{"id":527,"date":"2021-04-20T10:09:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T09:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/?p=527"},"modified":"2021-04-20T10:09:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T09:09:47","slug":"fdm-game-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/seda-employability\/2021\/04\/20\/fdm-game-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"FDM Game Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Learn how to design your own video game. Join the first ever FDM Game Jam taking place 26th April \u2013 2nd May<\/p>\n<p>Take part in the first ever FDM Game Jam, launching on 25 April.\u00a0The Game Jam is suitable for complete beginners\u00a0and\u00a0there is no coding involved.<\/p>\n<p>FDM\u2019s first ever Game Jam is beginner-friendly and coding-free competition, open to all students, regardless of their educational background or technical experience. To sign up to for the Game Jam participants must fill in the form on our website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdmgroup.com\/game-jam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/www.fdmgroup.com\/game-jam\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">We will be hosting two webinars to introduce participants to the gaming software and walk them through the steps of creating their own game. This is a perfect opportunity for them to learn new technical skills and use their creativity, so spread the word amongst your students and encourage them to attend.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Session 1 \u2013 Get to Know the Basics:\u00a026th April @ GMT 4pm<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">In this first session, we will introduce attendees to the game making software and its basic functionality. They will learn to design and explore a basic game scene and focus on creating simple game objects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Sign up\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_ls3ykav0ST-pO5EsD2NbXg\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_ls3ykav0ST-pO5EsD2NbXg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Session 2 \u2013 Making a Game from Scratch:\u00a0\u00a027th April @ GMT 4pm<\/b><br \/>\nIn the second session we will progress to more advanced features and\u202fdemonstrate how to\u202fdesign\u202fthe game environment and populate\u202fit with\u202fmechanics\u202fand behaviours. The final preparations for the Game Jam will focus on\u202fadding screen text and sound, creating opening and closing cut scenes and building the game as a standalone application.<br \/>\n<b>Sign up\u00a0<a title=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_4Ch9mHu5RuOVORPTaLEKtw\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_4Ch9mHu5RuOVORPTaLEKtw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Game Jam Prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Three of you will have the chance to win some cool prizes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1st Place:<\/strong>\u00a0one-week free virtual course through the FDM Academy \u2013 the winner can choose and participate in one of our classes: Business Analysis, SQL, HTML\/CSS, Python, Java, Cloud and other exciting subjects.\u00a0The winner will also get a one-to-one feedback session on their game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2nd Place:<\/strong>\u00a0one-to-one session on career development, interview skills and CV writing with an FDM recruiter and a virtual meeting with one of FDM\u2019s directors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3rd Place:<\/strong>\u00a0one-to-one session on career development, interview skills and CV writing with an FDM recruiter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join us in this Game Jam and have fun while engineering your very own game!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdmgroup.com\/game-jam\/\">sign up now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to design your own video game. 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