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[PAST EVENT] Virginia Collegiate Game Jam
Location
Small 233The Virginia Collegiate Game Jam (VCGJ) is the first ever intercollegiate video game-making marathon hosted by university-level game design clubs in Virginia. College students all around Virginia are tasked with making a video game from scratch in just 72 hours!
Game jams are essentially video game-making marathons, and they are a great way to gain experience, learn something new, fill out your resume/portfolio, and show off your skills. Students of all disciplines are welcome to participate individually or on teams! After all, game making requires a mix of:
- Programmers,
- Artists,
- 3D Modelers,
- Musicians,
- Writers,
- Sound Designers,
- And more!
VCGJ 2025 begins Thursday, March 20th at 6pm and runs until Sunday, March 23rd at 6pm. Teams/individuals can submit games until 6 PM on Sunday, and then a week-long voting period will ensue. Category winners will be determined by participant votes, and they will be showcased on a stream on March 30th.
The theme for the game jam will be revealed at the start date.
Where is it?
VCGJ is hosted by game design/development clubs from six different VA universities, so the competition is primarily online.
Participants are encouraged to meet up in person to work on their games! The Game Design Club at W&M has reserved space in Small Hall during the evenings (20th-22nd) and from 9 AM to 6 PM (23rd) for participants to meet in-person! Food will be provided at WM meet-ups.
Interested?
Please fill out the sign-up form and join our Discord for updates, day of communication, team-building, and more. VCGJ will be hosted on itch.io, so be sure to join there too!
Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/4iLAVexnbXmqbG6J8
Discord: https://discord.gg/ZPRvEN4hcq
Itch.io (game jam site): https://itch.io/jam/vcgj-1
Linktree (socials, everything): https://linktr.ee/vcgj.gamejam
This event is hosted by participating game design/development clubs at:
- College of William & Mary
- George Mason University
- James Madison University
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Sponsored by: Game Design Club at William and Mary