Slovakia is Finally Jammin’
Journal Title: Acta Ludologica - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Game jams are popular and well established forms of creating games in a fun and accessible way. During a game jam, similarly to a music jam, people from all kinds of environments from within and outside the industry gather to develop games in a short time period. There are thousands of different jam types (vary in size, rules, etc.) and dozens of them are happening around the globe at any given time.
Authors and Affiliations
Michal Kabát
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