Every January, nonprofit Global Game Jam® hosts the world's largest game-creation event.<br />For 48 hours, participants meet in person, online or in a hybrid mix of the two. And the emphasis is on collaboration and building the game-development community, globally.<br />Participants from all over the world contribute their skills. Nontechnical team members are welcome. And in fact, the games don't have to be digital! <br />Unlike many other hackathons, Global Game Jam® is not a competition. All but two of the hosting staffers are volunteers, and GGJ runs a concurrent event, GGJ Next, to teach the next generation of game developers to make digital games. <br />Global Game Jam® Executive Director Tim Cullings is a veteran game developer and a longtime GGJ staff member. We talked about the story of GGJ, Tim's experiences in the 2023 Global Game Jam® (in which teams from all over the world made more than 7,600 games!) and what's coming up for GGJ 2024: the dates have already been announced!

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