Wanna Make a Game? Global Game Jam -- 1/30/09 – by Casey O’Donnell

January 30th through February 1st will be 48 hours that go down in videogame development history as the first ever Global Game Jam ( http://globalgamejam.org/ ). Teams all over the globe will be working to create a fully functioning game – in just two days. UGA and the NMI will be hosting an Athens site (http://globalgamejam.org/sites/athens-ga-usa) and I am producing the event. It should be fun – and crazy.
Athens’ own "Play N Trade" has signed up as a sponsor and we are looking for more. Globally, the GGJ is organized by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) and supported by Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc., Mekensleep Studios and Unity Technologies, maker of Unity3D.
We are looking for people who want to participate – and you don’t have to be a gamer to be one of the team. If you are interested, contact me (Casey O’Donnell -- caseyodonnell@gmail.com).
And watch the NMI Update for more about the Global Game Jam!