My First Game Jam: Summer Edition

The dates are still being finalized for the summer game jam. Click here to let us know when you’re available this summer (or if your availability has changed since you’ve previously voted).

We are also deciding on a theme for the summer jam for returning jammers or people who need a place to start. The jam focus, however, is still learning something new and making your first game so it’s entirely optional to follow it.

Suggest a theme here! We will open voting for themes two weeks before the jam. 

In case you missed it…

My First Game Jam is an online game jam for people of all skill levels to learn something new. Never made a game before but always been curious? Set aside two weeks to join the jam and learn how to make a game along with others. Absolute beginners encouraged to join!

Our goal is to organize resources and make game development more accessible. We hope to foster an online space where you can share your progress with other first-time game makers and get help from experienced devs. By the end of two weeks, you hopefully will have some working game or prototype to share—it’s an exciting first step to making games! Individuals and teams are welcome, and we encourage you to both play to your strengths and try something new.

This past January, our first My First Game Jam had 500 signups and over 100 games submitted! Quite a few people were unable to participate because of the poor timing, so we’re excited to hold a summer jam with more convenient dates.

Updates

Catch updates by tracking #myfirstgamejam on twitter or following the My First Game Jam tumblr. You can also subscribe to our mailing list! The itch.io jam page will go up within the next week or two.