5 teams raced to get 5 games done in 24 hours. A monumental task that only the most passionate or curious game developers dare try and conquer. With the roughly 20 people, everyone kept in amazingly great spirits as everyone worked around the clock to bring something playable to the presentations for the judges.  Read the rest of this entry »

Today started off bright and early for the notoriously nocturnal game developers. Laptops, drawing tablets, desktops, keyboards and monitors were all setup with the utmost care and consideration. Teams, formed the previous night, huddled together and started to make their ideas a reality with the deadline of 24 hours looming in the not-too-distant horizon.  Read the rest of this entry »

Starting at 6:50, Eugene Jarvis will be talking with with the participants of the Chicago Game Jam as the keynote speaker. Eugene has been one of the industry pioneers making memorable games from pinball machines to the classic Cruis’n USA racing game. He is now leading his own development studio called Raw Thills Inc. in the Chicagoland area. He has also been named the first Game Design resident at DePaul University in their game development program.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Chicago Game Jam is at Toy Studio! We’ll have teams of people working fast and furiously to create a game from thin air to finished products in 24 hours. This will be the hub page to see all the latest information from the Game Jam as well as what games the teams are making. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve got a video of the first 16 minutes of the IDGA Chicago Meetup that was held at Columbia College. One of our own, Christian Arca, was on the panel talking about the Chicago Game Dev scene and what the future might hold. He was joined by other panelists from Tap Me! Games, Wideload Games and Jellyvision. Read the rest of this entry »