The 2010 GGJ will take place January 29-31, 2010 in more than 30 countries around the world including: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, UK, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania , Mexico , The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, USA, Venezuela and Colombia.

Game Jams foster innovation and experimentation. If you have ever wanted to make a game, be a part of a team, or go outside of your usual working method, then a game jam is for you. It’s all about making games and in the GGJ you’re part of a global experiment in creativity. A game jam is not for the faint of heart though. It’s two days of hard work, experimentation, little sleep, collaboration, cramped quarters, new friends, great idea, laughs, technical issues and the time of your life.

In this edition, we are proud to announce that, at least for now, two Argentinian cities are participating in the GGJ: Buenos Aires and Santa Fé.

In both cases there is no entrance fee, but there are limited availability. In order to sign up or for further information, visit the Global Game Jam site or http://gamejambsas.wordpress.com/ (Buenos Aires, in spanish) or http://gamejam.videojuegossantafe.com.ar/ (Santa Fé, in spanish)

If you would like to meet me there, just send me an e-mail (andres at jengibre), leave a comment or just go to the contact section.

See you there!

Darkstris, a cooperative multiplayer tetris game was the grand prize winner in the non-student category of the Project Darkstar Developer Challenge.

Project Darkstar it’s a platform targeted for the development of massive multiplayer games, virtual worlds and social networking applications, created by  Sun Microsystems.

More info on the other participating projects and winners