Future Me Game Jam
During this year’s Future Me Week, we are excited to be hosting a dedicated Game Jam! The Game Jam is open to all students with an interest in making games, whether you’re an undergraduate or a postgraduate student.
The Game Jam takes place over the course of two days:
- On Thursday, we’ll introduce you to the game jam and you’ll design, develop, and start building your team’s game using tools of your choice.
- On Friday, we’ll celebrate the work of all the teams and award prizes and certificates!
Game Jams are a great way for you to meet other people, build your confidence, and develop your problem solving, team working, and communication skills. You can bring your own team along to the Game Jam, or, for anyone who doesn’t have a team we’ll run some team-forming activities on the first day to help you find some new friends to work with.
Game Jams are open to participants of all skill levels, and even if you don’t feel confident in your skills everyone will have something to contribute. It’s also a great way to learn from your peers and find out how different people’s skills come together to create a game!
Associated Badges:
In A Nutshell...
- Build confidence... in your own skills, and gain insight into how a Game Jam works.
- Collaborate... with students with different skillsets and see how people work together to make games.
- Gain experience... of problem solving, communication, and team working.
- Flex your creativity... by designing and building a game to a specified theme.
- Earn up to 75 Rise points ... which can be recognised within your degree.
Schedule
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10:00 to 11:00 on 22/01/26 - DB C2.33
Game Jam Launch At the Game Jam Launch, you'll be introduced to the ways of working through the Game Jam and the theme of the games will be revealed! -
11:00 to 18:00 on 22/01/26 - DB C2.33
Game Jam: Day One On Day One of the Game Jam, you'll have the chance to form a team, and get stuck into the process of designing your game. -
09:00 to 16:00 on 23/01/26 - DB C2.33
Game Jam: Day Two On Day Two of the Game Jam you'll finish up working on your game and share it with others. Come and see, and play, what everyone else has been up to, and take part in the award and prizes ceremony!