Department of Software Engineering and Game Design and Development
Global Game Jam Is Back
A Weekend of Creativity & Collaboration
A celebration of innovation, teamwork, and creative problem-solving, the Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the world鈥檚 largest game creation event, gathering tens of thousands of participants in more than 100 countries for a 48-hour challenge to build a playable game based on a surprise global theme. Over a sleepless weekend, participants turn ideas into working games, all while collaborating across disciplines like programming, design, art, music, and narrative writing.
Students, alumni, and community game developers are welcome to the Marietta campus to join the fun.
Sign Up:
to register. Early registration costs $20. Starting Thursday, January 29, late registration
costs $25.
Meet Our Keynote Speaker
of will join us to kick off the Global Game Jam on Friday, January 30 at 5pm.
Previously an editor for Gamasutra and its old sister site Gamer Bytes, Ryan built his early career as a game culture critic, writing extensive sales analysis on Xbox Live Arcade games and finding game news before any other site did.
After earning his degree in Computer Science at Adelaide University, he worked on quality assurance for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes before moving on to Halfbrick Studios as a game designer on Age of Zombies, Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride. Later, at PikPok Studios, Ryan found the fun in Doomsday Clicker, Zombie Rescue Squad and more. Ryan now works as a Senior Game Designer at Evening Star.
What You Need to Know
