GGJ HK 2021 will be held online (27 to 31 Jan 2021)
Thanks a lot for joining GGJ 2021. Due to an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus (named “COVID-19”), we will cancel most of the physical activities on Global Game Jam, except Award Presentation (2020 & 2021) at Cyberport, 8pm, 31 Jan 2021. The whole GGJ HK 2021 will be held online. We encourage you to stay at home and communicate with each other by using different communication tools. A new schedule is attached. The schedule can be subject to change. For more information, please visit our Facebook Fan Page (https://www.facebook.com/ggjhongkong/)
Schedule for GGJHK 2021
Saturday, January 16
8 pm: Zoom, Chit Chat Session
Q & A
Meet Friends before Global Game Jam
(https://polyu.zoom.us/j/99634431225?pwd=bkpyZkpCdGVmYjJ0VFR0MHZZUlhGQT09)
Saturday, January 23
8 pm: Zoom, Chit Chat Session
Q & A
Meet Friends before Global Game Jam
(https://polyu.zoom.us/j/93945707338?pwd=NVdHVkxkVTBFTHYvRFNLdHZtYUtnZz09)
Wednesday, January 27
8 pm: Welcome, theme announcement and prize announcement on our Facebook Fans Page and Zoom
(https://polyu.zoom.us/j/99479981939?pwd=bXpJMlAxSy8yTDR4VWRiOVo3UVFlZz09)
Brainstorming, pitching and group forming on our Facebook Fans Page
Saturday, January 30
11 am: Deadline for registering all projects on GGJ global site
Sunday, January 31
2 pm: Deadline for upload to GGJ global site and register the google form
(https://forms.gle/FgTa9TEqNncgMtbj7)
4 pm: Project presentation on our Facebook Fans Page and Zoom
(https://polyu.zoom.us/j/97385079422?pwd=bFlGQmxXd2JXRW1valdYbmN4ZmlIUT09)
6 pm: Award Presentation (2020 & 2021) at Cyberport
Function Rooms, Level 3, Core F, Cyberport 3, Cyberport, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong.
You have registered or are about to register for Hong Kong’s eighth Global Game Jam event! Welcome back if you have joined us in the past! The event is organized by PolyU Computing in collaboration with Cyberport and PolyU Design.
We have recently updated the participant checklist on our blog, please see it here http://ggjhongkong.blogspot.hk/p/what-to-bring.html. If you google for 'game jam tips' you can find more good advice. In case you have questions regarding any of the points, do not hesitate to contact us through cshfng@comp.polyu.edu.hk
WHERE AND WHEN?
The game jam will take place online.
You can find the updated breakdown for the event (http://ggjhongkong.blogspot.com)
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
After the theme and diversifiers of the jam are announced, there will be time for brainstorming. Participants will then get to share their ideas and form groups based on the ideas they like the most. The main goal is to bring different expertise areas together.
This is supposed to be a fun and relaxing event (although it will be pretty crazy and hectic, too!). So, let's gather in a collaborative spirit and be open to sharing our tips and comments with other groups as well. Global Game Jam is not a competition. Instead, this is a possibility to show the global community what kind of talent and potential Hong Kong has!
If for some reason you are not attending GGJHK after you registered, please let us know asap: cshfng@comp.polyu.edu.hk
MORE INFO:
Blog http://ggjhongkong.blogspot.hk
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ggjhongkong?fref=ts
Twitter ggjhongkong (event hash tag #ggjhongkong2021)
Best wishes and looking forward to seeing you at the event!
Peter Ng on behalf of the GGJHK 2021 organizing team,
