Here we go again! This week game jammers met at the Memorial Union on the UW-Campus for our annual half-time debriefing and planning for the next theme. We had a healthy discussion about “steel” as a theme topic, and how we learned some good things, including:

• Themes can be viewed as seeds – starting points rather than boundaries
• Combat mechanisms and strategic moments (devoid of timed restrictions?) are rich areas to explore
• