November 2021: The Crunchless Game Jam
From the webpage:
Hi, I'm Tim Krief, earlier this year I've decided to make a game in a 35 hours work week during what I called the "One Week Crunchless Challenge" and it was so interesting and instructive that I decided to hold a new one! This time around, the Crunchless Challenge is open to all and we'll be able to take as much time as we want during a full month, but there's a catch, we have to decide how much time beforehand and stick to it!
If you ever took part of a game jam before, this is totally different:
No competition
No rating
No ranking
No required theme announced at the start
Not required to create everything from scratch during the challenge duration
No feeling bad because you decided to go outside, eat and sleep!
You choose your own sustainable time schedule:
Making a good game-play loop is only one side of the challenge, you must also plan:
You are expected to actually put up your game for sale at a sustainable price at the end of the challenge.
You can work alone or as a team (You can use the community tab to look for a team).
It's even recommended to start with an idea or even a draft.
You should not overwork yourself:
You could start at any time in November if you prefer dedicating less time to the challenge.
Try to set the last day of November as the last day of your schedule, so that we all finish at the same time.
Do not choose a schedule that doesn't fit the scope of your idea, or an idea with a scope that doesn't fit your schedule.
Stick to your schedule. You can decrease the allocated time if needed during the challenge, but you shouldn't spend more time than what you planned, it would be crunching.
Spread your work into reasonable sessions.
Do not schedule too much per week. 35 hours a week seems like a good upper limit.
It's okay to go as low as 1 hour a day if you already have a busy schedule.
Polish, Reliability and Accessibility
Branding / Visual Identity
Communication / Marketing
Time management / Scope
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I am partaking in this challenge this month, and will be posting progress (almost) every day! I will also be streaming the process on certain days! Check here for my stream schedule!
