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Allan Fowler Foaad Khosmood Editors Game Jams – History, Technology, and Organisation Game Jams – History, Technology, and Organisation Allan Fowler (cid:129) Foaad Khosmood Editors Game Jams – History, Technology, and Organisation Editors AllanFowler FoaadKhosmood UniversityofAuckland CaliforniaPolytechnicStateUniversity Auckland,NewZealand SanLuisObispo,CA,USA ISBN978-3-031-15186-6 ISBN978-3-031-15187-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15187-3 ©TheEditor(s)(ifapplicable)andTheAuthor(s),underexclusivelicensetoSpringerNatureSwitzerland AG2023 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsaresolelyandexclusivelylicensedbythePublisher,whether thewholeorpartofthematerialisconcerned,specificallytherightsoftranslation,reprinting,reuse ofillustrations,recitation,broadcasting,reproductiononmicrofilmsorinanyotherphysicalway,and transmissionorinformationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilar ordissimilarmethodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped. Theuseofgeneraldescriptivenames,registerednames,trademarks,servicemarks,etc.inthispublication doesnotimply,evenintheabsenceofaspecificstatement,thatsuchnamesareexemptfromtherelevant protectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. Thepublisher,theauthors,andtheeditorsaresafetoassumethattheadviceandinformationinthisbook arebelievedtobetrueandaccurateatthedateofpublication.Neitherthepublishernortheauthorsor theeditorsgiveawarranty,expressedorimplied,withrespecttothematerialcontainedhereinorforany errorsoromissionsthatmayhavebeenmade.Thepublisherremainsneutralwithregardtojurisdictional claimsinpublishedmapsandinstitutionalaffiliations. ThisSpringerimprintispublishedbytheregisteredcompanySpringerNatureSwitzerlandAG Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:Gewerbestrasse11,6330Cham,Switzerland Foreword Wethinktheideaforacomprehensivebookongamejamshasbeenfloatingaround for at least 10–15 years. But it was Allan Fowler who finally took the first step in 2020,contactingapublisher,andapproachingFoaadKhosmoodforapartnership. We knew right away it wasn’t going to be easy. There was and is so much to say about game jams, many distinct facets, topics and approaches. We both had lots of ideas, and expectedly so: we were both game jam veterans. We had both participated,organisedandtaughtaboutgamejams.WewerebothactiveinGlobal GameJamandjointlyfoundedICGJ.Wehaddoneresearchinvolvinggamejams, albeit with very different foci. Allan is also an industry alum, having worked on severalgametitlespriortohisacademiccareer. There are very few works on the subject published in book form, but two are importantforus.Thefirstis“GameJamSurvivalGuide”(2012,PacktPublishing) byChristerKaitila.Thesecondis“GlobalGameJamStories”byLindsayGraceand SusanGold(2018,LuLu).Christer,whogoesby“McFunkyPants”onsocialmedia, is a veteran indie developer well known for his energy and optimism. His book takes the shape of a guide and focuses on the experience of the jammer. Lindsay andSusancollectedinterestingandinspiringanecdotesabouttheGlobalGameJam fromorganisersandparticipantsaroundtheworld.Bothbookshadtheirinfluences onus,andwethanktherespectiveauthors.Ourproposalwasforamorebroadstudy ofthegamejammovement,startingwithitsprecursorsdecadesago. Next,wehadtoassembleateamofsuperstarswithintelligence,experienceand insighttodotheproposaljustice.Ittookawhile,butweendedupwiththerightmix oftalentstohelpuswritethebook.Wefoundasuperbanddiversegroupofauthors withmajorpersonalandprofessionalaccomplishmentsonthesubject.Weworked onandsubmittedaproposaltoSpringerNature,includingalistofproposedchapters withnamesattachedtothem.Itwaswellreceived.Thecontractsweresigned.The journeyhadbegun.Thiswas2021. It would take us nearly another year to complete the text. It turns out directing a major project with six busy professionals scattered across the globe has its challenges. We are in five different countries with time zones from UTC-7 to UTC+12,andallhemispheresarerepresented! v vi Foreword The truth is even as we complete this volume, we do it with the humbling realisation that there is much more out there. As “insider” as we all are, there are newergamejamswestudiedforthisbookaboutwhichwehadnopriorinformation. Younger generations are taking over and making game jams of their own on an unprecedented scale. Diverse communities are emerging that effortlessly mix and