Tyler, Texas ClickJam: General discussion

[jchristiansen]

Awesome! Thanks for posting Gary.

[jchristiansen]

ClickJam 2013 – Tyler TX is right around the corner! Here are key details about the event, and a few suggestions on preparing for ClickJam.


Event Schedule/Details
-ClickJam 2013 – Tyler TX will be held from 9AM to 9PM local time on Saturday March 9
-The first 90 minutes of ClickJam will include registration, team formation, opening activities, and a basic game creation clinic for new MMF2 users
-At 11:30AM the secret theme will be revealed and teams will begin creating their games
-Game creation will continue until 7:30PM, at which time each team will present their project to the entire group and judging will begin
-Judging will conclude and all finished games will be turned in to the ClickJam supervisor by 9PM. I will then submit the games to Clickteam, crunch all the numbers, and post the results of the competition on the Clickteam community forums
-TJC will be providing food for the event (last year we had pizza for lunch and Subway sandwiches for supper, so probably we will do something similar this year)


Directions to Event Location
-ClickJam will be held at the Pirtle Technology Building on Tyler Junior College main campus, in the Game and Simulation Development classrooms (rooms T237 and T238, on the second floor)
-From the intersection of E 5th Street and S Palmer Ave, proceed North along Palmer Ave
-Go straight at the first stop sign, then just before the second stop sign turn left into the large parking lot directly across from the tennis courts--this is the Pirtle parking area
-The parking spaces closest to the entrance are reserved for TJC faculty, but parking anywhere else in the lot is ok
-From the main entrance of Pirtle, take the stairs or elevator to the second floor and proceed to rooms T237/T238



Competition Rules and Prize Packages
-Team size is limited to 5 members. Special prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams:

First Place
-A full copy of MMF2 Developer for each team member
-1 copy of each of the exporters (including HTML5 & Android) to be shared amongst the team members
(they must decide who will get what)
-A full copy of Install Creator Pro for each team member

Second Place
-A full copy of MMF2 Standard for each team member
-A choice of 2 exporters (including HTML5 & Android) to be shared amongst the team members (they must decide who will get what)
-A full copy of Install Creator Pro for each team member

Third Place
-A full copy of MMF2 Standard for each team member
-1 exporter (including HTML5 & Android) to be allocated by the team members (they must decide who will get it)
-A full copy of Install Creator Pro for each team member

All Participants
-Each participant will receive a free copy of TGF2 (serials provided on the day of the jam)
-Each participant will also receive a 6 month time-limited version of MMF2 and a discount code for 25% off of the price of a single exporter from the Clickteam web shop


Preparing for ClickJam
-We have around 40 PCs for the teams to develop with, and plenty of table space/power strips for laptops; scanners and dry-erase whiteboards will be available to everyone as well. Here are a few other things you might consider bringing with you to ClickJam:

-USB flash drive with at least 1 to 2 gigabytes of free space (strongly recommended)
-Drawing tablet
-Notebooks/graph paper
-Pens/pencils/markers
-XBOX360 controller (or any USB analog stick controller)
-Your favorite coffee thermos (coffee will be provided)


That’s it! If you have any questions please post them in the Clickteam forums and I will respond back as soon as I can. See you at the jam!



-Joel Christiansen

[Car3Dougherty]

I'm coming to clickJam!

[jchristiansen]

Thanks for posting Car3Dougherty! See you at the jam.

[jchristiansen]

Thanks to everyone who attended ClickJam 2013 - Tyler TX--this was a fantastic event and I hope everyone had as much fun as I did! And now... the final results of the competition:


First Place
Slaughter of the Samurai
Seal Team 6
Final Score - (80/100)


Second Place
DudeMan and Slenderbitch
Team Freedom Fighters
Final Score - (68/100)


Third Place
Space Assassin
Team Bad-A Snowflakes
Final Score - (63/100)


Honorable Mention
Black Widow
Team Dark Paladins
Final Score - (62/100)


Honorable Mention
Mega Woman
Team YoLoSwaggins
Final Score - (55/100)


All 5 teams at this jam put in killer performances--check out our Facebook page for screenshots of these amazing games