Hey, I just thought about porting the idea of game jam to our community with Warcraft maps.
What is it (for those who don't know):
- Creators are given some amount of time (usually 24 or 48 hours) to make a game (or a map in our case) from scratch
- Every map has to (atleast loosely) fit into an overall theme of the jam. The themes usually are pretty abstract which boosts creativity
- Depending on what type of jam is it it can be duos, teams or solo.
So... the idea is to host something like that, on hive, where we could get some nice, fresh and fun mini-maps created in friendly atmosphere, but also under pressure of time.
It's a great way to boost your creativity and your game/map making skills.
I think it is nice as a way of self improvement and fun, so no prizes are required, but if I could suggest a fun prize it could be getting a hosted project based on your idea that won the Jam (or something like that) maybe.
The map jam could fit very well to a day of community playing through the maps together to evaluate them and so on.
I would love to participate in something like that, what do you guys think?
What is it (for those who don't know):
- Creators are given some amount of time (usually 24 or 48 hours) to make a game (or a map in our case) from scratch
- Every map has to (atleast loosely) fit into an overall theme of the jam. The themes usually are pretty abstract which boosts creativity
- Depending on what type of jam is it it can be duos, teams or solo.
So... the idea is to host something like that, on hive, where we could get some nice, fresh and fun mini-maps created in friendly atmosphere, but also under pressure of time.
It's a great way to boost your creativity and your game/map making skills.
I think it is nice as a way of self improvement and fun, so no prizes are required, but if I could suggest a fun prize it could be getting a hosted project based on your idea that won the Jam (or something like that) maybe.
The map jam could fit very well to a day of community playing through the maps together to evaluate them and so on.
I would love to participate in something like that, what do you guys think?