matchpriorjamconceptstocreatesomethingnewfortheirownneeds.Wehopeto stayengagedaslongaswecanandcontinuereportingonthisfascinatingsocialand culturalmovement. Auckland,NewZealand AllanFowler SanLuisObispo,CA,USA FoaadKhosmood December2022 Acknowledgements They say it takes a village to raise a child; in writing this book, it has taken a global community of friends and colleagues to put this together. It also has taken the support and dedication of our families, and without their help, this adventure wouldneverhavebeenpossible. Wehavetrulystoodontheshouldersofgiantsandgratefullyacknowledgetheir support,kindnessandgenerosity. Inalphabeticalorder: AaronA.Reed,IndependentResearcher AdrielWallick AlexeyIzvalov,KirovogradFlightAcademy AshleyBrown,UniversityofUtah Ben“ObiWan”Kenobi,ARAJourneys BillCrosbie,RaritanValleyCollege BobbieFletcher,CollegeofEsports BrendaRomero,RomeroGames BrianMcDonald,FalmouthUniversity BrunoCampagnolodePaula,PUCPR ChrisHecker Christer“McFunkypants”Kaitila CiroDurán,BossAlien DarrenTorpey,RueGiltGroupe DavidGillette,CalPolySLO DrewDavidson,CarnegieMellonUniversity ElonkaDunin EstherMacCallum-Stewart,StaffordshireUniversity FatimaRezayee,KabulUniversity GiselleRosman,KeywordsStudios GordonBellamy HamzehAzad,MewGames HenrietteMyrlund,TellicherryGames vii viii Acknowledgements IanSchreiber,RochesterPolytechnic JeanetteFalk,UniversityofSalzburg JimWhitehead,UCSantaCruz JóhannesG.Porsteinsson JohnRomero,RomeroGames JoseZagal,UniversityofUtah JungSheng“Johnson”Lin KateEdwards,SetJetters&GlobalGameJam KosukeKaneko KyleWiens,iFixit LalBozgeyikli,UniversityofArizona LaurieGloge LindsayGrace,UniversityofMiami MagySeifEl-Nasr,UCSantaCruz MichaelHaungs,CalPolySLO MichaelOscarEsio,Africacomicade MikeDavies,TheUniversityofAuckland MikeKasprzak,LudumDare MikeReddy,UniversityofSouthWales NickMurray RamiIsmail RenataRapyo,RogueSnail RobinHunicke,Funomena&UCSantaCruz RomanaRamzan,NoCodeStudio RunaHaukland,HyperGames SevenSiegel,HarvardBusinessPublishing ShinjiR.Yamane SitheNcube,Nyamakop SusanGold TahaRasouli,IGDA TealeFristoe,NothingSacredGames ZuraidaButer,Zo-ii,PlayfulArtsFestival Thankyou,whakawhetaikoe,gracias,arigato¯gozaimashita,kiitos,giitu,goraibh maithagat,ارًﻛﺷ,shukranlak,(cid:16978)(cid:16978)(cid:1424)!, הדות, مﯾرﮑﺷﺗﻣ ﺎھﮫﭼﺑ,vielenDank,diolch Auckland,NewZealand AllanFowler SanLuisObispo,CA,USA FoaadKhosmood Introduction What you are now reading is a unique initiative created by people who love game jams, study game jams and organise game jams. No other book like this exists. While the idea of a game jam and its predecessors can be traced back decades, thetermitselfisbarelytwentyyearsold,andformalisedscholarshiparounditisnot eventen.Weareecstatictobringyouthefirstcomprehensivevolumeontheorigins, developmentandcontemporarypracticesofgamejams.Withinthesepages,you’ll learnthegamejamorigins,howjamsaremadeandwheretheyaregoing.You’llget aglimpseintothediversecultureofgamejamsfromaroundtheworld.You’llalso gethelpfultipstogetinvolvedyourself,eitherasajammerorajamorganiser. 1 WhatIsaGameJam? Game jams are basically limited-time events that people (often called “game jammers” or “jammers”) join to create games. As a term, “game jam” came to assumeitscurrentmeaninginearly2000s. By now, there are probably thousands of variations, communities and cultures aroundtheconcept.Gamesthemselvesarefamousforbeinglooselydefined.Games may be physical activities, or table-top games, video games, virtual reality games oracombination.Forexample,theaward-winninggame“JohannSebastianJoust”, developedinitiallyata2011gamejam,usesphysicalactivities,digitaldevicesand music,butnotraditionalcomputinginterfacessuchasmonitorsorkeyboards.Jams canofferavarietyofsharedexperiences:physicalattendanceindoorsoroutdoors, group travel on transportation vehicles such as ships, planes or trains, or online community gatherings over the Internet. Jammers can be in teams or participate solo. Events can last anywhere from a few hours to months. Jams may have strict constraints on technology, theme, art,gameplay, interaction mode, or they may be unrestricted. ix x Introduction h wt o gr or aj m g n wi o h s 9, 1 0 2 – 0 9 9 1 g n eri v o c ” m a j e m a g “ m ternt hepri t orin fg ms)arin ae m/ngrmapp coer ogle.ofat ks.goarity ps://booorpopul httyf (x werpro viegh mou ar gra Nis ksks oo oo Bb glegin on Goari ofppe ota shms eengra crN As0. 0 0 12 g.st Fipa
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