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Learn more about Adventure Time Game Wizard!
This past Saturday we hosted our 3rd and largest game jam yet, with over 85 children ages 6-14 building and sharing games. In the afternoon the children broke up into groups of up to 4 and collaborated on a game that they drew, named, conceptualized, designed, tested, and ultimately shared to our community. For the last hour of the day they played each others games and ultimately voted on their favorite, where the 3 winning teams we’re awarded a prize (including a free download of our upcoming game, Adventure Time Game Wizard). Over 45 games we’re created and shared over the 6 hour game jam.
Photos from the event.
A huge thanks to our sponsors, which made this event possible!
- Steve Carrington and Murphysboro School District 186
- Modern Office Connections
- Wiffleboys Pizza
- First Bank & Trust of Murphysboro
- Stan Graeff of State Farm
- Silkworm
- Wright Do It Center
- Old National Bank of Murphysboro
- Galen Rath, Photography and Videography
- All our volunteers: Steve, Ann, Nichole, Patti, Kevin, Heather, Josh, bill, Jo, Darryl, Chris & More!
Games Created in the Game Jam
Below are a list of the games that the participants created, including a link to play the game if you have Pixel Press Floors installed on your iPad or iPhone (click the link from your device to open it in the app). The top 3 are our winners. If your child participated in the game jam, be sure to ask them which game they created! Also the winning games are featured in this weeks featured levels.
The Winners
H.V.C.S.
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#548369f06b76b3525ae8f87b
Morgan Freeman Superstar
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835e25b5087f971b26c615
The Ultimate
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#5483635e6c1a4a0519166eee
All Games
Johns Hard Test
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#5484e16c292275f4589f051d
Secret way
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835d27b5087f971b26c612
Supermaster27
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835d94b5087f971b26c613
jk lol
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835e0a49f3fe7822b0016c
J.A.K.
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835e4cb5087f971b26c616
The Cruisers
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835ed349f3fe7822b00170
MIG AND JRS CREEPERLAND
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835ee6918e5f691ac34fb1
marshmellows
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54836087b5087f971b26c625
THE BOSS
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835f18b5087f971b26c619
BIG Boss Level
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835f26b5087f971b26c61b
Lab Escape
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#5483613149f3fe7822b00180
D.T.B.
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#5483614f55efbda232dc975e
Glitch Land
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54836192918e5f691ac34fc4
Chloes Jungle Adventure
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835c4e918e5f691ac34fae
GRUMPY GAMES
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#548364196b76b3525ae8f85d
Squirmy Mcgiggles Adventures 2
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#548365bc6c1a4a0519166f0f
Sugar RUSH
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#548363ad49f3fe7822b00191
Awesome Five
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#548362dd6c1a4a0519166ee3
REALY HARD
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#548366e2b5087f971b26c687
lots-a-madness
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#5483679db5087f971b26c694
JOHNS LAVA PIT
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#5483690e55efbda232dc977d
JOHN AND WILLS FUN
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54836a7f6c1a4a0519166f6f
Hardcore Parkour New
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54836b0d6c1a4a0519166f7b
OLE MISS
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54836ce355efbda232dc978b
THE BOSS
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835f18b5087f971b26c619
TRAPPED
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54836131b5087f971b26c629
Silver runner
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835ffd49f3fe7822b00175
Careful!!!
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835559b5087f971b26c607
Theres No Title
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#5483431449f3fe7822b0013d
CALVINFUN
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835f74b5087f971b26c61f
WILD HOUSE
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54846f2e292275f4589f04af
TERROR WAY
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#548342ac6c1a4a0519166ea3
KYLES WORLD
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#548342d06c1a4a0519166ea5
Go dood!
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54835ede918e5f691ac34fb0
Awesome levels of death
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#54836661918e5f691ac34ffc
JD
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#5484e08f292275f4589f051c
Death Playground
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#548360ddb5087f971b26c628
Will Hawthorne did it again
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#5483418cb5087f971b26c5ec
DEATH RUN
http://projectpixelpress.com/app-portal/share/share.html#5483d5e86c1a4a0519167025
More Tools for Making Games
We also talked with the children at the event about some other tools they could use to create games with if they are interested in expanding their skills to the next level, here are a few to looks up.
Scratch – great for beginners game builder
Gamesalad – good beginner to intermediate game builder
ComicLife – a great beginner tool for learning about storytelling and illustration, a key part of the game creation process
Unity – used by the professionals to build games, so a steeper learning curve, but lots of great tutorials
Students Involved in Technology Conference – Join Us!
We’ll be attending the SIT conference on February 21st, 2014 in Carbondale, IL. Click here to learn more and click here to register. This is an event where the students share with others students what they are doing with tech.