Global Game Jam Belfast at Farset Labs | #GGJBelfast

Farset Labs has hosted Northern Ireland’s largest public site of the international “Global Game Jam” hackathon for the past 12 years, and we're back for another year! For the fifth year in a row, we're partnering with our friends at the NI Game Dev Network to coordinate both the in person site but also to support anyone participating remotely.

🍽 You'll be well fed, with 3 tasty meals each day!

💬 Join the chat on the Farset Labs Discord.

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👾 GLOBAL GAME JAM

The GGJ is the world's largest game creation event taking place around the globe boasting tens of thousands of participants (jammers) at hundreds of physical and virtual sites in over one hundred countries around the world.

A game jam is similar to a hackathon where people come together for a short period of time to create games around a central theme revealed at the start of the jam. The structure of The GGJ is usually that everyone gathers on Friday late afternoon, watches a short video keynote with advice from leading game developers, and then a secret theme is announced. All jammers worldwide are then challenged to make games based on that same theme, with games to be completed by Sunday afternoon.

There is no required skill level to take part – programmers, artists, musicians and enthusiasts are all welcome.

The theme will be announced during the week of the Jam, and previous years have seen amateurs and professionals from all over Northern Ireland come to create thought-provoking projects, and have fun while doing it.

The global event involves a number of large industry sponsors, including PayPal, Unity, Sony Interactive, Microsoft, and it often acts as a stepping stone for new games developers.

😋 FOOD

We'll post the menu closer to the date. Make sure to let us know when ordering your ticket if you have specific dietary requirements.

💸 PRICING AND DISCOUNTS

Your ticket price partially covers catering for all 3 days, with the majority of costs covered by our sponsors.

Concessionary prices are available to those with low/no income. Use the promo code GGJ-CONCESSION at checkout to buy your tickets with a 50% discount.

Members of Farset Labs can take part in the event for free by signing up on Nexudus. Anyone can become a member, join on https://www.farsetlabs.org.uk/.

🤙 CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact [email protected] if you’d like to sponsor this grassroots event.

Host or Publisher Farset Labs