Over‭ ‬300‭ ‬games were developed last weekend during the Global Game Jam.‭ ‬

The‭ ‬48-hour simultaneous-game-design event,‭ ‬which took place across multiple cities in‭ ‬23‭ ‬countries,‭ ‬was said to have have gathered over‭ ‬1,750‭ ‬participating developers.‭

Each were tasked with forming a team the had never met before and build a working game with no prior knowledge of the design requirements.‭ ‬Though such a burden looked likely to greatly limit such endeavours,‭ ‬organisers claim that the international event‭ “‬has been a tremendous success on so many levels.‭”

The organising group declared on their‭ ‬website that‭ they are “‬very happy with the results.‭ ‬For those that participated,‭ ‬we applaud you,‭ ‬we are jealous of you and we think you are brilliant.‭ ‬You have done well and have attempted to make‭ ‬300-plus games in one weekend.‭ ‬Some of them are genius,‭ ‬some of them of funny,‭ ‬some poignant,‭ ‬silly and some…not so successful.‭”

The group now offers assessment over to you,‭ ‬as all the finished games from the event are available to play and rate on the site’s‭ ‬game portal.

‭“‬Nothing but passion and hard work has prepared us for the stamina and metal it takes to mentally and physically create a game in‭ ‬48‭ ‬hours,‭” ‬said the organisers,‭ ‬who are presumably exhausted.‭ “‬You did better than you imagined,‭ ‬you learned new things,‭ ‬made new friends and you were a member of the‭ ‬1st Annual Global Game Jam,‭ ‬congratulations.‭ ‬Now go get some sleep,‭ ‬play some games and tell everyone what you did.‭”

The team confirmed that another Global Game Jam will take place next year.