{"id":10014,"date":"2025-12-09T14:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/global-game-jam-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:43:39","slug":"global-game-jam-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/global-game-jam-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Game Jam at ETIC_Algarve in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Game Jam is back from January 30 to February 1 at ETIC_Algarve<\/h2>\n\n<p>Following the success of previous editions, <em><strong>Global Game<\/strong><\/em> Jam is returning to ETIC_Algarve in 2026, once again transforming the school into one of the national stages for this creative marathon dedicated to video games.<\/p>\n\n<p>Over the years, this event has established itself as an important step for future <em>Game Developers<\/em>, giving them the opportunity to take their first steps in the video game industry in a real environment of production, collaboration, and sharing.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Global Game Jam?<\/h2>\n\n<p><strong><em>Global Game Jam<\/em> (GGJ)<\/strong> is the world&#8217;s largest collaborative video game development event. For 48 hours, participants from around the world take on the challenge of creating a game based on a <strong>surprise theme<\/strong>, revealed only at the start of the event.<\/p>\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not just about programming:<br\/>it&#8217;s the perfect time to bring together <strong>art, design, storytelling, sound, and music<\/strong> in a single project.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here, you will put into practice:<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Artistic skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Programming skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teamwork<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organization and time management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>More than just a technical challenge, Global Game Jam is a <strong>celebration of creativity, collaboration, and innovation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More than creating games: creating experiences (and the future)<\/h2>\n\n<p><em>Global Game Jam<\/em> is much more than \u201cmaking a game in 48 hours.\u201d It is:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A safe space to<strong> experiment with new ideas<\/strong>, tools, and roles within a team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An opportunity to work with people from <strong>different fields<\/strong>: Programming, <em>Game Design<\/em>, Art, Animation, Sound &amp; Music, Scriptwriting, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A relaxed but focused environment where everyone is pulling in the same direction: <strong>to reach the end with something playable and original.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I register?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Participation in the <em>Global Game Jam<\/em> at ETIC_Algarve is <strong>free<\/strong>, but places are limited to <strong>60 participants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>To register, simply fill out the form at this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/JumdbittUBfmFMkg9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/JumdbittUBfmFMkg9<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p>Later, you will receive an email with all the instructions you need to register on the <em>Global Game Jam<\/em> worldwide platform and for the respective ETIC_Algarve event.<\/p>\n\n<p>The scheduled times will be announced at the official event and will be sent to each participant along with their registration confirmation.<\/p>\n\n<p>We are counting on you between January 30 and February 1, <strong>sign up now!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Game Jam is back from January 30 to February 1 at ETIC_Algarve Following the success of previous editions, Global Game Jam is returning to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":9179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[137,138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-etic_algarve-community","category-etic_algarve-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10014"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10548,"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10014\/revisions\/10548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}