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THE THEME IS:
DEPRIVATION AND/OR ABUNDANCE


Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls; I'm sure many of you have wished to work with someone new, especially someone well known and respected, or maybe just someone who's gotten your attention and appreciation of their work. Perhaps you aren't well know but would like to meet and collaborate with some people, show what you got? Are you just looking for something a little different? While not all of these can be promised, it would be nice to be able to do some of these, yes? I give you, McBacon Jam.



The idea and goal of McBacon jam is to give people a chance (and excuse) to team up with people they wouldn't normally team up with an give them an idea of what its like to work with them. Hopefully, this encourages less cliques and more willingness to diversify collaborations.



Here are the basics:
  • This event will run from 1/21/2015 to 2/11/2015 (3 weeks because everyone been getting sick and McBacon loves you)
  • I will announce a theme on the 21st; that is when your team can officially begin.
  • Team sizes must be a minimum of 2 with a maximum of 4 (remember, this is about collaborations). Solo entries will not be accepted for this.
  • You may be in only 1 team.
  • You may submit some basic info about yourself so that others can get a better idea about you at a glance.
  • Just to set the record once and for all, there IS NO APPLICATON OR APPLICATION PROCESS. all info is provided voluntarily and for the benefit of others.
  • If you already have a team decided, be sure all members join said team.
  • If you dont have a team, but want to join one, make a team with just you in it. if someone joins your team, make sure everyone in said team talks about it too.
    If no one does join said team, I will be talking to everyone without a team and helping everyone get teamed up.
  • If you don't care one bit about who you're teamed up with, consider going into reserve. Being in reserve allows me to makes sure anyone that wants to be in a team can. plus, it grants you the best trophy in this event!
  • Assuming this is a success, don't expect to team up with the exact same people every time. Each new jam means different team arrangements!
  • If bizarre circumstances occur or if you're having some team issues, let me know and I will take care of things accordingly.




Badges!
Only 1 badge will be handed out, depending on the circumstances:

McBacon Jam Effort: 10 MS
  • Given to people on a team who at least turns in something remotely playable and tries to meet the theme.

McBacon Jam Pioneer: 25 MS
  • Given to people on a team that end up making something and meets the theme quite well (I expect this one to be the one handed out mostly)

McBacon Jam Reserve: 30 MS
  • This award overrides the others and is given only to people who went the extra mile and put themselves in reserve, provided they still turn in something though.




Questions? Comments? Concerns? Speak up and post!

Details

  • 01/21/2015 12:00 PM
  • 02/12/2015 02:59 AM
  • 4

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I can hardly wait myself. =)
slash
APATHY IS FOR COWARDS
4158
I'm really excited! I don't get to work with other devs nearly enough :D

and it's really nice not to have to do everything alone ;^_^
Hey there! I like this event. Can I please be put in reserves? Thank you!
Will you be creating random teams when you release the theme?
author=TungerManU
That low-res jar logo is really bugging me.


That is one deadly looking jam right there. And not the bacon-y kind.
Zeigfried_McBacon
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
3820
author=Link_2112
Will you be creating random teams when you release the theme?

No, I'm gonna make sure everyone that wants to be in this has a team before I do that.
Dude, there are some sweet teams going on here!

Fomi and Oshun, Calunio and Snowowl, Marrend Jeroen Ebeth and Glasses... Pretty much every team is really strong.

I can see some really cool games coming from this.
Team we are the random bodies who want to be apprised of shit but can't because we're not on a legit team so PM me to join the team REPRESENT!

(Let me know, random peeps, if you want to join up to that non-team in order to get notices for the event page. We really need to allow a subscribe feature for event pages, come to think of it.)


I enter!
(I like statboxes >>)

How do I go into Reserve?
unity
You're magical to me.
12540
That stat-box profile is really awesome! :D
I'd like to be on Reserve/want to be on someone's random team. Go Team I haven't met yet!

Stuff I like:
-Eventing (that shit's my bread and butter)
-Writing
-Working in the database

Stuff I'm not so terribly skilled in:
-Art (seriously, have you seen me try to draw hands?)

I can work in VX Ace and I can code in C++ a bit if someone wants to make a simple text-based game with limited inventory-type puzzles. I do work full time as well as go to school. However, I've got Tuesday morning's off and usually Wednesday evening's off. Generally I have off either Friday or Saturday morning off as well.
Zeigfried_McBacon
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
3820
author=Nivlacart
I enter!
(I like statboxes >>)

How do I go into Reserve?


author=Irili
I'd like to be on Reserve/want to be on someone's random team. Go Team I haven't met yet!



You both are in the reserves now.
author=Nivlacart
...
How do I go into Reserve?


Destruction, Art, Wiring, Cord, Map and Sprint

This is why I write out my stat names these days.
Max McGee
with sorrow down past the fence
9159
damnit now I wish we all had charselect screens
Hahaha the attributes I put in there were:

DES - Game Design: Game Conceptualization/Mechanics
ART - The ability to art
WRI - Storywriting
COD - Coding
MAP - Mapping
SPR - Spriting


If enough people ask I can strip down the PSD for anyone who wants to make their own Char Select screen ^^;; I just kinda did this on a whim
unity
You're magical to me.
12540
I'm tempted to make one for myself, with or without a template :3
(though getting a template with that style would be AWESOME :DDDD Then they could all match!)
Zeigfried_McBacon
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
3820
I hereby deem Nivlacart's character sheet, and its style to be:
1)Awesome
2)Canon
3)Official
Here's a Google Drive link to the template!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByZwI1LuJW_7eTk5Zmx2cHlSc00/view?usp=sharing

The font used for the name is Minercraftory which you can pick up here:
http://www.dafont.com/minercraftory.font

But if you want to use your own font that's fine too.

Enjoy making your screens, guys!
It's missing a stat for sound and music though.
author=WolfCoder
It's missing a stat for sound and music though.

OH YOU'RE RIGHT AAARGH I SHOULD REPLACE errr... either Mapping or Spriting with that? Hmm...

EDIT: Alright, replaced Spriting with SND - Sound