Hey, everyone! So, I’m new here and I’ve been checking out all the super helpful posts in this group. After reading about it being beginner-friendly (totally makes sense with that name, right?), I decided to join the My First Game Jam!

It just kicked off tonight, and I’m going solo on this one. The theme is “cycles,” and I’m drawing blanks on good ideas, but I’ll sleep on it and hope something clicks.

Basically, I’m crossing my fingers that someone here has some tips for a newbie like me diving into her first jam! I kinda got carried away chatting in the jam Discord till late, so now it’s time for some sleep. But I’ll be ready to jam in the morning! By the way, can I share what I create here, or is that not allowed?

Thanks, y’all! You’re the best! 🙌

  • @[email protected]English
    5•11 months ago

    Just have fun and publish anything, no matter how silly it feels. My advice would be more about the preparation:

    • Choose and familiarise yourself with the tools, so you can concentrate more on the game and less learning the tools
    • You don’t have to do everything from scratch, premade assets and reusing your own stuff is not cheating
    • manage your expectations, go through the lower rated entries of previous jams to see what other people have managed