Fantastic jam!

Wow! So many attendees, so little sleep, so much caffeine, so many games! I think everyone’s going through de-tox right now, but we’ll get caught up eventually. 🙂 We’ll eventually have more info on all the games here on the site, but in the meantime, to see what was created, check the list here at […]

…and that’s the Game!

This weekend was amazing!  Such creativity from every group.  Not to mention that we shattered all the records we had ever set: Number of Jammers (108 registered) Number of games (13) Number of sponsorships Many more… The numbers worldwide as of 3:09 CST: 11,126 participants world wide (New Record!), 2,220 games created (New Record!).  As for Saint […]

Day 1 = Success

The Games Have Begun!

The STL site for the Global Game Jam 2012 has 70 people, about 10 different games, a multitude of cables taped to the floor, and seven empty Pointersaurs Pizza boxes (with five more pizzas on the way). We’re taking care of business. As an onlooker, the scene is quite impressive. The amount of focus, teamwork, […]

Be a part of the biggest St. Louis Game Jam, ever!

We are breaking all attendance records! Oh how far we’ve come, from that first jam with a half-dozen scrappy game developers. As of this writing, there are 79 people signed up for this weekend. St. Louis is on the leaderboard as one of the biggest jam sites in the world! And because UMSL is graciously […]

Not sure if you are ready for the Game Jam?

Tonight (Monday), the St. Louis Game Dev Meetup Group will be having a pre-jam meetup. This will go over the basics of what the Game Jam is, as well as walk through an example game jam. No, we won’t actually make games, but it will effectively be the same process as the very beginning of […]

Global Game Jam Schedule

Friday, January 27th 4 pm: Doors open. C’mon in, connect to wi-fi. Don’t worry too much about where to sit, we’ll be rearranging things when teams form anyway. T-shirts will be first come first serve, and we are expecting to run out, so be there on time to ensure that you get one! 4:30ish: General […]

Tools for Your Team

We hope the Game Jam is a fun learning experience for everyone. After the jump, you’ll find a collection of free resources we’ve set up or suggest trying out. FREE STUFF ALERT! These are not programs for making games themselves, but are more like tools to ease the process of “jamming” with the rest of […]

Game Jam next week! Are you ready???

It’s almost here! Are you ready? Have you registered at the Global Game Jam site? Do you have a wifi-enabled computer to bring with you? Have you already got it loaded with all the programs and utilities you need? Have you read the FAQ? Do you know how to get to room 410 of the […]

GameMaker tutorial, January 9

Heya, in preparation for the Game Jam on January 27-29, the St. Louis Game Developers group will be hosting a tutorial on how to use one of the most popular and simple to use game-making tools, GameMaker! This is a free tool for Mac and Windows, which can have anyone creating a game within minutes, […]