TIGJam: UK

Posted by Terry Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:31:00 GMT


[Guest announcement by Corpus]

After overcoming several gnarly obstacles, possibly grappling with a bear and generally taking it to the max, I can at long last announce that TIGJam UK is going down. For reals.

TIGSource and Beatnik Games have joined forces, cackling away in their underground laboratories long into the night as they hacked together a being both terrible and beautiful: TIGJam. It’s sure to be the best TIGJam ever thrown in the UK, and we’re pretty excited about it.

Come along! It’s a great chance to work on some games, meet people you know from the community (and people you don’t) and generally have a good time. We’ve seen some really cool stuff, and some impressive collaborations, come out of the Arizona jam. Hopefully we’ll be able to continue that tradition. For the people who’ll just have submitted their entries to the IGF, it should also be a nice way to unwind and relax.

The registration fee is £25, which will cover the rental of the room over the 3 days, as well as the provision of snacks and refreshments. Space is limited, and we don’t know how quickly these tickets will sell, so if you want to come, sign up as soon as possible. You can go here for registration and more information. If you want to bring your full rig, rather than just a laptop, you’ll have to register it in addition to the standard ticket. It’s only a further £1, but these tickets are very limited due to space. For people bringing rigs, Beatnik have a few spare monitors.

Even if you’re not registered, you’re welcome to pop in for a look at what’s going on if you’re in the area.

To encourage a bit of friendly competition, Beatnik will also be providing a generous prize for the best project of the Jam. What is it? Well, that’s a secret.

That’s all for now. We might announce a few more surprises before the time.

So, we hope to see you there! Any thoughts? Let us know in the comments or on the forums.

Also, many thanks to Rob of Beatnik, who’s done a load of work getting the venue arranged. You rule!

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Comments

  1. Chinook said about 2 hours later:

    That is one kick-ass poster. Great job, whoever threw that together.

  2. Adam Atomic said about 3 hours later:

    Well done, Robin! I hope that it is as awesome as the US edition.

    Just boyzzzzzzzzzzzz!!

  3. Sninnyer said about 4 hours later:

    TIGJam US rip-off!!

  4. Josh said about 4 hours later:

    This seems more like a the underside ripoff.

  5. sd0fiash said about 5 hours later:

    The next person to say rip-off gets pistol whipped.

  6. rodnonymous said about 6 hours later:

    cave story something something

  7. FISH said about 6 hours later:

    beaaaaautiful poster! who did it?

  8. kinten said about 6 hours later:

    That poster is epic. I want it on my wall. Now.

  9. BeamSplashX said about 6 hours later:

    That poster needs more monocle/owl/panda content. But it IS gorgeous.

    So it’s like a gorgeous lady.

  10. Valkyrie said about 7 hours later:

    I agree with the above on the poster.

    That said, I’m looking forward to the actual competition sort of thing. Means we might get to see something this time.

  11. GirlFlash said about 8 hours later:

    I’d love to go, but a trip to london alone would cost me the rest of the years budget :(

  12. Cas said about 9 hours later:

    Woo, that might be quite fun! I’ll see if I can come along. Maybe I can convince Cliffski.

  13. Derek said about 9 hours later:

    Hells yes!

  14. Bread said about 10 hours later:

    Wish I could be useful for this sort of thing…

  15. Tommunism said about 14 hours later:

    Beatnik is awesome and they better make it to GDC 09 this year!

  16. Alec said about 17 hours later:

    Take lots of pictures. :D

  17. corpus said about 21 hours later:

    I did the poster. Thanks for the compliments :)

    It was kinda inspired by some of your stuff, Fish. Hope you don’t mind.

  18. superflat said about 23 hours later:

    I might be able to make this one, Dock and I have been chatting about coming down (we work together.)

    The poster’s great, corpus!

  19. Robin said about 24 hours later:

    hey guys, thanks for the kind words! We certainly will be at GDC ‘09 - looking forward to it!

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