The Fall 2018 Edition of the GameJam was scheduled for 2018 Nov 1–3. The competition started with a soft start on Thursday at 6PM and a hard start on Friday at 6PM and end 10PM Saturday evening.
The theme was "fight, not flight". We had about 28 participants on 9 teams.
Congratulations to the winning teams!
- Flying Cats and Dogs by Edric Yu, Luke Brom, Ryan Jones, Noah Lindsey, Josh Rauh, and Chris Arpin (4&6 Labs)
- Leroy & Lazlo by Jacob Bernard, Imani Muya, Brendan Wallace (pico-gr8)
- Polly Wanna Crack Some Skulls by David Nurkkala, Caroline Nurkkala, Connor Maine (jump in the caac)
Superlative Awards go to:
- Best Writing Award: Polly Wanna Crack Some Skulls by David Nurkkala, Caroline Nurkkala, Connor Maine (jump in the caac)
- Best Audio Award: Flying Cats and Dogs by Edric Yu, Luke Brom, Ryan Jones, Noah Lindsey, Josh Rauh, and Chris Arpin (4&6 Labs)
- Best Art Award: Polly Wanna Crack Some Skulls by David Nurkkala, Caroline Nurkkala, Connor Maine (jump in the caac)
- Most Original: Standoff by Daniel Scott Bozarth, Johnny Moscatti, Josh Rauh (PseudoCode)
- Got Gud Award: Labyrinthine Cure by Joseph van der Harst (Joseph the Broseph)
Similar to S2018, each team can have at most 2 programmers but any number of other members (designer of graphics, music, sound, storyboard, character, level, etc.). All Taylor students are invited, from any major, not just CSE students or programmers. Freshmen are encouraged to participate. Bringing friends is also welcomed. The competition has a $10/participant fee to help in covering cost of trophies, snacks, and drinks. New this year: Superlative Awards (best writing, audio, art, etc.) will be awarded.