I won't recommend game jams as a family person. I did a game jam before but I felt it had nothing to do with the game I wanted to make and it was a different theme, so its not a priority for me.
But making my own game i use the idea of Game jam constraints idea to make and test features for my game, similar to a sprint in Agile software development, though faster.
I spend say like 3 nights trying to see if I can make a feature or just test some idea in my engine or in a game doc writing or drawing things out just prototype.
I do feel game jams are nice if you are single and young exploring game dev.
I thought about a game jam, but I never tried one or knew when or where they were.
My 20 yr old single son does art jams. It's a major focus for him w everything else shoved aside because of the tight deadlines & piling requirements in round after round of qualifications.
These all seem to be single, unemployed young people focused events.
I won't recommend game jams as a family person. I did a game jam before but I felt it had nothing to do with the game I wanted to make and it was a different theme, so its not a priority for me.
But making my own game i use the idea of Game jam constraints idea to make and test features for my game, similar to a sprint in Agile software development, though faster.
I spend say like 3 nights trying to see if I can make a feature or just test some idea in my engine or in a game doc writing or drawing things out just prototype.
I do feel game jams are nice if you are single and young exploring game dev.
I thought about a game jam, but I never tried one or knew when or where they were.
My 20 yr old single son does art jams. It's a major focus for him w everything else shoved aside because of the tight deadlines & piling requirements in round after round of qualifications.
These all seem to be single, unemployed young people focused events.
Love this! thank you for your perspective on this topic. also it's hard to beat Bandit as a father haha