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Pride Game Jam HKI 2022, June 30 - July 3 2022
Pride Game Jam HKI is a four-day event that celebrates LGBTQIA+ people through game making, and streamed educational talks.
A game jam is a time-constrained event during which people make games. The Pride Game Jam HKI is a non-competitive indie jam run by volunteers, and open to game makers of any skill level; from absolute beginners, to hardened professionals, and everyone in between.
The event, which takes place on June 30 to July 3 2022, is part of Helsinki Pride Week 2022, and is organized by a team of volunteers at the Finnish Game Jam ry, which is also a community partner of Helsinki Pride. Last year the jam ran as a fully online event, and this year it’s hybrid on-site online jam through Discord and Twitch, with game submissions on itch.io, and the venue at Skunkworks Games Office.
Four days of game making, learning and summer chill
The event kicks off on Thursday 4pm EEST with an online workshop day, following with a Friday 5pm streamed opening ceremony on Twitch, including the theme announcement. After that, team building exercises will be hosted on Discord to get together and ensure anyone looking for a team finds one.
On Saturday, invited speakers will be sharing their expertise and experiences with the jammers over a stream on Twitch.
The jam ends with a streamed ending ceremony on Sunday, during which the games made at the jam will be showcased. Games submitted through itch.io will also be available to download and play!
The third annual Pride Game Jam HKI
Pride Game Jam HKI 2022 is the third annual Pride Game Jam HKI. In the 2020 run of the jam, the jam ran as a hybrid event, with jammers collaborating with online jammers from the Helsinki game startup hub Arcade 5. A total of 46 jammers made a total of 12 game submissions, and the event a workshop by Erin Somervail on Pixel Art 101, a presentation by Salli Loikkanen, as well as the Pride Game Jam HKI 2020 Gaymer panel on the topic of being LGBTQIA+ in the game industry.
The 2020 games, as well as the event schedule, can be found on itch.io: https://itch.io/jam/pride-game-jam-hki-2020
In the 2021 run of the jam, the jam ran as a completely online event. A total of 50 jammers made a total of 15 game submissions, and the event a keynote speech by Theresa Tanenbaum, a workshop by Erin Somervail on 3D, Blender & Krita workflow, a workshop by Leo Krechmer on Sound Design & Video Editing, a micro talk by Tucky Aalto, a presentation by Inari Bourguenolle, as well as the Pride Game Jam HKI 2020 Gaymer panels on the topic of Queer Communities in Game Dev and Breaking into the Game Industry.
The 2020 games, as well as the event schedule, can be found on itch.io: https://itch.io/jam/pride-game-jam-hki-2021
Limited tickets available for free on Eventbrite
Tickets to Pride Game Jam HKI are free, and since the event is partially online, the jam can be attended from anywhere on Earth. Sign-ups end on June 30 and slots at the jam are limited to ensure a safe and fun experience.
Thanks to the jam’s sponsors Metacore, Skunkworks Games, Ubisoft RedLynx, and Boom Corp, Pride Game Jam HKI 2022 also sends jammers a physical care package, free of charge, with snacks, stickers, and merch designed by Mira Holahan and Ella Korhonen. The organizers therefore ask jammers to sign up by June 21 to make sure there’s time for the care package to reach you.
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If you have any further questions on Pride Jam, please contact the main organizer: pridegamejamhelsinki [at] gmail.com