How to Participate
This guide serves as an introduction on how participation works.
If you're a first timer, then this is the perfect resource for you.
There's a few important dates to keep track of.
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Theme Round #1 & Round #2
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The game jam weekend
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Ratings begins
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Results and winners revealed
Find the dates at → gm48.net/schedules
Why keep track of the dates in a calendar?
Never forget or miss out on on an upcoming gm(48) by receiving reminders directly to your inbox.
Subscribe at → gm48.net/never-miss-another-game-jam
An gm48.net account is required for participation and submission.
Register for free at → gm48.net/register
The first part of the game jam is the two rounds of the community voting for the theme.
All the theme candidates are suggested by the community, and go through these rounds of selection.
Check out the current round at → gm48.net/theme
There are some restrictions on how you may work on your game in order to ensure a fair competition.
Make sure that you have read the rules at → gm48.net/rules
Once the countdown on the frontpage hits zero, the theme is revealed and you can work on your game!
Your game must be submitted before the deadline is reached.
Submit your game at → gm48.net/submit
Once the weekend is over, everyone can now critique and rate the submissions.
Find all the games at → gm48.net/games
The rating has ended, the scores have been calculated and the winners found!
The results are revealed at → gm48.net/results
That's all there is in broad-terms to participation.
Most questions can be answered at Frequently Asked Questions and as the organizer, I'm available on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tehwave and via e-mail at Contact us