First Game Jam, Goals and Info

From the many game developers who passionately encourage game jams, a common piece of advice is to have a personal goal for the game jam, as most participants consider "winning" simply completing the jam itself. 💚🎮

My personal goal for my first-ever game jam is:

Successfully build an original game, that fits the theme (ideally in a creative, fun, and unique way), and is "finished" as far as the game jam standards (for example, ideally with background music and sound effects).

However, first and foremost, my primary goal is to see the jam to the end, to the best of my ability. I don't want to quit, even if I only manage to submit a "demo/test" version, that'll be better than throwing the towel altogether.

Brackeys Game Jam 2022.1

"A game jam is an event in which participants attempt to make a video game from scratch. Depending on the format, participants might work independently, or in teams. The event duration usually ranges from 24 hours to 1 week. Participants are programmers, game designers, artists, writers, and others in game development-related fields. Some game jams are contests, others are not. Traditionally, game jams focus on video games, however, board games have also been the subject of game jams."      - Wikipedia