1. Game Jam

Montpellier, October 15–21 2018

Primary contact: Adrien Plazas
Secondary contact: Stephen Pearce

1.1. Description

Currently GNOME offers no game working well on touch screens, existing games could be made to work better on them but we could go further and create new games created directly with touch screens in mind for more of diversity.

Stephen Pearce expressed the will to create new games for GNOME, Clipsey expressed the will to create games for the GNOME-based Librem 5 phone, Bastian Ilsø expressed interest in creating games and game graphics and Adrien Plazas is interested in gathering all these persons with converging interests.

The goal of this game jam is to create a simple touch-first game for GNOME.

1.1.1. Agenda, goals

Create a new mobile game for the GNOME platform
Create media (blogs, video) documenting the production process
Promote GNOME as touch and mobile-friendly developer platform
Promote GNOME as a platform for game development (platform, tools)
Have a great time collaborating with friends... 🎮🛠

1.1.2. Timeline

Prior to the game jam: choose the programing language and the toolkit
Monday 15: design the game
Tuesday 16–Friday 19: develop the game
Saturday 20–Sunday 21: polish the game and the graphics, publish the game

1.1.3. Sponsors

1.2. Attendees

Name	Relevant contribution/aim	Arrives on	Departs on	Staying at
Adrien Plazas	Games maintainer, Librem 5 developer			Chez Adrien
Bastian Ilsø
Clipsey
Stephen Pearce	Game design & development, documenting, talks			Chez Adrien

1.3. Costs

Adrien's appartment offers a venue for the unbeatable price of 0€ per day.

1.4. How to get there

From the airport:
- Take the shuttle to Place de l'Europe
- Take the tramway line 1 from Place de l'Europe to Mosson
- Drop off at Occitanie
- Walk 10 minutes to the venue (ask Adrien for the private address)
From the train station:
- Take the tramway line 1 from Gare Saint-Roch to Mosson
- Drop off at Occitanie
- Walk 10 minutes to the venue (ask Adrien for the private address)

1.4.1. From Europe

Fly to MPL airport (likely via CDG or ORY)
Take the high speed train to Montpellier-Saint-Roch

1.4.2. From faraway places

Fly to MPL airport (likely via CDG or ORY)

1.5. Accommodation and food

Adrien's appartment is a no-stars private inn offering free couches and home-made meals.