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2011 January Lispy Game Jam

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The 2011 January Lispy Game Jam is a fun, seven-day, online challenge for lisp hackers to produce computer games using a lisp variant.

When and where

  • The event is penciled in to start on the 10th January (exact time TBC), and will run for 7 days.
  • The competition is entirely run online. Chat about it on IRC at #lispgames on chat.freenode.net and follow lispgames on Twitter.

How to enter

  • Build a game using a lisp language while the competition is on, and publish it somewhere.
  • Register on this wiki and add your details below by the day before the competition, currently Sunday, January 9th.

Rules

  • Use a lisp variant as the primary language to build your game within the chosen theme. That can include Common Lisp, Scheme, Clojure, Emacs Lisp, or even your own lisp-like invention. The rest of the technology is up to you.

Themes

The theme will probably involve three elements, a combination of; one thematic, one gameplay & one technical, as outlined here.

Please add your theme element suggestions below (N.B. A random combination will be selected for the competition)

Thematic
Love, Animals, Magic
Gameplay
Minimal interaction, Management, Realtime, Turn-based
Technical
Never the same play twice, Same game everytime

Entries

List your name and project if you are entering the competition. You can enter at any time up until the beginning of the competition.

  • Game, by Author. Description.
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