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The Spread of Game Jams

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In this chapter the author will present how game jams are being used different ways. The author will present an overview of the proliferation of how game jams have evolved into promoting causes, commercial interests, and ideation.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    https://www.stokeontrentcitycentre.co.uk/city-centre-news/read/2021/03/stoke-on-trent-city-centre-bid-and-staffordshire-university-partner-to-bring-unique-gamesjam-to-the-city-centre-b186.

  2. 2.

    https://gamesforchange.org/studentchallenge/.

  3. 3.

    https://itch.io/jam/game-jam-for-good.

  4. 4.

    https://www.gamebyte.com/.

  5. 5.

    http://icgj16.gameconf.org/p/about-icgj.html.

  6. 6.

    https://itch.io/jam/the-pen-paper-game-jam.

  7. 7.

    https://itch.io/t/818018/print-card-jam-1.

  8. 8.

    https://sula-feet-studios.itch.io/.

  9. 9.

    https://discord.gg/hPP4qQB.

  10. 10.

    https://www.cestpasdujdr.fr/.

  11. 11.

    https://itch.io/jam/6e.

  12. 12.

    https://itch.io/jam/donjons-cacanalisation.

  13. 13.

    https://itch.io/jam/chicken-jam.

  14. 14.

    https://itch.io/jam/reclaim-monopoly-jam.

  15. 15.

    https://resources.unity.com/unitenow/onlinesessions/my-first-game-jam.

  16. 16.

    https://learn.unity.com/project/create-with-code-game-jam.

  17. 17.

    https://arcade.makecode.com/.

  18. 18.

    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/student-devel.

  19. 19.

    https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-29-record-breaking-student-game-jam-creates-40-windows-8-games.

  20. 20.

    https://www.epicgamejam.com/.

  21. 21.

    https://itch.io/jam/bevy-jam-1.

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  3. ICGJ: Past research on game jams and hackathons. In: First International Conference on Game Jams, Hackathons and Game Creation Events (2016). http://icgj16.gameconf.org/2015/12/past-research-on-game-jams-and.html

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    Allan Fowler

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    Foaad Khosmood

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Fowler, A. (2023). The Spread of Game Jams. In: Fowler, A., Khosmood, F. (eds) Game Jams – History, Technology, and Organisation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15187-3_6

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