Diverse Game Developers Jam

Welcome to the Game Jam!

IGDA Foundation and Grant for the Web Present: Diverse Game Developers Game Jam!

Starting on July 26th 2021, we are running a game jam with more than $50,000 in awards and prizes. We want to bring our community together to see diverse developers create exciting experiences and stories, and explore alternative monetization strategies in video games.

The game jam starts on July 26th, 2021 and finishes August 19th, 2021 with winners announced August 26th, 2021

The game jam is open globally to underrepresented developers that create web based games exploring alternative monetization within video games and  implementing Web Monetization API. We want to encourage all developers of any background to participate. Teams and Individuals all are welcome.


Rules:

  • You must create an original game for the game jam and you must develop it during the duration of the event.

  • You are allowed to submit the game to multiple game jams as long as the game was developed during the period of this event.

  • You are free to use any game engine or framework when creating the game.

  • Teams can include up to 6 members.

  • All games must be uploaded and submitted by August 19th, 2021 by 23:59 UTC. Please ensure you give yourself enough time to do so. No exceptions or extensions will be given. 

  • A game executable and several screenshots must be supplied. Entries will be invalid without these items.

  • Updates can be made to entries so long as they do not add to the game or change content. They must only be to fix bugs. 

  • Individual or independent game developers must identify as a person from an underrepresented background– which may include but is not limited to LGBTQIA+, people of color, people with accessibility needs, marginalized genders, veterans, neurodiversity, or others. Alternatively, teams that participate must have at least 75% members from underrepresented communities.

  • You must integrate and use Web Monetization in the game – At the end of the day, the IGDA Foundation and Grant for the Web are interested in playful innovation around the idea of monetization, specifically in the context of web monetization protocols.


Awards:

  • Prizes of the Jury

    • 1st – $15k

    • 2nd – $10k

    • 3rd – $5k

  • Sponsor Award

    • Web Monetisation API Award – $7.5k 

    • IGDAF Innovation Award – $7.5

  • Community

    • Ranking based on community (limited to submitters) – $5k