In a turn of events late Sunday, each team was informed that no judging will be available at our location. This was very disappointing at first because the three teams that showed wanted to have their game crowned as “The Best Game”. The moods of the Jammers did not change. We all took comfort in having finished what most consider possible portfolio pieces. We had created a game in 48 hours with very little sleep and all the obstacles presented to us.
Today was the first day of the Global Game Jam, kicking off at 5pm. At first, BaltimoreGamer’s staff plan was to just cover the event. But I Gabriel Pendleton, your BaltimoreGamer site President decided that was not enough. To give you an in-dept experience of the hard work, loss of sleep, and crazy obstacles put into each game I would participate and go through all the stress for the glory. The theme for this Global Game Jam was “Deception”, with three constraints that stated “The game must include one of the three items implemented into the game…..Spain, Plain(Field), or Rain. The three constraints would be up to each team to use how they see fit. With all the particulars sorted out and equipment setup, my team went to work.
On day 3 of MAGFest 8, we interviewed Greg, Josh, and Eric from The Megas. They are a video game music band who play Mega Man songs and add their own original lyrics. We ask them about the band history, their influences, the fans, Eric’s recent engagement, their upcoming albums, and more! We have 2 HD videos, with the total interview running just under 12 minutes. Watch below and enjoy!
January, 24 -Baltomore, MD -(Press Release) Changes Coming to Ignite Baltimore: Announcing the Ignition Grant
We love looking for ways to improve Ignite Baltimore and make it a positive, productive part of the Baltimore community. To that end we’re excited today to announce the Ignition Grant, a $1500 grant to be awarded to one individual with a great idea for making this city a better place.
The award will be funded by the proceeds from another big announcement: Ignite will now have a $5 pre-registration charge. We knew we needed a way to streamline the admission process and make it easier on everyone. A small charge made the most sense, but we didn’t want to stop there. We wanted that money to mean something. Thus, the Ignition Grant was born.
We’ve broken down the details of this initiative into the FAQs below. Any question you might have will probably be answered there, but if not please don’t hesitate to leave a comment or get in touch with us directly.
Thank you as always for being part of the Ignite community. We look forward to seeing you March 4.
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Maryland Gazette Talks Game Jam, SNATCH and More!
Jeremy Arias, staff writer for the local Gazette in Silver Spring talked with Carrington Dennis who was part of our team this past Game Jam. Here are a few quotes from the article, and a link to the full article included!
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