GGJ 2014 - Game Submission

GGJ Team

You must be a GGJ user

To submit a game you must:

1. Have a GGJ account
2. Have already chosen a jam site
3. Be logged into your account

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Start your game project

1. Click on “Upload a Game” button from top/left of your screen
2. Enter the information
3. Upload files
4. Hit “Save”

Start your game project early

As soon as you have a team and an idea, start your game project on GGJ website on Friday.

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Enter at least your project name and description. Save.

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You can do everything else later.

Find your game(s)

Once you save a game, all your games can be found under “My Game” or “My Profile”

Add team members

Click on “+ Add a jammer” from the bottom of your game page

Uploading game files

All GGJ submissions are required to upload their games (even if not complete) including all assets and source code and the CC license.

You must put everything in one zip file. You can download it from here:

http://ggj.s3.amazonaws.com/GGJ_directory_structure.zip

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Directory structure of the zip file

Your main directory (folder) should have a license file and 4 sub directories: source, release, press, and other.

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http://ggj.s3.amazonaws.com/GGJ_directory_structure.zip

sub-directories: source

• This is for the actual source files, like c or c++ files and assets like sound, music and art.
• Do not include game engines or tools
• Do include your project folders from Unity or GameMaker
• Write a README file that explains how to use your code to make the game
• For non-digital games, your PDF instructions would go here
• Test to make sure you have everything!

sub-directories: release

• This is for the executable version of your game
• You can include multiple versions for different architectures (like Mac OS and Windows versions)
• Include a README file that explains what OS or environment is needed to run the game

sub-directories: press

• This is for screenshots and videos about your game
• Include at least one 1024x768 screenshot of your game
• If you have links to YouTube videos or other online resources, put them in a text file here

sub-directories: other

Anything else you like! For example:

• More licenses
• Credits
• Contact information

REMEMBER

ALL JAMMERS HAVE TO SUBMIT THE SOURCE IN THIS FORMAT!

GGJ reserves the right to take down any submission that is incomplete.

How do I zip something?

• For Mac OS X+ : Select the folder, then click on File > Compress.
• On Windows 8.1+ : Select the file or folder, tap or click Share, and then tap or click Zip
• On Windows 7: Right-click file/folder, go to Send to, click “Compressed (zipped) folder”
• Older Windows versions: Use a Zip utility such as Winzip.

Do you have any questions?

If you have any doubts on creating the game project or run into problems while uploading, please tell your organiser or contact us:

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Email: help@globalgamejam.org

Twitter: @globalgamejam�IRC: #ggj14 at freenode.net (http://webchat.freenode.net)