Offered by the Boston Public Library. Click HERE for more details

NOTE: This and all associated Game Jam events will take place on Zoom. A link will be sent to all registered participants prior to the date of each event.

Do you want to find out who the best teen game creator in Boston is? Come find out at the Boston Public Library's Game Jam Award Ceremony!

Join us to celebrate the hard work of all of the teens who participated in the 2021 Game Jam. The participants will have their games showcased, and the winning entries will be revealed live! Friends, family, and other aspiring teen attendees will even have a chance of winning a prize!

Did you miss the Kickoff but are able to submit a game by our May 31 @ midnight deadline...? Email teentech@bpl.org to find out if there is still space in the contest!

Game Jam Submission Guidelines:

All participants must be ages 13-18 and residents of Massachusetts.

The game must be developed using any of the following coding languages/applications: Java, Scratch, AppInventor, Unity, C#.

The game may make use of open-source libraries, frameworks, and code. Links to any assets not owned by the submitting teens MUST be cited and provided in an accompanying document. Plagiarism of any kind will result in immediate disqualification.

Submissions will be accepted via a Google Form (sent only to registered competitors) and will have a 1 GB size limit. This form will close at midnight on May 31, 2021, and no late submissions will be accepted.

Game submissions with a heavy text component in a language other than English may be asked to submit their game script for translation.