Jam Site Information

Address:

The Nerdery
9555 James Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55431

City or Metro:

Minneapolis

State:

Minnesota

Country:

USA

Link to Map:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=9555%20James%20Ave%20S%20Bloomington%20MN%2055431...

Building Name:

The Nerdery

Website:

http://igdatc.org

Jam Organizer Information

Contact Name:

Zach Wendt

Contact Email:

igdatwincities@gmail.com

Jam Logistics

Entrance Fee:

none

Site will remain open for entire 48 hours

Who Can Participate:

IGDATC members, and public if attending all 3 days

Age Restrictions:

18+

Food Options:

Have access to food in close vicinity; drinks and snacks provided on site

Available Tools or Technology:

Internet, LAN and Wi-Fi. Must provide own hardware, software, cables and power strip

Security:

No security available

Auditorium Space:

Have auditorium space available

Notes:

Schedule:: 5pm Fri 1/25 through 5pm Sun 1/27. You must attend Fri night.

Please include your real name, skills and picture in your profile - it's very helpful during the event.

Our space is at capacity and registrations are disabled. Email if you'd like to be put on a waitlist, we're currently confirming folks will attend. We will get a larger space next year.

Jammer registration status:

Open

Comments

I'm in!

Submitted by grid on Sat, 01/12/2013 - 05:57

Affraid it'll be much like last year, in that I probably won't be able to stick around for all the hours ever, but I'll definitely be attending in some capacity. I may also convince August to attend in person this year! :)

Can't wait!

Excited to make it this year!

Submitted by willbuck on Sun, 01/13/2013 - 16:38

Still sad that last year I was unable to participate due to illness. Going to make sure to stay extra healthy this year!

RSVP, Registration, Setup and Schedule

Submitted by zwendt on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 01:47

We've reached capacity, disabled registration, and started a waitlist. So, we need to confirm everyone will attend.

You must attend on-site Friday night. Registration is 4:30 to 5:30. Please email by Thu 5pm confirming you can make this time, or any issues. This is primarily an on-site event. But, friends that are off-site can be a part of your team.

Please include your real name, skills and picture in your profile on the GGJ site.

The Nerdery is open all 48 hours. If staying over, take advantage of the Nerdery's showers. Please.

The Nerdery is genorously feeding us meals Fri and Sat, and snacks/drinks all weekend. Bring cash in small unmarked bills for group food buys on Sun. Or, stick something in the fridge.

Don't forget a power strip and/or extension cord, and a phone charger. We'll probably need one per two/three people.

Enter through the main Nerdery entrance (near the center of the building on the west side.) Please don't arrive before 4:30. After registration, large/heavy gear might be easier to bring in through the lunchroom back doors on a cart.

We'll stage gear near the training room (back/right of cafeteria - same room as last year.) You probably want to wait until after team formation for final setup.

The secret theme will be revealed 5pm Fri. The optional diversifiers are already up: http://globalgamejam.org/news/2013/01/23/global-game-jam-2013-diversifiers

Schedule:

Fri 5:00 - Pizza, reveal secret theme
    5:30 - Global Game Jam keynote video, review rules
    6:00 - Idea pitching, team formation, final gear setup

Sat noon - All game projects created on GGJ site

Sun 3pm - Stop work, begin uploading
       3:30 - Wrap up and show-off
       5:00 - Deadline for games, assets and source to be uploaded (you can continue to revise.)

We'd like as many teams as possible to do a ~10 min presentation at our Feb IGDATC meeting on 2/20 NOTE: 3rd Wed, not our normal 2nd Wed.
We'll also be organizing a "play party" in early March for the best of our games, and others from around the world (help us find those.)