4 posts tagged with "game jam"

There’s a strange moment in development where a project stops feeling like a prototype and starts feeling like... something. Today was that moment.

When I opened the project this morning, I wasn’t looking at two test platforms anymore. I wasn’t even looking at a mechanic demo. I was looking at a journey - a beginning, a middle, and the shape of an ending waiting to happen.

And for the first time since starting this jam, the forest trail felt real.

There’s a moment in every project where the excitement wears off and the question creeps in:

Is this actually going to work?

Day two was that moment. Not because anything broke. Not because the mechanic failed. But because the idea had to survive contact with structure. A concept can feel mysterious in your head - but once you start placing tiles, spacing jumps, and timing traversal, it either holds... or it collapses.

Today, it held.

I’m officially participating in a game jam.

Not just thinking about it. Not planning for the next one. Not watching from the sidelines.

Actually participating.

The theme?

🏕️ Strange Places 🏕️

When it was revealed, I felt that familiar spark - the rush of ideas, the excitement of possibility, and, if I’m being honest, the quiet danger of over-scoping something wildly ambitious.

I’m officially joining Brackeys Game Jam 2026.1.

This is a big one for me because one of my goals this year is to actually finish and submit a jam project.