{"id":2597,"date":"2023-04-05T14:33:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T21:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-engineering-informatics-applied-sciences\/?page_id=2597"},"modified":"2024-11-12T08:53:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T15:53:09","slug":"game-jam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/game-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"Game jam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-2704\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-2704<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:sce@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> sce&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\">SCE<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Game jam<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NAU&#8217;s annual game jam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you an Arizona-based high school sophomore or junior aspiring to develop your own games? Northern Arizona University is proud to host its annual game jam, established in celebration of our Immersive Media and Games degree program, and we are seeking individuals just like you to compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, teams of four participants will come to the NAU Flagstaff campus and compete against several other teams in a 32-hour sprint to produce the best Game Maker Studio game that falls under the current theme, with all food and housing included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Only high school sophomores and juniors may apply.<\/li><li>You may not create a team prior to the start of the jam. NAU faculty will curate teams of 4 jammers each and ensure that teams are properly balanced based on the answers each jammer submits to the application questionnaire in order to make sure the competition is fair.<\/li><li>Each team will have 19 hours to produce their game.<\/li><li>All teams will produce their game using Construct 3.<\/li><li>The game must be published using the HTML5 build and run locally.<\/li><li>All of the game code and art should be developed during the jam, but you may use some pre-existing code and any art and audio assets you have the legal right to use.<\/li><li>Your game must fit under this year&#8217;s theme.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-I-don-t-have-much-experience--Is-this-still-for-me-1-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-I-don-t-have-much-experience--Is-this-still-for-me-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-I-don-t-have-much-experience--Is-this-still-for-me-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI don&#8217;t have much experience. Is this still for me?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-I-don-t-have-much-experience--Is-this-still-for-me-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-I-don-t-have-much-experience--Is-this-still-for-me-1-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course. There will be lots of staff support and live tutorials to help guide you through game design.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Who-will-judge-the-games-2-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Who-will-judge-the-games-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Who-will-judge-the-games-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWho will judge the games?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Who-will-judge-the-games-2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Who-will-judge-the-games-2-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Games will be judged by NAU faculty, community members, and sponsors. We will pick winners in the following categories: Best Overall Game, Best Innovative Design, and People&#8217;s Choice Award.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Is-there-a-Discord-I-can-join-3-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Is-there-a-Discord-I-can-join-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Is-there-a-Discord-I-can-join-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIs there a Discord I can join?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Is-there-a-Discord-I-can-join-3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Is-there-a-Discord-I-can-join-3-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, there&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/prGyfCX9Vm\">Discord<\/a> available for Game Jam that you can join.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Am-I-responsible-for-my-own-housing-and-food-while-competing-in-the-jam-4-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Am-I-responsible-for-my-own-housing-and-food-while-competing-in-the-jam-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Am-I-responsible-for-my-own-housing-and-food-while-competing-in-the-jam-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAm I responsible for my own housing and food while competing in the jam?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Am-I-responsible-for-my-own-housing-and-food-while-competing-in-the-jam-4\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Am-I-responsible-for-my-own-housing-and-food-while-competing-in-the-jam-4-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not at all. All jammers will have rooms to stay in overnight at NAU, and food will be provided to all jammers through university dining.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-What-hardware-do-I-need-to-bring-5-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-What-hardware-do-I-need-to-bring-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-What-hardware-do-I-need-to-bring-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat hardware do I need to bring?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-What-hardware-do-I-need-to-bring-5\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-What-hardware-do-I-need-to-bring-5-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>None. The jam will be held using NAU resources on the NAU campus, so you don&#8217;t need to bring any of your own hardware.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-I-ve-never-used-Construct-3-before--Can-I-practice-before-the-jam-6-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-I-ve-never-used-Construct-3-before--Can-I-practice-before-the-jam-6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-I-ve-never-used-Construct-3-before--Can-I-practice-before-the-jam-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;ve never used Construct 3 before. Can I practice before the jam?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-I-ve-never-used-Construct-3-before--Can-I-practice-before-the-jam-6\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-I-ve-never-used-Construct-3-before--Can-I-practice-before-the-jam-6-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course. Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.construct.net\/en\">download Construct 3<\/a> and begin learning at any time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Where-can-I-find-more-information-about-building-and-publishing-games-to-HTML5-with-Construct-3-7-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Where-can-I-find-more-information-about-building-and-publishing-games-to-HTML5-with-Construct-3-7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Where-can-I-find-more-information-about-building-and-publishing-games-to-HTML5-with-Construct-3-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I find more information about building and publishing games to HTML5 with Construct 3?\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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