The event will see five teams of up-to four developers rapidly producing innovative new game ideas in much the same manner as Ludum Dare. After further development, the five games will be on display at the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition from the 1st of July – 7th July, where the general public will be free to try them in person.
If you can’t make it to the exhibition, indie game distribution portal IndieCity will provide downloads of the games produced, while Unity Technologies will be supporting the development process itself.
A press release clarifies: “Unity Technologies, a games development software company, will support the Royal Society in creating fun interpretations of the science that will be on show at this year’s Exhibition. The Royal Society is partnering with indie game distribution portal, IndieCity, to share the games produced at the jam.”
Not only will successful applicants receive £2000 to further develop their ideas following the end of the game jam, there’s another £2000 up for grabs for the most popular game shown at the exhibition: “Each development team will receive £2,000 to further develop their games after the game jam so that they are ready to be played at the Summer Science Exhibition. The games will be available free online and at the exhibition itself so that the public can cast votes for their favourite game. The team that receives the most votes will receive an additional £2,000 to further develop the games once the Exhibition closes”
For more information on the specifics of the event, including details on how to register to be selected, check out the official website for the game jam here.
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