Global Game Jam 2023 @GameArena Hilliard

Come join us for our annual Global Game Jam (GGJ) hackathon! And yes, we are back in-person! As per all our in-person events, please see our standard COVID-19 safety measures below.

PLEASE NOTE: Registering for this in-person Meetup event DOES NOT gain access to participate. Please see ticketing info below and here at Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-game-jam-2023-tickets-490566245847

Whether you're a professional developer, hobbyist designer, a student, or new to the game; this is a great opportunity to meet new people and use your skills to create something special over 48 hours. Come be a part of the growing Game Dev community and make something cool while you meet new people. Hosted for the 1st time at the Hilliard esports GameArena, this is one event you won't want to miss! This location has high-end equipment/internet and space made for professional gamers! During our COGG Global Game Jam event, you will experience the game development process at its most heightened-hardcore state among friends and via COGG admin to help support you and guide you through the whole process.

Weekend Overview:

• 24-hour per day Access
• Weekend Long Hackathon
• High Speed Internet
• Free Parking
• Limited Unlocked Computers will be available on site for free!
• Our very limited supply of Monitors are rentable at $5 per user
• 1st come 1st serve 1 each per user
• Email info@thecogg.com if interested in free computer and/or $5 rental monitor
• Prototyping Tools and free Software Suggestions
• Both Digital and Physical Tabletop Game are Welcomed!
• Guidance from Game Developer veterans
• AND MORE!

Get your tickets:

• This weekend long event is a base line of $28.16 per person. Tickets must be bought at Eventbrite here:
  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-game-jam-2023-tickets-490566245847
• This include Dinner Friday 3rd and Sunday 5th
• Alternative tickets adds special food options:
  $44.06 = Base + $15 food tab and 5% D/C on food & drink
  $54.67 = Base + $25 food tab and 10% D/C on food & drink
• ... then, register before or when GGJ starts on February 3rd at: https://globalgamejam.org/2023/jam-sites/coggjam-2023

What we'll do:
The GGJ brings together talented individuals from within our local and extended communities. It is a unique opportunity for people to push their skills and challenge themselves by working under a semi-crunched time-frame. Participants work concurrently with developers around the globe; we rally around a central theme, and then have 48 hours to create a game. It's our hope that we will see some very experimental yet realized prototypes that you can continue to work on after the jam. Many games developed in previous Game Jams have become fully realized games. The GGJ is an open source event in both hardware & software agnostic and all projects are protected under a Creative Commons license. We encourage people to try out new ideas and push themselves, within reason. We also strongly encourage participants to remember to eat and sleep, to stay at their best!

What to bring:

• Computers, Monitors, Mice/Keyboards, Creativity
• Sleeping bags for break areas

Food notes:
Limited Dinner will be provided per night.

• Friday - Kickoff at 7pm
• Sunday - Ending Ceremony at 5pm

Although outside food is not allowed, you can buy food onsite at the venue or at the many local restaurants and cafes around the area.
For gluten allergies and strict medical diet inquires, please email info@thecogg.com for questions and details.

For more details, please read the COGG GGJ Event Details guide here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Z3Fja8kL8Cn7rB2lWasMbe0yt9-ljUz/view?usp=sharing

Participating in this event also agrees to our event wavier guidelines. Please review, sign, and bring/fill out on Friday February 3rd:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10YUPvoRqa55Y4bxLK6UEHMFmYz1naYp4/view?usp=sharing

For any questions, please let us know at info@thecogg.com

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