Good news, creators! The metaverse giant Decentraland (DCL) is finally bringing back its Game Jam event for 2022! According to DCL, the event will run for about a month, starting from May 17th to June 14th. This time, DCL has partnered up with MetaGameHub DAO to offer more juicy rewards including LAND, $MANA, and $MGH tokens for the top 20 winners in the game jam. Read on to find out more!
The 2022 Decentraland Game Jam: What you need to know
It’s been more than a year since Decentraland had its last Game Jam event. With the launch of its desktop client and continued strength in land sale volume, the 2022 Game Jam offers a great opportunity for Decentraland to spur renewed interest in its platform.
To begin with, MetaGameHub DAO is the organization that created the DCL-Edit tool. For those who don’t know, DCL-Edit is a tool that helps simplify the workflow when creators are using the Decentraland SDK. Hence, to encourage more creators to explore this tool, there will be a set of rewards dedicated to entries created using DCL-Edit. Here’s the scoop:
Decentraland Prizes for Top 20 Game Jam Winners:
1st Place → 2 LAND + 5000 $MANA
2nd Place → 1 LAND + 2500 $MANA
3rd Place → 1 LAND + 1500 $MANA
4th Place → 1 LAND + 1000 $MANA
5th Place → 1 LAND + 750 $MANA
6th-10th Place → 1000 $MANA
11th-20th Place → 500 $MANA
MetaGameHub Prizes for Top 20 Game Jam Winners using DCL-Edit:
1st Place → $5,000 in MGH tokens
2nd Place → $4,000 in MGH tokens
3rd Place → $3,000 in MGH tokens
4th Place → $2,000 in MGH tokens
5th Place → $1,000 in MGH tokens
6th-10th Place → $500 in MGH tokens
11th-20th Place → $250 in MGH tokens
What are the scoring criteria for the game jam?
According to Decentraland, participants only have 1 objective in the Game Jam. Which is to create the most entertaining experience for the DCL community using various dev tools available. Thus, entries will be judged based on the overall idea, game design, interactivity, creativity, and wow factor of the game scene.
What are the competition rules that I need to take note of?
Firstly, all entries must be a Decentraland scene with a maximum size of 4×4 parcels. Moreover, all Game Jam entries must work in Decentraland without any blocking bugs. To explain further, a blocking bug is a severe type of bug that prevent other bugs from being fixed in the software. Given that, blocking bugs is a big no-no in this competition.
In addition, you do not need to own any LAND to participate. But, make sure you developed most parts of the scenes during the competition period. If you did reuse any prior work as part of the scene, you must inform the Decentraland team upon submitting your Game Jam entries.
Besides that, all scenes need to be interactive with clear instructions on how to play the game. Although all entries will be made open source to the dev community, judges will aim to experience all Decentraland Game Jam scenes as a user. Hence, it is always a good idea for participants to get someone to test-play their games prior to submission.
Lastly, it goes without saying that all entry submissions for the Decentraland Game Jam must be entirely original. In fact, participants must not use any copyrighted materials or trademarks in their entries, unless they own the copyrights. On top of that, you should strive to avoid any offensive or inappropriate content in your entries as well.
Any tips on how to nail the Game Jam?
As the saying goes, teamwork makes the dream work, the best submissions are often a result of a team effort. Decentraland has provided a Google Sheet compilation to make it easy for you to find potential team members. You can also refer to the numerous tutorials and guidelines available on the DCL website.
Where can I get the registration form?
According to Decentraland, there’s no need to pre-register for the Game Jam. The team will release an entry form for participants to fill out when it’s near the end of the competition. So, stay tuned and start building!
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