What the heck is a game jam?

According to Wikipedia, a game jam is a gathering of people for the purpose of planning, designing, and creating one or more games within a short span of time, usually ranging between 24 and 72 hours. Participants are generally made up of programmers, game designers, artists, writers, and others in game development-related fields.

When is it?

• October 19, 2018. 6PM - 10PM. Orientation, team registration, keynote
• October 20, 2018 9 AM through October 21, 1 PM - Game Jam
• Complete schedule is available at https://pittgames4health.com/schedule/

Who can participate?

Games4Health is open to any university student 18 years of age or older.

Overarching Themes

Design and develop a serious or a transformational digital game that addresses critical issues in one of the following areas:

• Asthma
• Cancer
• Depression, anxiety
• Eating disorders
• Diabetes self-management
• Autism
• Learning disorders
• Medication abuse
• Epilepsy or other seizure disorders
• Food allergies
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Obesity
• Organ transplant
• Sickle cell disease
• Stuttering