GAMERella

The world’s longest-running inclusive game jam (since 2013)! Make a game in 2 days with the help of mentors & workshops!
@Concordia

[4TH SPACE Concordia @cu4thspace]

How do you create a small game?

In this @GAMERellaJam workshop, facilitated by Squinky, learn how to use Bitsy to make a game that explores worlds, dialogue, and item collection!

Find out how to get involved here: https://t.co/TAmH5dWmQG

[4TH SPACE Concordia @cu4thspace]

How do you make pixel art?

In this @GAMERellaJam workshop, facilitated by @hazelthexton, learn fundamental pixel art techniques and basic animation to create your own characters and environments!

Participation details here: https://t.co/GeT5Ht9ihQ

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

GAMERella 2024 coming in November!!! ARE YOU AS EXCITED AS US? Can't wait to make new friends and new games together 🎮💖

Signup coming soon!

#gamejam #indiedev #gamedev #lgbt #bipoc #neurodivergent #friendly
#fun #videogames

[Marie LeBlanc Flanagan @omarieclaire]

I'll be co-organizing Toronto Games Week again this year, join us?!

[Gina Hara 🧋 @ginahara_]

Do you work in film, TV, streaming, or games? Contribute to groundbreaking research on 2SLGBTQIA+ representation in Canada w/ @ptp_media, @CMF_FMC, & @Telefilm_Canada. Shape a more inclusive industry, by sharing your perspective in our survey:
https://t.co/xrlHST1FQs

[Weird Ghosts & Baby Ghosts @weird_ghosts]

Want to help us grow our community of coop and worker-centric studios led by marginalized devs? We’re on the hunt for board members for our new nonprofit! Info👇🏻
https://t.co/TQCTvhAMqU

[4TH SPACE Concordia @cu4thspace]

In a recent workshop, Hazel Thexton points out how pixel art technique can spill over into other artistic mediums.

Part of the @GAMERellaJam workshop series teaching foundational game creation skills!

Watch the full workshop here: https://t.co/fRLZOEONnW

[PreMortem Games @PreMortemGames]

Young Dutch indie developer @LenteGameDev dropped out of college twice before embarking on her debut game, Spilled!, last year as a solo developer. “Making an eco-conscious game just really made sense to me.”
https://t.co/DRvFtg13tw

#solodev #indiedev #gamedev

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

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Day 1 jam pictures!

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

Jammers are jamming, teams are teaming, games are.... well.... being made!

You can play them all tomorrow night on our @itchio site:
https://t.co/0XaRgMdCYq

#GAMERella2023

[justin @TheAuraculum]

@GAMERellaJam Day 1 hype! 🌸✨✨

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

Kicking off #GAMERella2023 with the keynote speech of the amazing @HopeErin ! 👾🌈👾

Watch live on our Instagram: https://t.co/QOKIyIJecX

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

🌈Just a few hours to go till #GAMERella2023 begins!! 🌈

We would not be here without our sponsors, like Warner Bros. Games! @WBGamesMTL is a Montreal studio famous for creating epic Batman games like Gotham Nights and Arkham Origins.

Thank you Warner Bros. Montreal! 👾👾👾👾

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

Only 🔥 2 🔥more days until #GAMERella2023
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Today's sponsor shout-out goes to Behaviour Interactive, Canada’s largest independent game developer and publisher. Most of us know them as the creators behind Dead by Daylight.
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Thank you for supporting GAMERella, @Behaviour!⁠👾

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

👀 3 days to go 👀 till #GAMERella2023!

We are really grateful to our sponsors that make our jam possible year after year. @ClevEndeavGames is an indie game dev studio from Montreal, and the creator of the infamous Ultimate Chicken Horse! 🐔🐴

Thank you for your support!⁠ 👾⁠

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

As we eagerly anticipate #GAMERella2023 (only 4 more days 😮), we want to give a special shout-out to this year's sponsors! 👾⁠
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Weird Ghosts is an impact fund for studios led by underrepresented founders across Canada. ⁠🎮
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Thank you @weird_ghosts 👻! 💖⁠

[IndieCade @IndieCade]

Goodbye Volcano High has won the Grand Jury Award at #IndieCade 2023 🌋 👋

Congratulations to @KOOPMode 🥳 ✨

https://t.co/0Dq2vDVx8U

#IndieCade #GoodbyeVolcanoHigh #GrandJuryAward

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

Only ✨5✨more days until #GAMERella2023 🥳⁠
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Of course, this jam wouldn't be possible without our sponsors, including EA @MotiveStudio! EA Motive is a Montreal-based studio behind games such as Dead Space and Star Wars: Squadrons. ⁠
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Thank you for continued support!⁠ 👾⁠

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

🥰 We are so happy to announce this year's keynote speaker: HOPE ERIN PHILLIPS 🥰

Hope is a programmer, multimedia artist, and professional hobby collector. They work at @KOOPMode in Montreal, as lead programmer on the recently released Goodbye Volcano High.

🎉👏

[GAMERella @GAMERellaJam]

Barely any spots left for this year's jam!
🌈🌈Don't miss out! 🌈🌈

https://t.co/q1HcewbGGg