Although a typical video game takes 5-10 years to develop, amateur video game developers at Ohio University’s GRID Lab were challenged this weekend to develop a game in 24 hours.
The inaugural Ohio Game Jam was at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the GRID Lab on Court Street and gave competitors one full day to complete a video game.
Ian Schreiber, the official Event Overlord and OU instructor, organized and hosted the Game Jam, which is a microcosm of the time it typically takes to develop a video game.
“You don’t end up with Shakespeare, but you have some high levels of creativity because of the time constraints,” Schreiber explains. “The point is not for prizes and competition, but to have an informal and friendly environment for people to make games.”
The competition had 17 participants in six teams from not only Ohio
University, but also four students from the University of Baltimore and
one student from the Columbus College of Art & Design.
When the competition ended, each team showcased its game and gave a
brief explanation, with ideas ranging from hippies traveling through
time to thwart technology to simply maintaining the balance between
nature and growing cities.
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Meghan Ventura
April 2, 2007
Source: The Post Online