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Create memorable team experiences through structured game jams that spark creativity, build connections, and generate surprising prototypes.
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Game jams create something rare in professional settings - a space where experimentation is encouraged, failure is part of the process, and collaboration happens naturally around shared creative challenges. Teams that might not usually work together find themselves problem-solving side by side, and people discover skills they didn't know they had.
When you facilitate a game jam within your organization or community, you're creating more than just an event. You're providing an opportunity for people to step outside their usual roles, engage with technology and design in hands-on ways, and experience the satisfaction of building something functional within a compressed timeframe. The prototypes that emerge are tangible outcomes, but the real value often shows up in how participants think about creativity and collaboration afterward.
What Your Team Will Experience
- A structured yet flexible framework that supports creative exploration
- The thrill of rapid prototyping and seeing ideas become playable within hours
- Natural collaboration across different skill sets and departments
- A shared experience that people reference and remember long afterward
The Challenge of Meaningful Team Engagement
Traditional team-building activities often feel disconnected from actual work, and innovation workshops can produce interesting discussions without generating tangible outcomes. You might be looking for something that energizes your team while also producing something concrete, or you need a way to introduce game development concepts to people who haven't worked in that domain before.
Perhaps you've considered running a game jam but felt uncertain about the logistics - how to structure the time, what tools to provide, how to support teams that get stuck, or how to create a theme that's open enough for creativity but focused enough to be manageable. You might worry about technical barriers preventing participation from team members who aren't engineers.
Running a game jam effectively requires understanding both the creative process and the practical considerations of keeping momentum going over an intensive development period. Without proper facilitation, jams can become frustrating rather than energizing, with technical problems consuming time that should be spent on creative exploration.
Professional Game Jam Facilitation
We handle the design and facilitation of game jam events, removing the uncertainty from the process. This includes creating themes that spark creativity without being overly restrictive, setting up technical infrastructure that supports rather than hinders participants, and providing mentorship during the jam to help teams navigate challenges.
Our approach works for various contexts - corporate team building where the goal is connection and innovation, educational settings where learning game development is the objective, or community events where bringing creators together matters. We adapt the structure, tools, and support level based on your specific situation and participants.
Event Design
- • Theme development that balances constraint and freedom
- • Schedule structure with key milestones
- • Team formation strategies for your group size
- • Presentation format that showcases all efforts
Technical Support
- • Tool recommendations and setup guidance
- • Quick-start templates to reduce setup friction
- • On-call technical assistance during the jam
- • Resource library for common challenges
Polish Assistance
After the main jam period, promising prototypes often benefit from additional development to reach a more polished state. We can provide follow-up support to help selected projects become more complete experiences, suitable for demonstration or further development consideration.
What a Facilitated Game Jam Feels Like
Pre-Event Planning
We work with you to understand your goals and participants. Are you focusing on team building, innovation exploration, or education? Who's participating and what's their experience level? This shapes everything from theme selection to technical setup.
Kickoff and Team Formation
The jam begins with theme reveal and team formation. We facilitate this process to create balanced teams and ensure everyone understands the structure. The energy at this stage sets the tone for the entire event - excitement tempered with just enough information to get started confidently.
Development Period
During the core development time, we're available for technical questions, creative feedback, and helping teams that get stuck. We don't solve problems for participants, but we provide guidance that helps them find their own solutions. This support prevents frustration from derailing creative momentum.
Presentation and Celebration
The jam concludes with teams presenting their prototypes. This isn't about judging quality - it's about celebrating what was created under time constraints. Each team gets to share their experience and show what they built, creating a sense of shared accomplishment.
Format Flexibility
Game jams can be structured in different ways based on your needs. Weekend jams provide intensive creative sprints. Week-long jams with evening sessions work for groups that can't dedicate full days. We've also run distributed jams where teams work remotely with synchronous check-ins.
The format matters less than ensuring participants have adequate time for ideation, development, and refinement. We recommend formats based on your group size, available time, and objectives rather than adhering to a single model.
Investment in Team Creativity
This investment covers complete game jam facilitation, from initial planning through to post-event support. The value extends beyond the event itself - you're creating an experience that influences how participants think about creativity and collaboration moving forward.
