February is Game Development Month!

[Perihelion]

We were pretty successful last time we did this, so it's back again! Basically, the idea is to put in 60 hours of game development during the month of February, which is a little more than two hours a day. If you don't like 60 hours, feel free to set your own goal.

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I participate?
  Make a thread in the new Game Development Month forum, which can be found under Games. You should keep track of your hours in the thread title. I encourage posting updates and commenting on other people's updates. I also recommend setting some goals for yourself and maybe making a to-do list. What do you want to accomplish by the end of the month?
  
• What's the point of this?
  To get you to work on your game. Working together as a group is fun and helps keep people motivated, and 60 hours in a month is a short-term, achievable goal. Hopefully by the end of the month, you'll have some better work habits and can continue working on your game.
  
• Are there prizes?
  The prize is having more of your game made. Since the participation guidelines are so nebulous, we can't offer actual prizes.
  
• Do I have to start a new game/finish a game?
  Nope! As long as you're working on a game in some fashion, it counts. You can even make assets if you want.

Good luck to everyone! I hope to see some great games by the end of the month.

 

[onzephyr]

Nice! This sounds great. I'll have to start up a thread in the next day or two once I have and idea for my February 1GAM game.

 

[coyotecraft]

I don't remember anything like this last year.
What the heck is 1GAM? I see it mentioned on a bunch of different sites.

 

[onzephyr]

I don't remember anything like this last year.
What the heck is 1GAM? I see it mentioned on a bunch of different sites.

1GAM or One game a month is a game making challenge of sorts started my McFunkypants. All the info is at OneGameaMonth.com . Things like 1GAM and What Perihelion is doing with February game dev month! work really well to motivate me. I'm glad people take the time to set them up for everyone.

 

[Perihelion]

I thought about participating in 1GAM, but I really don't have time for it, and I'm busy working on an engine right now anyway. Glad to see you're participating, onzephyr!

Coyote, I don't know if we did this last year. Might have been the year before. It was really successful, though; we had about 20 people participate. I don't know where everyone is this time... :sad:

 

[Kingdom Ablaze]

i remember the last one, i got alot done :D

 

[Ellie]

Sorry, I very much bombed out.