What the heck is a game jam?
According to Wikipedia, a game jam is a gathering of people for the purpose of planning, designing, and creating one or more games within a short span of time, usually ranging between 24 and 72 hours. Participants are generally made up of programmers, game designers, artists, writers, and others in game development-related fields.
When is it?
- October 19, 2018. 6PM - 10PM. Orientation, team registration, keynote
- October 20, 2018 9 AM through October 21, 1 PM - Game Jam
- Complete schedule is available at https://pittgames4health.com/schedule/
Who can participate?
Games4Health is open to any university student 18 years of age or older.
Overarching Themes
Design and develop a serious or a transformational digital game that addresses critical issues in one of the following areas:
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Depression, anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Diabetes self-management
- Autism
- Learning disorders
- Medication abuse
- Epilepsy or other seizure disorders
- Food allergies
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Obesity
- Organ transplant
- Sickle cell disease
- Stuttering
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