What's Included
- Pre-event consultation to align on goals and format
- Custom theme design appropriate for your group
- Schedule and structure recommendations
- Technical setup guidance and tool recommendations
- Quick-start templates and resource materials
- Active mentorship during the jam (in-person or remote)
- Facilitation of kickoff and final presentations
- Post-jam polish assistance for selected prototypes (up to 10 hours)
Additional Considerations
This pricing assumes remote facilitation for up to 30 participants. For larger groups, in-person facilitation, or extended post-jam support, we can discuss adjusted pricing. Travel expenses for in-person events are handled separately.
For organizations planning multiple jams throughout the year, we offer package arrangements that provide better value while maintaining quality support across events.
What Makes Game Jams Effective
Game jams work because they compress the typical development cycle into a focused timeframe, forcing prioritization and rapid decision-making. This intensity creates energy and momentum that's hard to replicate in normal work contexts. The time constraint becomes liberating rather than restrictive because it removes the pressure to create something perfect.
From an organizational perspective, game jams provide visibility into how people approach creative challenges, how they collaborate under pressure, and where unexpected talents emerge. Technical teams often discover that non-technical colleagues have strong design intuitions, while quiet individuals sometimes become natural team coordinators during jam scenarios.
Observed Outcomes
- • Teams continuing to collaborate on projects after the jam
- • Participants developing interest in game development as a skill
- • Organizations discovering innovative concepts through rapid prototyping
- • Improved understanding of design thinking and iterative development
Our Experience
We've facilitated 23 game jams across corporate, educational, and community contexts. Each jam produces an average of 5-8 playable prototypes, though the number varies with team size and duration.
Setting Appropriate Expectations
Game jam prototypes are rarely polished products. They're proofs of concept that demonstrate ideas in playable form. Some will be rough, some won't fully work, and that's part of the process. The value comes from the experience of creation and the conversations that emerge from playing each other's work.
Success in a game jam context means participants felt challenged but not overwhelmed, teams created something they're proud of given the constraints, and the event generated energy rather than exhaustion. Polish comes later if you choose to develop promising prototypes further.
How We Support Your Event's Success
Running a game jam involves both planning and real-time adaptation. We bring experience from facilitating numerous jams, which helps us anticipate challenges and adjust when unexpected issues arise. Your investment includes our commitment to making the event run smoothly.
Preparation Support
We work closely with you before the event to align on objectives, understand your participants, and plan logistics. This preparation phase prevents common pitfalls and ensures everyone enters the jam with clear expectations about what will happen.
Active Facilitation
During the jam, we're actively engaged - not just observing. We check in with teams, help troubleshoot issues, provide encouragement when energy dips, and ensure the schedule stays on track. This active presence makes a significant difference in outcomes.
Follow-Up Support
After the jam, we provide polish assistance for prototypes you want to develop further. This helps promising concepts reach a more complete state and can inform decisions about whether to pursue full development.
Format Flexibility
If circumstances change before your scheduled jam, we work with you to adjust format, timing, or approach. Our goal is to deliver a valuable experience for your team, and sometimes that means adapting to changing situations.
What We Can't Control
Team dynamics and individual motivation vary, and we can't determine how enthusiastically participants will engage or what creative chemistry will emerge. We create conditions conducive to success, but the actual magic happens between participants - that's beyond anyone's direct control.
Similarly, while we can guide teams toward realistic scopes and help them troubleshoot technical issues, we can't ensure every prototype reaches a fully playable state. The compressed timeline means some ideas won't fully materialize, and that's an accepted part of jam culture.
Planning Your Game Jam
Starting a game jam project begins with understanding your objectives and constraints. Are you looking to build team cohesion, foster innovation, teach game development concepts, or create community engagement? The approach varies based on these goals.
Initial Discussion
Share your goals, participant profile, and timing preferences. We'll discuss format options.
Event Design
We create the theme, schedule, and support structure tailored to your situation.
Execution and Support
We facilitate the jam, provide active support, and help with post-event follow-up.
Timeline Considerations
Game jams typically require 4-6 weeks of lead time for adequate planning and preparation. This allows time for theme development, technical setup coordination, and participant preparation materials. If you're working with a shorter timeline, we can potentially accommodate, though more lead time generally produces better outcomes.
The jam itself can range from a single intensive day to a week of evening sessions, depending on your preference and participant availability. We'll recommend a duration based on your goals and constraints.
Most organizations schedule jams during less busy periods to allow full participant focus. Consider avoiding times when major projects are due or when significant portions of your group might be unavailable.
Ready to Energize Your Team Through Game Creation?
Let's discuss how a facilitated game jam might work for your organization or community.
Discuss Your Game JamWe're happy to explore whether this approach aligns with what you're hoping to achieve.
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