OCTOBER 6 - 8, 2025, Online










What is Green Game Jam?

Green Game Jam is a one-of-a-kind event focusing on addressing climate-related challenges. The task is to design a game and the possible themes are greenhouses gas emissions, water harvesting, low carbon solutions, energy management and consumption, extreme weather, and sustainable agriculture.

From Monday October 6th till Wednesday 8th, participants all over the world will join, work as a team, and each team will design a game.


The initiative was jointly conceived by Green Gaming Project and partners
It is supported/sponsored by Luleå University of Technology, and European Union

This event offers life-long exciting rewards to its participants, as they stand to gain:


Venue: Online via zoom, on this link

Come, join us and!


SCHEDULE (Preliminary)

SCHEDULE (Preliminary)

Time in Your Local Timezone

MONDAY OCTOBER 6th

WAT 08:00 - 9:00 CET 09:00 - 10:00
Start and forming of teams for participants that don’t belong to a team. Presentations of challenges and tools.

WAT 09:00 - 10:00 CET 10:00 - 11:00
Opening Lecture (1h) on "Game Design" Tatianah Liakh.

WAT 10:00 - 12:00 CET 11:00 - 13:00
Foundational Lecture (2h) on "Element of a Game" Alessia Tripaldi.

WAT 12:00 - 13:00 CET 13:00 - 14:00
Break (1h)

WAT 13:00 - 14:00 CET 14:00 - 15:00
Special Lecture (1h) about "Game Project and Ideation" Prof. Solomon Oyelere

WAT 14:00 CET 15:00
Feel Ready? Start Game Design

WAT 22:00 CET 23:00
The Game Jam closes for the night

TUESDAY OCTOBER 7th

WAT 08:00 - 9:00 CET 09:00 - 10:00
Game Jam Starts!

WAT 10:00 - 11:00 CET 11:00 - 12:00
Submission of Concrete Game Plan

WAT 11:00 - 12:00 CET 12:00 - 13:00
Break (1h)

WAT 12:00 - 14:00 CET 13:00 - 15:00
Check-in.

WAT 17:00 CET 18:00
Submission of Design

WAT 22:00 CET 23:00
Game Jam closes for the night

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8th

WAT 08:00 - 9:00 CET 09:00 - 10:0
Game Jam starting time!

WAT 11:00 - 12:00 CET 12:00 - 14:00
Check-in

WAT 13:00 - 14:00 CET 14:00 - 15:00
Break (1h)

WAT 14:00 - 16:00 CET 15:00 - 17:00
Final presentations.

WAT 16:00 - 17:00 CET 17:00 - 18:00
Jury deliberations, Awards Ceremony, and summation

F.A.Q.

F.A.Q.

Can I attend?

Anyone who has the competence to attend is welcome.

Challenges

Design a game that addresses a climate-related challenges: Greenhouses gas emissions, water harvesting, low carbon solutions, energy management and consumption, extreme weather, sustainable agriculture.

Awards and criteria

The best contributions will get awards. Mostly this will be symbolic awards like diplomas.

Tools

You bring your own computer to work on.

Intellectual properties

Everything developed at the Game Jam will be open source.

What will I eat?

Game Jam is an online event. Participants have to arrange their food themselves.

What should I bring?

Brind your computer for the Game Jam.

How do teams work?

Teams are at about 10 people. You can select teammates before you register, or you can register individually without specified teammates. It will be possible to find teammates when the Game Jam starts.

What if I don’t have a team?

If you don’t have a team now, that’s okay! We’ll help to form teams when the Game Jam starts.

Does this cost money?

Nope! Admission is free.

What if this FAQ didn’t answer my questions?

Please email us at solomon.oyelere@ltu.se if you’re in any way confused or concerned! We’d love to help you out :)

CHALLENGES

CHALLENGES


You and your team are required to design a game that addresses climate-related challenge with theme around greenhouses gas emissions, water harvesting, low carbon solutions, energy management and consumption, extreme weather, and sustainable agriculture.

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