Galway Game Jam

Category: Global Game Jam

  • Global Game Jam Galway 2023 now supported by Ardán

    Global Game Jam Galway 2023 now supported by Ardán

    Hi folks,

    Great news for us jammers and organisers! Our upcoming game jam is supported even more by Ardán, our local game industry support organisation! Ardán were already helping the jam to cover event insurance, but in addition to that, they will sponsor food and drink for the event and provide a few high performance laptops on loan during the game jam.

    I’m sure that the jammers will appreciate the bite to eat during the free event, and the reduced build times, I know I will!

    Galway Game Jam organisers and jammers alike are thrilled to be receiving this fantastic level of support. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Ardán for future jams, and exploring how we can continue improving our community events.

    Looking forward to the jam!
    Darren

  • Global Game Jam 2023 Registration Open

    Hey folks! Galway Game Jam presents Global Game Jam 2023, from Portershed a Dó, Market Street, Galway!

    Global Game Jam

    Make some fun!

    Click the link below to view the Galway jam-site details and register as a jammer.

    Register now

    To register, create a new user account on the globalgamejam.org website. Global Game Jam have their own policies for privacy, data and code of conduct which you agree to when registering and attending a Global Game Jam event. Please send any game jam related queries to darren.ggj@mindcauldron.com.

    We are currently looking for mentors and volunteers. Get in touch with us on Discord!

    You can also learn more about what Global Game Jam from their site, and ask questions on the Galway Game Jam community discord server, or indeed the Global Game Jam community discord server.

    We have secured a venue and sponsors for event insurance, and are looking at getting some snacks sponsored also.

    P.S. Fun fact, Galway’s jam-site has been described by Global Game Jam Regional Organiser Thom as one of the “usual suspects” for Ireland, along with IT Carlow / SETU Carlow.
    This is quite a nice compliment! All the more so because we are a humble grassroots game jam community that stepped up to keep the Global Game Jam tradition going, which was first established by Pulse College staff and students in 2015 while Pulse College operated a Galway campus. Mission successful in my book, and long may it continue!

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    Update Jan 26

    Ardán will be supporting our food and drinks for the event, in addition to providing equipment on loan. Huge shoutout to Ardán for the support!

  • Global Game Jam 2022 in Galway!

    Global Game Jam 2022 in Galway!

    Hi folks, it’s time for Global Game Jam, to largest game jam event in the world!

    Join us online and make a game over a weekend! It can be a computer game, board game, card game, table top game, social game, it’s up to you!

    Registration open!

    Registration and details here:
    https://globalgamejam.org/2022/jam-sites/galway

    Theme Reveal

    Jammers (you!) will be working together in teams, or solo, to create a game inspired by a theme. Each year the theme is revealed along with a Keynote speach and discussion around game jams, game development, with tips on how to approach the challenge in a healthy way.

    This year the theme has been announced by Global Game Jam in their official theme reveal stream, available here:

    https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1265904745

    Diversifiers

    This years Diversifiers can be used to add extra challange/spice to your game jam effort. Global Game Jam games can be searched and filtered by the Diversifiers applied to them too, so it can help people discover your game after the jam:

    https://globalgamejam.org/news/ggj-2022-diversifiers

    Event Details

    We have decided to stick to the original 48 hour format for this year.

    Beginning 5pm Friday 28th of January, and ending 5pm Sunday 30th January.

    The community in Galway has been running these events for the last 6 years, including online-only jams during lockdown. We will continue the tradition, and evolve as needs be!

    Rules and Links

    Global Game Jam Code of Conduct and reporting: https://globalgamejam.org/code-conduct

    Global Game Jam rules and legal policies: https://globalgamejam.org/legal-policies

    Global Game Jam FAQ: https://globalgamejam.org/faq

    Our local Galway Game Jam community event Code of Conduct: Code of Conduct

  • Our Global Game Jam ’19 Poster!

    Our Global Game Jam ’19 Poster!

    Thanks to the wonderful Kinley Raftery for making this delightful poster for us!

    We approached Kinley to make the poster because she was the natural choice.

    We love the sense of friendliness and coziness that comes through Kinley’s personal style, and want our gamejam to feel just as friendly and welcoming!

    Kinley is an illustrator and has taken part in a our previous Galway Game Jams making 2d art assets for games. Her art features in these games made at 1-day long Galway Game Jams:

    Check out some more of Kinley’s artwork at her portfolio on behance!

  • Global Game Jam – Closing Times Extended!

    Some folks in the game development community really wanted us to run a 48-hour event without closing times. In fact, they even volunteered to join the team in order to make it happen!

    We now have the green light for a 48-hour event!

    Huge thanks to the all-nighter volunteer team for taking this responsibility on board. We are all doing this out of a passion!

    While the facility is now there for working into the early hours of the morning, it is perfectly okay to leave whenever you like. We would like to stress that the Global Game Jam is about collaboration and is not a competition.

    Please note that we can only keep the venue open after hours while a staff member of the organiser team is on site for security and insurance reasons. Should the staff leave for any reason, they will inform you and you must also vacate the venue immediately. Please ensure you have your accommodation planned in advance of the game jam. Thank you!

  • Global Game Jam ’19 at PorterShed, Galway

    Global Game Jam ’19 at PorterShed, Galway

    Dates: January 25th – 27th.
    Location: PorterShed, Eyre Square, Galway.
    Book tickets and get more information here.

    We’re teaming up with local game developer Mind Cauldron to keep our communities Global Game Jam tradition alive in Galway!

    As a result, we will be running a jam-site out of the PorterShed, Galway – our favourite gamejam venue!

    Global Game Jam 19 is a 48-hour game-making event with locations taking part all over the world. People participate in teams at different jam sites. We will be presenting a live stream of different jam sites, and be running a stream ourselves.

    Dates: January 25th – 27th.
    Location: PorterShed, Eyre Square, Galway.

    Book tickets and get more information here.

    Currently, the jam is limited to closing times of 11pm. However, we’re now expanding our organising team to enable us to support a 48-hour jam without closing times. If you are interested in volunteering, please get in touch with Darren at info@mindcauldron.com.