Duck Jam 2023 is just round the corner!
DSG 2023 artwork
Duck Jam is almost upon us - here’s some important information about the event.
Please note: There will be a photographer at the event, so if you don’t want to be photographed, please let us know either via email or on Discord.
Schedule
Opening Ceremony and Theme Reveal - 5:45pm
Jamming! Including snacks, free meals, and hot drinks
Submission, demos, and community voting - 3pm
Closing Ceremony - 4:30pm
Food and Drink
Dinner, breakfast and lunch will be provided at the event.
Tea, coffee and snacks will also be available throughout.
If you have dietary requirements please let us know before the Jam either by email or on Discord so we can arrange something for you (unless you've already told us when getting a ticket).
Things to remember
To have the best jam experience, here’s our list of jamming essentials:
Jammers’ kit
Laptop, peripherals and all the cables.
Art tablets, musical instruments and recording devices.
Notebooks, pens and pencils - for sketching out ideas and prototyping.
Software
Setup your github repository and invite your team (if you don’t know how to do this, don’t worry - we can help at the event).
If you are not a member of the Duck Sauce Games discord server yet, please join us using this link: https://discord.gg/jSAWv3X6uR.
We strongly recommend installing all the software you need before the event as this can take up valuable jamming time. For example, your game engine of choice (at the correct version!) and software for art, music and programming. See below for some of our recommendations. Here's some software we've found useful at previous jams:
Music
Boscaceoil - good for beginners (free - download)
Beepbox - also good for beginners (free - browser only)
Sonic-pi - a programming approach to making music (free)
Art
Piskel - Pixel art, good for beginners (free - browser or download)
Aseprite - Pixel art, easy to use with more features than Piskel (paid)
MagicaVoxel - Voxel art (3D pixel art) (free)
Clip Studio - 2D Vector art (3 month free trial)
Blender - 3D modelling (free)
Programming
Game Engines
Unity - Powerful game engine with many tutorials available (free)
Godot - Slightly simpler, less popular, good for beginners (free)
If you'd like to explore even more tools, check out this list: https://github.com/ellisonleao/magictools
Staying The Night
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Sleeping bag and mat - floor space will be provided but may not be comfortable without your own sleeping bag and mat.
Travel pillow - if you own one, otherwise a folded up jacket will do the trick.
If you have any questions about the event, please reach out to us on Discord or through our website. See you soon!
