Rookie Game Jam
Get ready to flex your creativity and game development skills at our upcoming Rookie Game Jam! This exciting event is the first stepping stone for youth looking to enter the gaming industry, offering a unique opportunity to design, create and get a chance to present your very own game prototype at the Final Showcase.
It is open to all youths (15 – 35 years old) who are passionate about gaming and eager to explore their career options in the industry. So, if you’re down to take on the challenge of creating a wicked innovative game prototype, join us for the Rookie Game Jam and get ready to showcase your talents to the world!
Theme: SYNTHESIS – Make games that
- Promotes positive social interactions and strengthening of community bonds.
- Encourages players to work together to solve a common problem or achieve a common goal.
Game submission deadline: 7 June 2023
Shortlist announcement: 12 June 2023
Final showcase & judging: 23 – 25 June 2023
Rookie Game Jam Rules:
| 1. ELIGIBILITY
Rookie Game Jam is open to any Singaporean or PR ages 15-35 years old (before 31st December 2023) residing in Singapore during the time of submission. *SCAPE reserves the right to verify and confirm each Applicant’s compliance with eligibility requirements. The Applicant may be required to submit further information to assist in the verification of eligibility. |
| 2. HOW TO ENTER
Forming Teams
Start Jamming
Submission Games submitted must clearly demonstrate the game mechanic / core gameplay.
Digital Game
Tabletop/Board/Card Game
Submissions must comply with the requirements set out in the Terms and Conditions. Any and all costs incurred for the game jam to be borne by the participants. *SCAPE reserves the right to determine, in its sole discretion, which entries have satisfied the entry requirements and to disqualify any Submission it believes is not consistent with the spirit and theme of the competition. |
| 3. SELECTION PROCESS
There will be two (2) rounds of judging, preliminary and final; During the preliminary round, all submissions that meet the requirements set out in the Rules and Terms and Conditions will be assessed by the Rookie Game Jam organising committee. Up to 10 groups of finalists will be shortlisted based on the following in weighted scores.
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| 4. SHOWCASE AND FINAL JUDGING
The shortlisted teams will be exhibiting at the Final Showcase for public voting and final judging. The showcase will commence on 23 – 25 June 2023 at Suntec Level 3 Concourse. At least one (1) representative must be presented during the showcase, you may take shifts within your team.
Showcase DIGITAL GAME
TABLETOP / BOARD / CARD GAME
Final Judging The panel of judges will be assessing all shortlisted games by 23 June 2023. Two (2) award winners will be selected:
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| 5. PRIZES
We are thrilled to reveal the exciting prizes that await the winners of this epic game jam. Each of the award winners will stand a chance to receive cash prizes and their games to be featured on *SCAPE and/or *SCAPE’s partner platforms.
Most Popular: The Most Popular Award is determined by the community and reflects the game prototype that captures the hearts and minds of players. The winning team will be rewarded with:
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Code of Conduct:
To ensure a safe space for ALL participants, particularly those who are typically marginalized or excluded, please adhere to the following Code of Conduct while participating in the Rookie Game Jam.
Differing opinions and perspectives are crucial to effective discussion, but all participants should take responsibility for their own speech and behaviour – both in person and online.
Participants are encouraged to:
- Ask respectful questions and avoid dominating a teammate’s question time to further any particular agenda.
- Not presume people’s pronouns. Participants may put their pronouns in their Discord username. We encourage all attendees, even those who do not worry about being misgendered – to add their pronouns to their name-badge.
- Be mindful of and understand that intersectionality shapes our lived experiences.
Examples of unacceptable behaviour in person and online includes, but is not limited to:
- Verbal communication (public/private) that demeans, devalues or is derogatory towards one’s gender, sexuality, physical appearance, body size, class, appearance, race, religion, language, age, ability, and/or socio-economic status.
- Not using content warnings when discussing content that may be harmful or offensive, such as graphic discussions or depictions of hate speech or sexual violence.
- Bullying, stalking, following and other such intimidating behaviour.
- Photography or recording without consent.
- Disrupting or hijacking conversations (during talks, in question times or in general discussion).
- Inappropriate non-consensual physical contact, or unwelcome attention of any kind.
- Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviours.
We recognise that the above list is not all-encompassing, and it is thus crucial that all participants be considerate, mindful, and respectful of other attendees’ safety.
If any participant is guilty of the above examples, the participant will be disqualified and banned from the Discord Server.
Please immediately report to the organizing committee if your safety is threatened, or if you witnessed any such situations as listed above.
For any inquiries or questions, please feel free to contact us at media@scape.sg.
