there is no official theme for the game jam, you can make what you like. The 'themes' & 'art challenge' assets are just there to encourage people to use them, thats why the 'Bonus Voting criteria' was put in, but it's up to you if you use them you dont have to if you dont want to. if you choose to use a theme then you can use any of them, its your choice. :)
no, you can use any asset you like, long as you have the right permissions, but you must use a miniuim of 6 assets from OGA, 2 from each catagorie. the catagories are those in the browse tab. 2D art, 3D art, music, sound effects. the art challenge collection are assets that were created for the art challenge.
The jam does not start until Saturday 1st July, so you cannot submit anything yet, you can only join. once it starts that you will be able to submit project. You cannot start any coding/programming until the jam starts, but any planning you want to do before is fine, writing, collecting assets, creating assets, storyboarding etc.
Ideally I would like the material to be clean, in order for this to be open to all ages, so maybe it could encourage younger audiences into asset creation, or programming, however i dont want to discourage any sort of creativity, theres nothing wrong with blood and gore or horror and violance in games,(i love em) but it has to appeal to the right audience, its not something that i can police, and dont want to, its a game jam on itch so they will have there own policys on what age users should be,with that said i would ask if your game/project has such material then maybe a warning of some kind to let the user know of potential content, but this is really down to you guys making the game really. No games that could cause offense, racist etc, or discriminates, anything blatently offensive would be removed should there be complaints, but im hoping i wont need to do that and this game jam can be enjoyed by everybody. :)
the hash tag for twitter is #ogagamejam if you want to use it, il be happy to repost them but ive only got a few followers. :)
you could probably start a blog post somewhere maybe here, indie DB or other sites like that, thats up to you. ;)
You can use any 'Asset' (artwork,music etc) for your game, as long as you have permission to do so. So you can use your own assets if you want whether its submitted here or not, but you MUST use a minium of 6 assets from OGA itself, 2 from at least 3 categories(i.e, 2 assets from 2D artwork, 2 from Music and 2 from Sound effects). You also must follow the license attributions as you normally would, in other words, credit the author of the asset you use. The more you use from OGA the better your voting score will probably be.
What about art we submitted before the jam?
like i have mentioned above you can use any asset, so it makes no difference if it was submitted on OGA 10 years ago or last week,if its an asset from OGA, than its all good. :) any work you have used but its not on OGA, then feel free to submit it.
Can i create any type of game?
of coarse!, what ever you want, it doesn't have to be a game, maybe a book, or something else, as long as it can be submitted to the jam and voted on. but please stick to the rules of no Racism, politics and what not. :)
What is the art challenge theme?
it is assets that have been created by artists based on the art challenge set by Dannorder which have a theme. you can base your game on the themes or use the assets and get bonus votinf criteria, the links are on the jam page. :)
We all would like to have a finished game, but sometimes its not always possible for whatever reasons. If you feel you cant make a full game, then just make a demo if you want, or even if you dont finish, still submit, we want to see what you guys and girls do with the assets, just make a note in the comments about it, but try and have something playable though.
May i stick a link to my patreon?
Its your game, i dont see why not, be up to the player if they check it or not.:)
it does seem a long time, but the idea is that it will give everyone a chance to participate in the jam by allowing them to set some time away from their already busy work load, or novice coders like me who may need that extra time. :)
you could start later in the jam if you want, and set your own timing challenge, 3 days, 1 week within the 4 weeks that it runs, its up to you.
@Xtheth, downloading the music and sound is the same as downloading the art assets. what are you using? Mac. Windows?
im off to bed now, its almost 3am here in the UK. any more questions on the jam I will answer when i pick them up tomorrow (in a few hours,haha).
try looking back up on this thread, your question may have already been answered.
