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The Winnipeg Game Jam brings together indie animators, programmers, writers, musicians and other proud video game nerds for a few days of spontaneous game development. The recurring event, hosted by the non-profit Winnipeg Game Collective, runs to Sunday at the 319 Elgin Ave. campus, with more than 150 registered participants.
It’s considered a vital hub of a local indie gaming industry, and is connected with a growing list of hit games. “If you have a paper and you have a pencil, you can make a video game,” says Daniel Voth, who with June Pagé runs the Winnipeg Game Collective. “A song is a collection of so many different components, and not just the people who play the music.
There’s a correlation with a game jam. Instead of, like, a drummer and a guitarist, you might have a 2D artist or 3D artists,” Voth says. Winnipeg Game Jam 2025 began with showcases on Thursday and a performance by Winnipeg band Compost, synchronized with gameplay on the big screen of games with strong local connections, including , and .
For the jam, participants form teams, creating a game from scratch and receiving assistance from local experts. Sunday night at 6 p.m.
, teams will show off their new games to fellow jammers and industry professionals. Tickets are $15 at pegjam.com.
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