Attendee list and schedule.

For administrative purposes I’m (temporarily) putting the current attendee list here. If you plan to come to the game jam and you don’t see your name here please e-mail me and I will get you signed up if there are slots remaining.

• Matthew Amsden
• Jason Anderson
• Sean Bulger
• Jason Cope
• Mike Haka
• Elizabeth Hartwick
• Garrett Hoofman
• John Lattin
• Ryan Mathewson
• Norm Nazaroff
• Nathan Paul
• Tristan Penokie
• Christ Steinberg
• Ryan Ploetz

Also, we have the (almost) final schedule for the game jam itself still being worked out. It’ll go up later tonight or tomorrow. The most important part of it is really the start time: you can arrive early starting at 11:00am on Saturday to set up your gear and get hooked into the switch. It’s not required, but you’ll probably want to save as much actual development time as you can!

Announcement: this year’s theme!

That’s two entries in a row whose titles end with exclamation points. Will this become a trend? Only time will tell.

More importantly, though, the theme of the first-annual Houghton Game Jam is: space! As is traditional with most game jams we decided to go with a theme that was open to broad interpretation, and thus when we say “space” we’re not just referring to outer space but anything having to do with the word. It could be as mundane and silly as using the spacebar and as unusual as the emotional distance between people. It’s all up to you, the artist!

We decided to give out the theme a little earlier than most game jams to facilitate the event itself. Most game jams give a minimum of 36 hours, and so at 24 we’re pushing the edges of what you can reasonably expect people to accomplish. As such, it would be a good idea to think about the theme and how you might use it to create an inventive new game. Keep in mind, however, that you shouldn’t come to the event with a fully outlined and designed game…bring your ideas, but we expect to see everyone furiously brainstorming for the first hour or two!

In other news, there are still a few spots left for this year but they are few and far between. If you want to be a part of the Houghton Game Jam please don’t hesitate to e-mail us and sign up.