BACKGROUND

We are now in SEASON THREE here at the Indie Game Academy. First season was Portfolio Madness, season two was Network Nexus. SEASON THREE IS FOUNDER'S JOURNEY. 

During the next months, Indie Game Academy will be featuring talks, Q&As, community lectures, panels, and more all surrounding the topics needed to know for founding your own indie studio. Let us give you the tools you need to start creating your dreams!

THE JAM

The Jam is simple. You will have 4 days to form a team and create a game. Any game! Want to make a puzzle? Go for it! Always wanted a RTS in your portfolio? Make it! 

What's the catch? How is this different from every other jam? We'll tell you!

Along with creating a game over the weekend, we want you to create a pitch deck. This can happen during the game build portion of time, or can take place between submissions closing and the mock pitch night. We will provide examples of a pitch deck at the opening ceremony on May 30th! Stayed tuned here for more information!

Schedule

May 30th - 6pm ET - Jam Kickoff. 1-2 networking events will take place prior for those interested in forming a new team or finding team members.

May 30th-June 3 - Jam time! You will have 4 full days to create a game of your choosing!

June 3-7 - Judges will be able to play your games and during this time, you will work on your pitch deck

June 7 - Mock Pitch Night will occur! Each team will have about 6-7 minutes (time may change depending on number of submissions) to pitch their new game to a panel of judges. Judges will then deliberate and decide on 1-3 winners. 

Code of Conduct

• Treat each other with respect  
•  Be mindful of your speech and behavior towards others, especially when disagreeing  
•  Harassment or abuse of any form will not be tolerated  
•  Use appropriate profile images and names 
•  Do not send unsolicited private messages to anyone  
•  Do not share sexually explicit, racist, sexist, or otherwise disturbing content  
•  Do not disclose personal information about anyone other than yourself 
•  Do not advertise services, software, or other prods

Community

Please join our community for updates and a special forum channel for those looking to form teams and meet other jam participants! JOIN HERE