Interview with the Puerto Rico Global Game Jam 2022 Organizers
Hello! We talked with Bryan Bonilla, Carlo Rodriguez, Gabriel Casillas, Manny Lopez, organizers of the Global Game Jam Puerto Rico 2022! They talk about their experience with these type of events, what to expect from this year’s GGJPR2022 and general tips to maximize your experience in game jams!
Global Game Jam 2022 Info: The Global Game Jam® (GGJ) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in the state of California and our mission is to empower all individuals worldwide to learn, experiment, and create together through the medium of games in a safe and welcoming environment. The GGJ is the world's largest game creation event taking place around the globe boasting tens of thousands of participants (jammers) at hundreds of physical and virtual sites in over one hundred countries around the world. In January 2020, we had a record-breaking year with 934 locations in 118 countries create 9,601 games in one weekend! In January 2021 we shifted GGJ to an online-only format due to the global pandemic and still hosted a great event with 585 virtual locations in 104 countries which made 6,383 games! In 2022 we welcomed back in-person sites while keeping the option for virtual sites we had over 33,000 jammers register at 681 sites in 100 countries. Website: https://globalgamejam.org/
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