Why Do Game Jams Matter?

Опубликовано: 05 Август 2026
на канале: MK | Game Design
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In this video we ask Why do game jams matter? Which leads us to explore the importance of Game Jams and how they can benefit people, who aspire to work in the games industry or even those who are interested. I also manged to speak to a dev from the SUPERHOT Team about how the game jam impacted the development of their game.

QUESTIONNAIRE:
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - Why Do Game Jams Matter?
00:52 - Networking
02:00 - Portfolio Work
02:40 - Plenty of Jams
03:40 - Origin or More
05:04 - Fun!
05:43 - Advice
06:16 - Conclusion

GAMEOGRAPHY: (In order of appearance)
Hungry Knight (Cherry Team, 2013)
Hollow Knight (Cherry Team, 2017)
SUPERHOT (SUPERHOT Team, 2016)
Goat Simulator (Coffee Stain Studios, 2014)
Snake Pass (Sumo Digital, 2017)
Surgeon Simulator (Bossa Studios, 2013)
SUPERHOT Prototype (SUPERHOT Team, 2016)

CREDITS:
Main Music (Electronic Ambient Loop) by Tyops
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EGX 2015 Teaser Trailer
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Lawrence of Arabia Film
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Thanks for watching!