Spread the Jam

The St. Louis Game Developer Co-op is happy to announce Spread the Jam. Applications are now open!

Spread the Jam is an initiative to encourage participants in the St. Louis Game Jam to take their games beyond the confines of the Game Jam website and make them more easily accessible for the world to play. Recipients of the Spread the Jam publishing assistance program will be given:

• $100 toward almost anything that will help the applicant to publish, promote, or otherwise make the game created at the Game Jam more widely available. Suggested examples include Apple Developer Account for publishing, Google Play developer registration fee, Steam Greenlight fee, web hosting and domain registration, promotional assistance, a professionally printed board game prototype
• A session with a local professional pre-selected by the St. Louis Game Developer Co-op based on an area the applicant has uncertainty about or needs assistance with in the final stages of development. Suggested examples include advice on doing a Kickstarter, assistance setting up publisher accounts, social integration, and marketing advice. Potential pairings include Butterscotch Shenanigans and Happy Badger Studio.

To be eligible for Spread the Jam you must

• Demonstrate that you have improved your game after the St. Louis Game Jam
• Explain what you would use the $100 for
• Explain what you would like assistance with
• Include a “Made in St. Louis” logo somewhere in your game (only required if you win)

The timeline for the selection process is as follows:

• March 1-March 27 – Applications period open
• March 28-April 3 – Applications evaluated by St. Louis Game Developer Co-op
• April 4 – Winners Announced!

That’s it! If this sounds like your Jam, please fill out an application

This program is being run by the St. Louis Game Developer Co-op. We want to see game development continue to flourish in St. Louis, and helping make game development easier and more attractive for you is part of the solution.