Welcome Global Game Jam Teams

Last year I attended the Global Game Jam for a few minutes while passing through one of the local sites. I’m no stranger to “games in a day”, but this was a visibly different experience. I really felt like I missed out by not attending the full event.

Two weeks ago, when the Torque team mentioned that we still have the opportunity to participate, I remembered missing out and we decided that we, as a team, should not. We brainstormed and decided to host a location, film Lou talking about rapid prototyping, and offer participants a free trial license ( along with some other promotions listed below).

When it comes to hosting a location, I’d love for someone to try and exceed what the Red Rock Casino delivers –we are hoping to provide the best experience of the entire jam (OK, so the pride in our venue is not really in the spirit of the event, but I can’t help it). Not only is it a beautiful casino, it’s also the location of this year’s D.I.C.E Summit. I’m glad we get the chance to “break in” the place for all the game execs and industry "aces" that will be landing in our back yard. You’re welcome guys. The casino has all the amenities you need including a food court, day care, bowling alley, cinema center, …slot machines. In addition, we are planning some promotions that we think adds to an already awesome event.



Download GGJ Torque3D Binary


Binary Eval – We are offering everyone participating around the world our binary eval ( full featured binary ) for use during the event. The eval will convert into a demo version the Sunday after GDC (March 14th) so that you have time to show your goods to everyone in San Francisco. Come visit us at GDC and show us what you’ve made –we love that stuff. The binary is available now on our site so you can start practicing with our tool set.

Dinner w/ the Strategy Team – The Torque strategy team, Matt, Derek, Michael, and myself will look at all of the games at 5:00pm on Saturday. If we think your game has the most potential for fun ( hard to tell at that stage), we’ll take your team out to dinner at the casino buffet. It’s on us.

Lou Castle Presentation – We will be starting the event at 4:00pm PST at the Red Rock Casino conference center on the 5th floor. We filmed Lou last week (he will be out of town unfortunately and won’t make the event) giving a presentation on rapid prototyping. It’s a great way to start. He has a lot of experience prototyping games and the video is very, very, informative.

Engine Giveaways – We will be giving away 3 copies of full featured Torque3D (non-binary) and 7 copies of Torque3D binary. To win, e-mail us at ggj@torquepowered.com right now! Licenses will be given away in order we receive the e-mails. You must participate at the Red Rock location to receive your prize. The price of Torque3D - airfare + hotel room > 0 for many of you ( sorry international folks ).

So there you have it! We can’t wait. I’ve seen a bunch of game design ideas scribbled on white boards at our office -hope they are as fun as they look.

How do you register? 1)Register on the Global Game Jam site 2)Choose Instant Action-Torque in your profile( check "View Jammers" to make sure you registered correctly ) 2)Read the GGJ FAQ 3)Download Torque and/or other products 4)Show up at Red Rock Casino with your computer on January 29th at 4:00PM PST 5)We have 100 seats -space is limited -first registered, first served.

Travel Information:
Address:Red Rock Casino Resort Spa | 11011 W. Charleston | Las Vegas, NV 89135

Red Rock Casino is only 4 hours away from LA
Red Rock Casino is only 5 hours from San Diego.
Red Rock Casino is only 7 hours from Phoenix
Red Rock Casino is unfortunately 1 day and 15 hours from NY city.

You are all invited!


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