{"id":12588,"date":"2026-03-11T17:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamejamplus.com\/?page_id=12588"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:18:42","slug":"acceleration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gamejamplus.com\/en\/acceleration\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceleration"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\tNow that your game has proven its potential, it\u2019s time to strengthen the business side of your project<\/strong>, refining your pitch and business plan to prepare your game for the Global Final.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Welcome to the Acceleration stage of GameJamPlus!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t This stage focuses on strengthening the business side of your game<\/strong> and preparing your project for the final global evaluation. During Acceleration, teams work on:<\/p> Refining the Business Pitch:<\/strong> Improve how you present your game\u2019s value, market potential, and vision.<\/p><\/li> Developing the Business Plan:<\/strong> Structure the commercial strategy behind your project.<\/p><\/li> Preparing for the Global Final:<\/strong> Polish both your game build<\/strong> and pitch presentation<\/strong> before the final submission.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t Acceleration is the next step for teams that qualified during the Continental Semifinals<\/strong>. To move forward in this stage, teams must:<\/p> Be selected during the Continental Semifinals.<\/strong><\/p><\/li> Prepare the updated Game Build<\/strong> for the Global Final submission.<\/p><\/li> Submit the improved Pitch<\/strong>, highlighting the business potential of the project.<\/p><\/li><\/ul> At the Global Final<\/strong>, games are evaluated one last time, with scoring based on 50% build and 50% pitch<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \u00a0<\/p> Don’t forget:<\/strong> to be evaluated and compete for the Global Final awards, you need to make one more submission after the Acceleration stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t Whether it’s your first time or you’ve participated in GameJamPlus many times before, it’s always good to have some guidance and tips that can help you during the event.<\/p> So click below to access our survival guide and the Acceleration Opening Live Streams<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\tGame jam<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
Incubation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
Continental Semifinals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
Acceleration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
global Final<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
What is Acceleration?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
How to Participate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
dates for acceleration 25\/26<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Focus Topic \/ Activity<\/strong><\/td> Dates<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> Welcome Email<\/strong><\/td> March 09 to 13<\/td><\/tr> Content Taking your game to the next level<\/strong><\/td> March 09 to 13<\/td><\/tr> Welcome Live Streams<\/strong><\/td> March 16 to 20<\/td><\/tr> Content How to prepare your game for the market<\/strong><\/td> March 16 to 20<\/td><\/tr> Content How to promote your game the right way<\/strong><\/td> March 23 to 27<\/td><\/tr> Content How to turn your game into a business<\/strong><\/td> March 30 to April 03<\/td><\/tr> Final Live Streams<\/strong><\/td> April 06 to 10<\/td><\/tr> Content Preparing for the stage and investors<\/strong><\/td> April 06 to 10<\/td><\/tr> Submission<\/strong><\/td> April 09 to 13<\/td><\/tr> Judges’ Evaluation<\/strong><\/td> April 14 to May 04<\/td><\/tr> Jammers’ Playtest<\/strong><\/td> April 14 to May 04<\/td><\/tr> Jammers’ Popular Vote<\/strong><\/td> April 14 to May 04<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t