{"id":1400,"date":"2021-02-10T19:55:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T18:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2024-09-04T21:13:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T19:13:30","slug":"game-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/2021\/02\/10\/game-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"Game\u00a0Jam\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Game\u00a0Jam\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Par: Micha\u00ebl Bourbeau<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00ab\u00a0Every time you fail, you are learning more…\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n

Learning to make game<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0can b<\/span>e a hazardous journey. Understanding the\u00a0<\/span>intricacies<\/span>\u00a0of the game engine (the program in which you make the game)<\/span>, the syntax for the scripting (the code you write to make things\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>) and developing the correct mindset for debugging and getting the wanted output for all your work can lead to many headaches and frustrations. But all that is worth it because\u00a0<\/span>every<\/span>\u00a0time you fail, you are learning more. It develops your ability to analyze situations and organize your thoughts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>eeing the fruit of that pain\u00a0<\/span>brings<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0much joy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Game development is a\u00a0<\/span>skill<\/span>\u00a0that is improved by trials and errors.\u00a0<\/span>But fa<\/span>i<\/span>ling\u00a0<\/span>repeatedly<\/span>\u00a0on a project is depressing for\u00a0<\/span>anyone<\/span>. So,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0improve\u00a0<\/span>your<\/span>selves, try new things, communicates, learn, and have fun<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>G<\/span>ame makers are organizing events called \u201cGame Jams<\/span>.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0Game jams are events in which one must\u00a0<\/span>create<\/span>\u00a0a game from scratch, while respecting the time limit, rules and theme announced with the Jam. Jams varies in lengths, while some last a full week, other<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0can last for only a weekend. Some of them allow to work in teams but others can<\/span>\u00a0be solo only.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The possibilities for a Jam are endless and the themes mostly open\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>interpretations<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Let\u2019s take<\/span>\u00a0for example the following theme \u201cLess is More<\/span>.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>For some<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>theme<\/span>\u00a0would fit with a game in which the less\u00a0<\/span>life<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the player has<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0the stronger t<\/span>he character will<\/span>\u00a0hit<\/span>. While for\u00a0<\/span>others,<\/span>\u00a0the theme could fit for a puzzle game where the less moves you make, the more scores you gain. It could even be a game in which you lose something because of your choices but\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0the end<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0the result of your loss is even bigger than what was los<\/span>t<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Orson Welles\u00a0<\/span>said: \u201cThe enemy of art is the absence of limitations<\/span>.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0By having to complete your goal with restrictions and deadlines, you train yourself to think differently. By doing so, you can find possibilities and solutions you would otherwise never think of, to the problems you face. And as such, the limitations that the Jams puts on you, can breed many gameplay and stories you would never think of if you stayed in your comfort zone.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Game\u00a0Jam\u00a0 Par: Micha\u00ebl Bourbeau \u00ab\u00a0Every time you fail, you are learning more…\u00a0\u00bb Learning to make games\u00a0can be a hazardous journey. Understanding the\u00a0intricacies\u00a0of the game engine (the program in which you make the game), the syntax for the scripting (the code you write to make things\u00a0work) and developing the correct mindset for debugging and getting the … Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1400"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1402,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1400\/revisions\/1402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carrefourfga.ca\/ticfga\/journalcfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}