The 2nd Annual Adventure Game Challenge jam is fast approaching, about 4 weeks away. Make an adventure game in 2 weeks, and the one the judges deem to be the best will get $102!
Check out the jam page here:
https://itch.io/jam/102-adventure-challenge
Seems like fun, if anyone wants to team up, I can contribute with BGs, sprites and eventually code if you don't want to code your self. ;)
With this kind of game jam that has a cash prize I'm curious how they avoid people cheating by starting early, using premade backgrounds and/or sprites, etc.
I know there's a theme but I'm thinking it wouldn't be difficult to adjust a completely pre-made game to fit a theme given you have 2 weeks to do so.
I thought the same thing, but guess if they make the theme a lot more specific, it makes it difficult for people to jump start?
Like: Your game must be in space with an alien character doing X.... or ... 1900 London... if you jump started with a 2018 city you would have to trash it and start over. (laugh)
The theme will be directly related to the plot of the game, so it would be fairly difficult to make an entire game that just happens to have a plot that fits before the start of the jam. Other than that, the judges will just use their best judgement.
By the way, it's actually completely allowed to use existing backgrounds and animations you already made before. See this from the rules: "Creators are free to use any tools or assets they have the right to use. This includes tools and assets they have created prior to the start of the jam, tools and assets that are free for anyone to use, and tools and assets they have purchased a license to use. Proper credit must be given if required by the licenses for the tools and assets."
What is not allowed is starting work on the actual functionality of the game prior to the start, and the types of themes that are chosen tend to do a good job of preventing this as it tends to be fairly obvious if someone has just tried to shoehorn the theme in rather than planning for it from the beginning. We didn't have any issues with cheaters last year though. Let's hope people stay honest.
and lastly I guess, $102 isn't really all that much money. Someone would have to be a pretty big jerk to come in and ruin the integrity of the jam just for 100 bucks, and I think adventure game creators tend not to be jerks.
I could really use 102 dollars :=
I will have a look, although 2 weeks is a tall order...
Thanks for notifying us, Hightreason :)
$102 Is like a kings ransom to me (laugh)
Incidentally, I am a judge for this jam 8-)
So no cheating and no games that cast trolls in an unfavorable light please:-D
Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 14/08/2018 07:07:48
Incidentally, I am a judge for this jam 8-)
So no cheating and no games that cast trolls in an unfavorable light please:-D
8-0 8-0 8-0
Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 14/08/2018 07:07:48
Incidentally, I am a judge for this jam 8-)
So no cheating and no games that cast trolls in an unfavorable light please:-D
Well, there goes my plan of making a game based on A Troll In Central Park...
Quote from: VampireWombat on Tue 14/08/2018 13:32:12
Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 14/08/2018 07:07:48
Incidentally, I am a judge for this jam 8-)
So no cheating and no games that cast trolls in an unfavorable light please:-D
Well, there goes my plan of making a game based on A Troll In Central Park...
You could change the theme to make the troll a hero... :-D
Okay honestly, I don't mind if you portray trolls in a bad light. Portray as you see if - portray away!!
Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 14/08/2018 14:37:06
You could change the theme to make the troll a hero... :-D
Okay honestly, I don't mind if you portray trolls in a bad light. Portray as you see if - portray away!!
Oh, I guess that means you know nothing about the movie. The troll in it is "good". Sickening good. His touch literally creates singing flowers.
But I might seriously throw a troll in in some way. Even if it's a troll doll...
Actually I want to watch that movie now :cool:
Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 14/08/2018 17:06:33
Actually I want to watch that movie now :cool:
I won't be held responsible for any brain damage caused directly or indirectly from it. You might therefore be unable to be a judge...
I'd recommend literally anything else Don Bluth directed over it. Unless you've watched the movie Troll and thought it should be mixed with the Teletubies, Barney, and Ferngully
Well it says that you can use any previous asset so it's hard to "cheat" with such a permissive rule ;)
Hmm... right during Mittens. Would be cool if we could take a couple of days and put together an entry.
Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 14/08/2018 14:37:06
Quote from: VampireWombat on Tue 14/08/2018 13:32:12
Quote from: CaptainD on Tue 14/08/2018 07:07:48
Incidentally, I am a judge for this jam 8-)
So no cheating and no games that cast trolls in an unfavorable light please:-D
Well, there goes my plan of making a game based on A Troll In Central Park...
You could change the theme to make the troll a hero... :-D
Okay honestly, I don't mind if you portray trolls in a bad light. Portray as you see if - portray away!!
They are eating her. And then they are going to eat me... Oh my god!!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyophYBP_w4
Ahhhhh the beautiful town of Nilbog!
This is starting in two weeks! I hope to see lots of AGS folks there.
The jam is on! Come one, come all and so forth.
Hope to see plenty of familiar names among the entrants! ;)
I will have something ready before the deadline :)
I started planning within 10 minutes of the jam going live.
And it is over! I see KyriakosCH put in an entry, any other AGS games?
My entry was In Bloom (https://itch.io/jam/102-adventure-challenge/rate/308433) 3 minutes before submission :=.
Quote from: Babar on Sun 23/09/2018 23:39:26
And it is over! I see KyriakosCH put in an entry, any other AGS games?
My entry was In Bloom (https://itch.io/jam/102-adventure-challenge/rate/308433) 3 minutes before submission :=.
Good luck! :)
By the end this got 23 games, I think 8-0
Yup, 23 entries. Really want to give every game an honest and as thorough as possible play before leaving ratings and feedback, not sure how long it will take!
I see a 3rd AGS entry, using the old GUI template :D
https://itch.io/jam/102-adventure-challenge/rate/307897
Haven't played that one yet - or yours. I'm about 17% through playing, rating and giving feedback!
I couldn't find it in this thread - what was the theme of the jam?
"Ethical Dilemma"
https://itch.io/jam/102-adventure-challenge
Results now in!
https://itch.io/jam/102-adventure-challenge/results
I got 6th place. Yay!
Obviously my transfer to CaptainD didn't make it through...
Quote from: Babar on Mon 22/10/2018 20:11:24
I got 6th place. Yay!
Obviously my transfer to CaptainD didn't make it through...
Sadly no... :P
I enjoyed your game and hope you develop it a bit more - also thanks for the hints on Discord! :-D
AGS folk who entered this, don't forget to add your games to the AGS database!
I didn't realise judge comments were anonymised, but be assured that I said nice things to you all.;)
Quote from: CaptainD on Mon 22/10/2018 20:20:23
AGS folk who entered this, don't forget to add your games to the AGS database!
Ok :D (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=56572)