This years theme: RITUAL
The diversifiers:
Comic book colours
Your game uses only 4 colours, with an emphasis on contrast - Accessibility, Art, Design, Pervasive
Your game uses only 4 colours, with an emphasis on contrast - Accessibility, Art, Design, Pervasive
LEGO Got It Right
There are no spoken or written words in this game. This is even true in the instructions - Pervasive, Accessibility
There are no spoken or written words in this game. This is even true in the instructions - Pervasive, Accessibility
The Bard's Tale
2016 is 400 years since the death of Shakespeare. Build a game around one of his works - Content
2016 is 400 years since the death of Shakespeare. Build a game around one of his works - Content
A local game for local people
Make a game that features your country, city, or people that jam around you - Content, Theme
Make a game that features your country, city, or people that jam around you - Content, Theme
Where in the world is…
Gameplay or art changes depending on the player's geographical location (GPS, IP location, etc). The game experience is therefore significantly different for players all around the globe - Art, Content, Design, Pervasive
Gameplay or art changes depending on the player's geographical location (GPS, IP location, etc). The game experience is therefore significantly different for players all around the globe - Art, Content, Design, Pervasive
Crowd sourced
Anyone who is watching it can play along! - Design
Anyone who is watching it can play along! - Design
No retreat, no surrender
The protagonist is unable to go anywhere but forward, in every situation - Art, Content, Design, Theme
The protagonist is unable to go anywhere but forward, in every situation - Art, Content, Design, Theme
Capture and Play - Bluetooth
Make a game with Bluetooth capabilities in which any bluetooth device near the PC that have the game would interact with something inside the game. (More items, more enemies, another challenger player, or instant co-op, etc) - Code
Make a game with Bluetooth capabilities in which any bluetooth device near the PC that have the game would interact with something inside the game. (More items, more enemies, another challenger player, or instant co-op, etc) - Code
Take Control
Instead of the usual keyboard and console controllers, your game must use a custom controller - Design, Accessibility
Instead of the usual keyboard and console controllers, your game must use a custom controller - Design, Accessibility
Marco Polo
Create a game that contains no graphical output -- all information is conveyed to the player through audio - Accessibility, Audio
Create a game that contains no graphical output -- all information is conveyed to the player through audio - Accessibility, Audio
Gandhi’s Game
This game must have zero violence in its game play. Conflicts must have resolutions based on logic - Design, Theme
This game must have zero violence in its game play. Conflicts must have resolutions based on logic - Design, Theme
One hand tied behind my back
Create a game that can be played with only one hand. On mobile just one hand holding and playing at the same time i.e. just play with your thumb. Desktop, mouse only or keyboard only - Accessibility, Design, Serious
Create a game that can be played with only one hand. On mobile just one hand holding and playing at the same time i.e. just play with your thumb. Desktop, mouse only or keyboard only - Accessibility, Design, Serious
Multijammer
Work cooperatively with other GGJ sites within your own timezone - Meta
Work cooperatively with other GGJ sites within your own timezone - Meta
Story Mode
No cutscenes, textboxes or interruption of gameplay. Use player actions for all your storytelling - Content, Design, Accessibility
No cutscenes, textboxes or interruption of gameplay. Use player actions for all your storytelling - Content, Design, Accessibility
Infinite
Your world is procedurally generated - Code, Content
Your world is procedurally generated - Code, Content
Loudmouth
All audio assets are created by sounds from your mouth - Audio
All audio assets are created by sounds from your mouth - Audio
What was that?
Any sound featured must not be sourced from the object in the game making that sound - Audio
Any sound featured must not be sourced from the object in the game making that sound - Audio
Work and Play
The game requires the player to code/learn to code to progress - Code, Serious
The game requires the player to code/learn to code to progress - Code, Serious
Won’t somebody think of the children?
Your team must use the works from a child or children - Meta
Your team must use the works from a child or children - Meta
Companion screen
The game uses a mobile device as an additional screen to show a different mode or portion of the game - Code, Design
The game uses a mobile device as an additional screen to show a different mode or portion of the game - Code, Design
Common Ground
Make a co-op game playable by players who have very different levels of ability to each other - Accessibility
Make a co-op game playable by players who have very different levels of ability to each other - Accessibility
Twitch Plays (sponsored by Twitch)
Create a live streamed game intended to be played concurrently by the masses on Twitch.
Create a live streamed game intended to be played concurrently by the masses on Twitch.
Do You Even Care? (sponsored by iThrive Games)
Drawing from guidance materials from iThrive's subject matter experts, make a game that teaches empathy to teens.
Guidance materials from iThrive's subject matter experts is available from: http://ithrivegames.com/iThrive%20G4H%20Materials.pdf
Drawing from guidance materials from iThrive's subject matter experts, make a game that teaches empathy to teens.
Guidance materials from iThrive's subject matter experts is available from: http://ithrivegames.com/iThrive%20G4H%20Materials.pdf
Now...I could not think of a game....Nothing. I was a barren wasteland. Luckily, the rest of the community had a ton of brilliant ideas. So, I joined a team and we made a game called:
RPG where you are the village's most amazing and successful hero. (Named Bjorn) You also happen to have a severe case of OCD. You're sent on a quest to save the village, but you'll encounter a lot of things that are an extra challenge for you with your OCD condition.
The team (Not to be confused with the A-Team...different division ;P ):
(Left) Ben Geldenhuys - Art
(2nd from left) Megan Hughes - Game Designer, Project Manager, learnt-to-colour-in-using-wacom-at-ggj16
(Middle) Jem Smith - Lead Programmer
(2nd from right) Jacques Botha (Me) - Programmer, Art, Sound
(Right) Kevin Gibson - Music (can't find him?...welp, resident ninja in action)
Some of the Epic art that was designed by Ben (and his sexy assistants):
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| The Hero, Bjorn |
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| The home stead |
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| Village |
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| Dreaded Forrest |
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| Final Boss |
Unfortunately I don't have the original files anymore (Formatted PC soon after the Game Jam)
Exe download link [win] (for those of you who want to try your hands at being an OCD'd viking hero)
All in all was a epic experience. Even after the disaster (Coined the "Great Git Crash") where by we lost all audio (cept music) we still where voted the best game at the venue....squeeee xD. I would love to team up with these epic folks again and see want we create.
Guess I'll be back next year for another update on GGJ adventures, cheers.
All in all was a epic experience. Even after the disaster (Coined the "Great Git Crash") where by we lost all audio (cept music) we still where voted the best game at the venue....squeeee xD. I would love to team up with these epic folks again and see want we create.
Guess I'll be back next year for another update on GGJ adventures, cheers.
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