ve got.


Code & Assets:
    If you use someone else’s assets or code, be transparent about it and credit the original creators properly.

Judging Criteria:
    While there are no strict scoring criteria, participants are scored using a weighted voting system. Judges are given 5, 10, and 15 point tokens which they award to their three favorite submissions.

DaveTheCoder

Erich_L The game should be developed entirely during the 2-week jam period.

Does that mean that you can't start thinking about the game before then? 🙂

Erich_L While there are no strict scoring criteria, participants are scored using a weighted voting system. Judges are given 5, 10, and 15 point tokens which they award to their three favorite submissions.

Does itch.io support that? I think that would require an appointed team of judges. Here are the itch.io game jam options:

Who can vote on entries?
Submitters only — Submission uploader can vote on other entries
Submitters & contributors — Both submitter and contributors to submission can vote
Judges — Only people added as judges can vote
Public — Anyone can vote.

Or do you intend to use itch.io for hosting the games, but not use itch.io's game jam framework?

packrat

Erich_L The game should be developed entirely during the 2-week jam period.

does that include development of assets too? can we not reuse code from older projects?

kuligs2

Erich_L offensive, or inappropriate material.
No hate speech or harmful content directed at any person, group, or community

This limits creativity.

And man, this reads like chatGPT ..

DaveTheCoder That would be easy to cheat on. (Create a new project, and then copy over the contents of another profect folder.)

For this reason the jam needs a theme. So that this would be harder to do.

What i dislike more is woke-ism. Where you limit people what they can say, express how they feel, etc etc.. Feels like the days in medieval times where people were burnt to ashes because they "look" like a witch or use "tea"...

We need to adjust the basics of the rules, then specific rules for the theme and this game jam.

Erich_L Originality:
The game should be developed entirely during the 2-week jam period.
You may use free assets from online sources (art, music, sound, code snippets, etc.), but make sure to credit all external content properly.
Clones of existing games are allowed but must show a creative twist.

Erich_L Content Restrictions:
No explicit content: Avoid sexually explicit, offensive, or inappropriate material.
No hate speech or harmful content directed at any person, group, or community.
Keep the jam environment inclusive and welcoming for all participants.

Too woke.

Erich_L Use of Tools:
You are free to use any libraries or development tools on top of the Godot game engine.
Feel free to leverage open-source projects or frameworks, as long as they align with the jam's time and originality rules.

Erich_L Cooperation & Help:
Teamwork is encouraged! You can work with others or seek outside advice and feedback.
Sharing tips and resources with other jammers is welcomed, but avoid providing full game solutions to others.

Erich_L Submission Guidelines:
To simplify the judging process, the submission will need to be uploaded to itch.io and run in the browser.
Games should be submitted before the deadline (exact time/date). Late submissions will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.
Make sure your game is playable—provide clear instructions and any necessary downloads. If your game isn’t fully finished, that’s okay! Submit what you’ve got.

Erich_L Code & Assets:
If you use someone else’s assets or code, be transparent about it and credit the original creators properly.

Erich_L Judging Criteria:
While there are no strict scoring criteria, participants are scored using a weighted voting system. Judges are given 5, 10, and 15 point tokens which they award to their three favorite submissions.

What if the judge gives out 15 to all the submissions? Maybe there should be limit how many times 15 points can be used, but then again you dont know how many people will participate.

Also this then will put strain on judges because they would have to explain why they cored this submission this ammoount and not the other..

Scoring needs more work.

Erich_L

DaveTheCoder

Does that mean that you can't start thinking about the game before then?

I am thinking so hard right now!

Does itch.io support [a weighted voting system]? I think that would require an appointed team of judges.

No, it doesn't as far as I can see. I don't think this needs to or really can be completely resolved without knowing the maximum number of participants, which is why I opted to keep it a bit vague in my wording. Definitely some organization required. I am leaning towards judges (for those not creating, as well as public/participant voting. A voter would be given 3-5 games and spend their tokens accordingly.

Erich_L

packrat That's a great test of your programming abilities! Did you write previous code in such a way that integrating it with a new project is seamless and not a huge time sink? If so, go ahead! In that case it's really the same as importing a package or engine add on.
Art is the same, it can be scraped from the web, reused, or even generated by AI.
The real bottom line: did you hit the "new project" button for this project during the allotted game jam time frame?

DaveTheCoder

The real bottom line: did you hit the "new project" button for this project during the allotted game jam time frame?

That would be easy to cheat on. (Create a new project, and then copy over the contents of another profect folder.)

For the one game jam I entered, I thought about the project ahead of time, but I didn't start writing any code until the jam began. I also didn't use any assets (except for credited background music), but there wasn't really a need for them.

Erich_L

DaveTheCoder
I personally heavily dislike the restrictions on what your came can be. Without them I admit it's harder to verify that a game submission is new based on looks alone. That being said, getting a new project up and running and making something fun for others to enjoy is already quite a challenge! So much so that focusing on a strict theme or having "inspectors" for "freshness" really should be left out of the scope of a carefree fun & challenging little event.

DaveTheCoder

Here's an unpublished jam I created about a year ago. I'd be willing to "donate" it for the forum's use, but it may be too weird.
https://itch.io/jam/one-dimensional-jam

Erich_L

@kuligs2
The simplest theme I can try to foresee people agreeing on is something “fear” related as we come up on Halloween, a holiday that has long seen quite a bit of exposure in games. Of course, that limits creativity, which you also stated you’d be against.
Unfortunately (as it’s a public forum) I do feel you have to spell out the obvious things (no hate speech, sexually explicit content, ect). Godot in general tries to foster a welcoming environment, so I don’t see that being an issue, unless you’re in general hostile to the level of “woke-ism” (as you said) inherent in modern public discourse.

Other minor details don’t really need to be worked out here unless there’s actually a group that would want to join in, join together, and participate. I know a game jam would motivate me to try some new things! Which really is the point after all, not the arbitrary scoring system.

@kuligs2 In a weighted voting system with 5-10-15 tokens, you use each token once and you have to use each token.

kuligs2

Erich_L In a weighted voting system with 5-10-15 tokens, you use each token once and you have to use each token.

but that does mean that only judges get to vote? what if there are 100 participants and 5 judges?

Erich_L

kuligs2 Yes! That is a valid concern, especially since judging might equate to ... (I hate to say it) work. And getting people to volunteer for ... work.. always presents a unique challenge.

Best case scenario anyone can join in on judging! Just got to allocate them randomly assigned 5 or so games to look at. Anyway, I'm down to help out, but wouldn't want to organize such a thing on my own ofc.

DaveTheCoder

If the judging is done by all the submitters, then you might as well use itch.io's built-in voting feature.

You can optionally define custom attributes to vote on. For example: Gameplay, Creativity, Music and sound effects, Overall effect.

Erich_L randomly assigned 5 or so games

If the jam is only publicized in this forum, you may not have five entries.

kuligs2

DaveTheCoder If @Jesusemora enters, we migth have more entries, ash he always likes to juggle multiple projects

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