Experienced developers and first-timers alike are invited to try their hand at video game creation during an upcoming Halloween-themed event.<\/p>\n
Hosted by and in Brock\u2019s Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) in TH 269, the annual Spooky Shape Game Jam returns Friday, Oct. 28 from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 29 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The two-day event invites students of all experience levels to participate in designing a seasonal video game.<\/p>\n
Teams of two to three students are challenged to create a themed game using only designated tools within a strict time period. Each game will have to incorporate randomly assigned Halloween shapes.<\/p>\n
Team members should register individually via ExperienceBU<\/a>. Team captains are asked to email CDH Project Co-ordinator Jeremy Leipert at jleipert@brocku.ca<\/a> with the names and email addresses of all team members.<\/p>\n Mentoring and support is available to all participants using the Unity engine. The final games will be judged on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. by industry partners.<\/p>\n