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We're in! 2

Tipyx • 4 years ago on 10th Alakajam! entry  Sailor Swift

My partner in crime ( @Titaninette ) and I are in!
It'll be a first time in the world of gamedev and game jam for her, so it'll be very interesting for both of us :)

We'll use :

  • Haxe for the code language
  • Heaps / LED / CastleDB for the framework and tools
  • Aseprite to expose to the world my "beautiful" pixel art
  • Probably Beepbox for the music
  • And BFXR for the blip bloop things.

Good lick to all of you! 👅

My First Alakajam! Composer wanting to collab & make some music for this jam 2

bravura_music • 4 years ago on 10th Alakajam! 

Well hello there

I'm offering my services as a composer (no payment required of course) this weekend, to get involved in the 10th Alakajam!

If you're a dev and cooking a lil sutt'n up this weekend that you think… hmmm…. would be nice to have some TASTY AUDIO to go with these DELICIOUS VISUALS then I might be your guy :D

Limited portfolio at www.shanechauhan.com, these are mostly combat tracks for Action genre. Just to give you some examples - I can compose for most genres and styles :)

Let's talk if you're interested (negative_harmony_0@protonmail.com)

Best o' luck to everyone this weekend!

Florida Man is In! 4

TimBeaudet • 4 years ago on 10th Alakajam! entry  Ball Guys: Ship It!

I AM IN

As normal I will be streaming all my developments on https://www.twitch.tv/timbeaudet so follow there!

The themes seem to be a swarm around sailing on a ship over the waves of the ocean. The clouds will come from wind and rain on your paths to the moon. Travel with your map so separation is not a problem. Play your cards right and this generation will swap chains like clockwork.

Not sure the themes are fun but I will be testing out my new physics engine which barely has balls working.

Tools

  • Visual Studio
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Photoshop
  • Blender
  • Turtle Brains GameDev Framework
  • Internal Combustion Engine 3D/Physics

Pets

  • Sara (cat)
  • Monky (birb)
  • Indie (dog)

Battle Station

In the hands of C H A O S 2

Public service announcement 2

C H A O S B R E E D S C R E A T I V I T Y 0

Schedule of the 10th Alakajam! 0

Wan • 4 years ago on 10th Alakajam! 

The next edition of the Alakajam! event will start on September 18th.

During that week-end, the goal is to making a game, in a weekend. Teams or solo devs, beginners and professionals are all welcome to participate! There are two ways to approach the event:

  • Enter the competitive jam (Solo/Team division) and make your game from nothing, to be ranked against every other contestant.
  • If you prefer a more relaxed setting, maybe even want to work on your current long-term project, the Unranked division will give you an opportunity to get plays and comments, while discarding the restrictive rules.

Schedule

Theme selection

Dates Phase Description
September 4 August 28th, 7pm UTC Theme submission and voting You can submit theme ideas for the jam and vote for all other submissions.
September 11, 7pm UTC Theme shortlist Only the best themes are kept. Rank them by order of preference in this final phase of theme voting.

The jam

Dates Phase Description
September 18, 6pm UTC Countdown stream An official stream is held on Twitch to launch the event!
September 18, 7pm UTC Jam launch Start making a game solo or as a team, and simply submit it before the deadline!
September 20, 7pm UTC End of ranked jam The main competition ends here, exactly 48 hours after the start time. Submissions will remain open for an additional hour after the deadline.
September 21,10pm UTC End of unranked jam If you want to go for a relaxed weekend - or need more time - you can create a game in the 72 hours of the unranked jam.
October 4, 7pm UTC Jam results After two weeks during which all entrants are invited to play, rate and comment on other peoples games… The results are released and the winners crowned!

Game tournament

Dates Phase Description
October 8, 7pm UTC Tournament start A selection of the best games will be picked by the organizers for all to compete on them. Post your best scores as screenshots and climb the leaderboard!
October 11, 7pm UTC Tournament results After 3 days of high scores, the final player rankings will be announced.

Rules

See the full rules for the Alakajam here.

How to enter

All you need to do is:

  1. Create an account on this website
  2. Publish your game before the deadline

A lot of participants also post an "I am in" blog post presenting themselves or their team before the event. Describe what tools and frameworks and engines you will use to create your awesome game! Which themes do you like? Let us and the community know!

If you can, feel free to spread the word about the jam - the more we are, the merrier! glhf ;)

Dev diary 8

dollarone • 4 years ago on Music Kajam entry  Chip Challenge

I'm working on an idea I started on for the Music Kajam. Progress is slow and I am finding it hard to concentrate on dev at the moment.

I thought that creating a kind of dev diary and adding progress updates to it here might help with motivation. Let's try it!

Today I added fade-out and also fade-ins to the game. This is done by palette shifting through the available 4 colours. I think it works quite well!

Dates of the 10th Alakajam! 0

Wan • 5 years ago on 10th Alakajam! 

The dates of the 10th Alakajam! are announced :) If you're a true hipster you can even join it now.

The end of a jam and some future plans 0

MatchaMaze • 5 years ago on ScoreSpace x Alakajam! entry  Rangers of the Cursed Land

Thank you everyone for the jam!

Thank You for the Streamer's Choice and the 3rd place in the Team Divison!
There's a lot to process and rethink about game development and all the feedback heleped!

The stream aspect of this past 10 days added a lot to the event!
Thank you for everyone who joined the streams!

Now I'm going back to my normal scheduel. If you have a minigame, demo, prototype, full game, etc. that you would like me to test, showcase, disect live, contact me! Would like to do regular sessions on Fridays!