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Our event would never be possible without the local organizers. Their dedication and efforts have played a very important role in ensuring the success of GJ+. As for that, we listed some of the main activities that were made during this edition in order to reward all organizers for their contribution in making such a colaborative and engaged environment.
Here you can check all of the existing achievements of this edition. Some of them weren’t added to your final score just yet, so please make sure to fill the form in order to have it added!
Achievement: The organization of a local venue is optional for the realization of the local GameJamPlus. However, proper facilities for jammers are mandatory. If the organizer chooses to organize the event in person, the infrastructure must contain: * Bathroom with space for bathing (preferably separated by gender); * Food (food offered by the organizer or being close to a place that offers food); * Internet access; * Chairs, tables and sockets in sufficient quantities for the participants; Rest rooms (preferably separated by gender).
Achievement: If the venue is online, create your own Discord and configure functions (positions, bots, voice and text channels, etc.). Obs.1: if the venue already has its own Discord, update to the new edition. Obs.2: the link to the Discord channel must be made available on the venue page on the platform.
Achievement: lure jammers to participate in the GJ+ as representatives of the local venue. Obs: the greater the number of jammers registered at venue within the GJ+ platform, the higher the organizer's score. Each individual register of jammers will count!
Achievement: Prior to the start of GameJamPlus, the local organization can use the pre-jam period to prepare, promote and engage the jammers, the local venue and GJ+. Warm-up can be done in several ways and here are some ideas: * Lectures; * Workshops; * Summit for the jammers. Activities other than those listed above may be submitted via form, but will be subject to validation by the Global team. This achievement requires you fill the Achievements Form
Achievement: It is important to create a record of the venue, to save memories of that moment in the portfolio of the venue and in the lives of the jammers. Sending photos or videos of the venue during the 1st Stage generates points for the organizer. This achievement requires you fill the Achievements Form
Achievement: The venue must submit at least one functional game, at the end of the 1st Stage. Obs.1: If the game does not open at the time of grant accounting, the score will not be awarded to the host. Obs.2: The host final score, for this achievement, will be multiplied by the amount of games submitted by the venue jammers. Each individual register of games will count!
Achievement: venue manages to make gifts or prizes available to venue attendees. Suggestions: * Keychains * Cups * Stickers * Bracelets * Printed Certificates This achievement requires you fill the Achievements Form
Achievement: GameJamPlus is aligned with the UN SDGs and one of our goals is to ensure equal opportunities for the non-male audience. Our goal is to progress from 20% to 30% of the GJ+ being made up of a non-male audience. The venue that is composed of at least 30% of non-male public will score.
Achievement: We go to great lengths to find qualified professionals to review games created during GameJamPlus and speed up the process. Be a judge and earn points for your grant portfolio. Obs.1: The judge must evaluate at least 3 games to earn the points for this achievement.
Evaluating Games During Incubation
Achievement: keep your teams interested and engaged in the Incubation stage by helping them improving their games with: * Local Mentorships * Masterclasses * Workshops Activities including, but not being limited, to those listed above must be submitted via form, and will be subject to validation by the Global team.
Achievement: keeping teams interested and engaged in the Incubation stage is not an easy task! The score will be calculated according to the quantity of games submitted by the end of the Incubation.
Achievement: The venue who leads, manages and is responsible for the entire implementation of the Continental Semifinal in the face-to-face model at its venue, as well as all secondary actions (organizing local stay and tickets), will receive this achievement.
Achievement: Host the Continental Semifinal live, and present it along with other organizers to make the online experience amazing!
Achievement: Help the Continental Semifinal Live with video editions, scripts, backstaging, subtitles, and other things that might appear as necessary along the week.
Achievement: Participate at our Continental Semifinal presenting a panel or a local produced content in order to improve the jammers experience watching it!
Achievement: passing from incubation to acceleration
Achievement: keeping teams interested and engaged in the Incubation stage is not an easy task! The score will be calculated according to the amount of games submitted by the end of the Acceleration. Each individual register of games will count!
Achievement: We go to great lengths to find qualified professionals to review games created during GameJamPlus and speed up the process. Be a judge and earn points for your grant portfolio. Obs.1: The judge must evaluate at least 3 games to earn the points for this achievement
Achievement: Evaluating Games During Acceleration
Achievement: Appearing in the local press helps to give popularity to the venue, the global brand of GJ+ and toattract more jammers! For this, some public related actions will count as part of this achievment, such as: * Press release local; * Event organization related news and interviews; * Relationship with local representatives of the press; * Production of content for social networks or press blogs. The venue that is mentioned in the local press will score points. Each individual register will count! This achievement requires you to fill the Achievements Form.
Achievement: Getting support is one of the biggest challenges for the local organization, but it is essential for the quality of the experience at the venue. It helps to provide a feast for the participants, guarantee an adequate structure for the game jam, give gifts to the jammers or even to pay for their tickets to the Semifinal/Grand Final. The local organization that gets any kinds of partnerships will score points. Any support as a service or as a help to the venues given by companies that supports the event will be considered partnership/support. Only one register will count! This achievement requires you to fill the Achievements Form.
Achievement: Getting support is one of the biggest challenges for the local organization, but it is essential for the quality of the experience at the venue. It helps to provide a feast for the participants, guarantee an adequate structure for the game jam, give gifts to the jammers or even to pay for their tickets to the Semifinal/Grand Final. The local organization that gets sponsorship will score points. Support of any kind will not be considered a sponsorship. Only one register will count! This achievement requires you to fill the Achievements Form.
Achievement: Earn points by actively participating in post mortem and planning meetings. These meetings are key moments to review what worked, identify areas for improvement, and plan future actions. Your engagement helps strengthen the event and ensures better coordination across all regions involved in GameJamPlus.
Achievement: Organizers who are active YouTube members of GameJamPlus automatically receive points every month as part of the Fellows Program. Supreme Member - 140 GJPOINTS per month with active subscription Legendary Member - 30 GJPOINTS per month with active subscription Master Member - 10 GJPOINTS per month with active subscription
Achievement: Organizers who contributed to the creation of global content during the jam earn points under the Content+ category. This includes helping with videos such as the Be Our +1 invitation, campaign videos, and stage transition videos between jam phases. These contributions help amplify the GameJamPlus message, engage the community, and bring visibility to the event worldwide.
Achievement: Invite someone to organize a GameJamPlus local venue. To validate the referral, the venue must have at least two games submitted.
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