The second GDC Game Jam comes to an end tomorrow. To celebrate the end of the Game Jam we will be having a gathering so that everyone can see and play the games from the jam. Here are the details in short:

Date: Friday, March 12th 2010
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Price: Free
Location: Adelaide University, Plaza Building, Level 2 Software Engineering Labs – Map

Hope to see you there.

The theme for the second game jam is:

Create your own path

The end of the jam will be 7 days from the posting of this news. Best of luck.

Let the Game Development continue! The GDC is pleased to announce the details for our next Game Jam, a week long event in which teams or individuals try to create a game based around a set theme.

The second Game Jam will start on Wednesday 3rd March at our Meet and Greet Event and will run for exactly one week from when we announce the theme on that night. Don’t worry if you can’t attend our Meet and Greet as we’ll also be posting the theme up on our site at around the same time. There are several rules associated with the Jam so be sure to take note. They are:

• All entries must be submitted between the start date(around 6:00pm Wednesday 3rd March) and the end date(around 6:00pm Wednesday 10th March).
• All entries must be based around the theme set. The association doesn’t have to be strong but it has to be there in some form.
• You/your team must be the original authors any game related material. You may use other art, code samples, etc as long you have permission from the original author/s.
• Content of the games must be appropriate. Rule of thumb: If you wouldn’t show it to your mother then don’t show it to us.
• You must provide details on what is required to run your game. If you provide source code then we require a building script so that we can build you game. If we can’t run it then we can’t accept it.

Valid entries will be chosen from topics posted on the Game Jam 2 Board on our forums. Please post a title of your game, names of team members/individual and a link to download your game/source.

You can create your game using whatever tools are most convenient or you. We highly encourage sharing the source code for your game. We are willing to accept any requests for subversion hosting. You can request subversion hosting in this thread on our forums. You aren’t limited to just creating a video games but any type of game such as board games or card games.

Throughout this week we encourage people to use our IRC channel to discuss their games and ideas with others. You can also use our forums to share ideas and discuss your progress. General Discussion on the Game Jam can take place in this thread and you can create topics in the Game Jam 2 Board about your games.

At the end of the Jam we will post up a list of all of the completed entries to check out. We are also hoping to have a post jam meetup so keep your eyes peeled for more details about that. Good luck and may all the games you create be good ones.

After some planning the GDC is pleased to share that we have arranged a meetup for our first Game Jam. Here are all of the juicy details that you need to know.

Date: Saturday, January 23rd 2010
Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Price: Free
Location:Adelaide University, Plaza Building, Level 1 Tutorial Room 1065 – Map

This meet up is a great chance for discussions on our recent Game Jam. We will also be using this opportunity to share thoughts on future game jams and events.

Unfortunately the room we have booked has no computers in it so if possible we’d encourage you to bring a long a laptop to help out. The room is fitted with plenty of power points however. Also do note that the room we have booked is on Level 1 of the Plaza building unlike our previous events which have been on Level 2.

We have setup a Facebook event as well. You can view the event here.

Hope to see you there.

The Game Development Club is pleased to share with you the entries for our first Game Jam. Developers had a week to create a game around the theme “Everything must eventually come to an end”. We had some excellent entries that you can try for yourself right now. So without further delay, let’s see the games.

Batteries Not Included
Creators: Richard Taylor, Josh Bevan, James “Chief” Pearse and Ben Kilsby
Platforms: Windows

In Batteries Not Included you play as Sparky the Robot as you try to launch escape pods from your Space Station that has been hit by a meteor. Sparky himself is damaged so you must collect power and repairs to keep Sparky up and running.

Impossible Mission
Creator: Brk_oth
Platforms: Windows

The end of the world is near as a meteor threatens to destroy the Earth. You however overhear rumors of a secret survival rocket that is being in launched in 12 hours. You must sneak into an underground military base and get a spot on this rocket.

The End
Creator: Tij
Platforms: Windows

Watch you step as the world disappears behind you. This platforming keeps you moving forwards and is a real test of skill on hard mode.

Volcano
Creator: Two Lives Left
Platforms: Web(requires Unity Web Player) and iPhone

Control the lava spurts as they rise up to the top of the volcano. You must be quick however as you only have a limited amount of time. Try and avoid the boulders that block your path.

Black Holes
Creators: Matt and Jamie
Platforms: iPhone

Black Holes is a concept that sucks in an awesome way. You play as a black hole with the goal to absorb as much as you can in the universe in the most efficient way possible.

Everything Shall Eventually Come to an End
Creator: Chris Johnson
Platforms: Linux, Windows(Soon)

In Everything Shall Eventually Come to an End you exist between the beginning and the end. You must move to avoid incoming and outgoing obstacles as you are forced out of its world.

Time to Die
Creators: Team: Andrew, MattL, Weesals, Grizz
Platforms: Windows

You play as Death as you try and regain the balance of life and death. Restore order in a society gone made through the advancements of cybernetic bodies.

Everything Ends
Creator: Alex Pitman
Platforms: Web(requires Flash Player)

Everything Ends is incomplete but is a great start to game that uses depth of field movement and 2D platforming mechanics.

Thanks again to all who entered. You can discuss these games over at our forums.We’ll be having a meetup in the near future so that everyone can discuss the jam and these games together. So stay tuned.

We are pleased to start the first Game Jam for the Game Development Club by announcing the theme for the Jam. As this year draws to a close in during the Jam we have decided on the theme:

Everything must eventually come to an end

You can take your own interpretation of the theme and apply it to a game. Go here to read all the other details you need to know about the Jam.

Best of luck and happy developing. We hope to be playing some great games soon.