Thanks.
yes, those are the themes.
there is no official theme for the game jam, you can make what you like. The 'themes' & 'art challenge' assets are just there to encourage people to use them, thats why the 'Bonus Voting criteria' was put in, but it's up to you if you use them you dont have to if you dont want to. if you choose to use a theme then you can use any of them, its your choice. :)
@ElizaWY, yes we are, hahha, i cant type quick enough!
no, you can use any asset you like, long as you have the right permissions, but you must use a miniuim of 6 assets from OGA, 2 from each catagorie. the catagories are those in the browse tab. 2D art, 3D art, music, sound effects. the art challenge collection are assets that were created for the art challenge.
The 'themes' are on the front page of the jam, so is the art. :)
Themes from previous Art Challenges are:
Underground / PD Quick / Surt's Scraps / Share the Love / Science / Reborn
And the assets created for them can be found here:
Art Challenge Collection
the asset catagories are in the 'Browse' tab at the top of the OGA home page.
The jam does not start until Saturday 1st July, so you cannot submit anything yet, you can only join. once it starts that you will be able to submit project. You cannot start any coding/programming until the jam starts, but any planning you want to do before is fine, writing, collecting assets, creating assets, storyboarding etc.
Ideally I would like the material to be clean, in order for this to be open to all ages, so maybe it could encourage younger audiences into asset creation, or programming, however i dont want to discourage any sort of creativity, theres nothing wrong with blood and gore or horror and violance in games,(i love em) but it has to appeal to the right audience, its not something that i can police, and dont want to, its a game jam on itch so they will have there own policys on what age users should be,with that said i would ask if your game/project has such material then maybe a warning of some kind to let the user know of potential content, but this is really down to you guys making the game really. No games that could cause offense, racist etc, or discriminates, anything blatently offensive would be removed should there be complaints, but im hoping i wont need to do that and this game jam can be enjoyed by everybody. :)
the hash tag for twitter is #ogagamejam if you want to use it, il be happy to repost them but ive only got a few followers. :)
you could probably start a blog post somewhere maybe here, indie DB or other sites like that, thats up to you. ;)
Does art we submit during the jam count?
You can use any 'Asset' (artwork,music etc) for your game, as long as you have permission to do so. So you can use your own assets if you want whether its submitted here or not, but you MUST use a minium of 6 assets from OGA itself, 2 from at least 3 categories(i.e, 2 assets from 2D artwork, 2 from Music and 2 from Sound effects). You also must follow the license attributions as you normally would, in other words, credit the author of the asset you use. The more you use from OGA the better your voting score will probably be.
What about art we submitted before the jam?
like i have mentioned above you can use any asset, so it makes no difference if it was submitted on OGA 10 years ago or last week,if its an asset from OGA, than its all good. :) any work you have used but its not on OGA, then feel free to submit it.
Can i create any type of game?
of coarse!, what ever you want, it doesn't have to be a game, maybe a book, or something else, as long as it can be submitted to the jam and voted on. but please stick to the rules of no Racism, politics and what not. :)
What is the art challenge theme?
it is assets that have been created by artists based on the art challenge set by Dannorder which have a theme. you can base your game on the themes or use the assets and get bonus votinf criteria, the links are on the jam page. :)
https://itch.io/jam/opengame-art-game-jam
Does the game have to be complete?
We all would like to have a finished game, but sometimes its not always possible for whatever reasons. If you feel you cant make a full game, then just make a demo if you want, or even if you dont finish, still submit, we want to see what you guys and girls do with the assets, just make a note in the comments about it, but try and have something playable though.
May i stick a link to my patreon?
Its your game, i dont see why not, be up to the player if they check it or not.:)
Whats the max rating?
its a 5 star system, more stars the better.
Hope that helps. :)
it does seem a long time, but the idea is that it will give everyone a chance to participate in the jam by allowing them to set some time away from their already busy work load, or novice coders like me who may need that extra time. :)
you could start later in the jam if you want, and set your own timing challenge, 3 days, 1 week within the 4 weeks that it runs, its up to you.
good luck, look froward to seeing your project!
:)
the more the better! :)
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