GGJ2020

Main Theme

Repair

https://v3.globalgamejam.org/news/theme-ggj-2020-%E2%80%A6

Party Maker (Sponsored by AirConsole)

Use AirConsole to make a computer game that uses smartphones as controllers (learn how to do this here).

Family gaming (sponsored)

Create a family-oriented mobile-based game, following these rules.

A kind of cooperation (sponsored by Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Create a co-operative multiplayer game that encourages collaboration and kindness.

Language-Independence (Sponsored by Valve Software)

Create a game that can be understood regardless of which language the player speaks.

”Level Up!” (Sponsored by Microsoft)

Create a levelling system that promotes player behavior to include others in your game using Azure PlayFab. Help everyone play and level up together!

Accessibility

De-squintify

Text size can be changed by players, or is at least 28px height by default.

Assist Mode

The game makes use of a third party accessibility plugin for your engine.

Nothing about us without us

You’ve used the #GGJaccess twitter hashtag to get input or feedback on your game from disabled gamers.

Remembering Kenji Eno

The game can be played by blind gamers through sound design, text to speech, or both.

Art

Paparazzi

All art assets used in the game must be created from photos taken (with consent!) during the jam.

III

There must never be more than three items visible on the screen at a time.

Dead artists society

Make a game where the dead players can affect the visuals but not the gameplay directly.

The Roaring 20s

The visuals are in art deco style.

Getting Emojinal

All the graphics in the game must be emojis.

Audio

Native Sound

Your game has to use sounds, music, or musical instruments specific to the country or region that you are jamming in.

Hi, Rez!

Your game does not have predefined music, instead the player’s actions generate the soundtrack.

Preaching to the Choir

Gather at least 10 jammers to sing a song and use it in the soundtrack of your game.

Code

Seriously, who are you?

Use the player name as a seed to randomize part of the play experience.

Mod-ifiable

Make it possible for players to be able to mod your game, without them needing to rebuild the game executable from your source code.

And Now, The Weather

Gameplay is somehow affected by the actual weather.

!Coding

Don’t write a single line of text to create your game. Only use game engine built-in features and visual scripting.

Design

Feel your breath make a game where the player must become out of breath from intense physical activity.

Excellence

Your game is played in a spreadsheet.

Fish Eye

Changing the focal length of the camera is a central feature of your game.

We have cookies

Your game is designed to be playable next to a pool of edible rewards. The game tells the player when they may eat one.

Narrative

Don’t touch my Dice some of the story path of the game must be decided by entering the results from rolling a number of a real life D20s.

Eco Action

Taking inspiration from UN sustainable development goal 13, make a game that explores and/or inspires people to learn about and take environmental action about the climate.

Unsung heroines

Your game is based on a less well known woman or group of women who shaped history.

Conlang

Your game features a made-up language from another work of fiction.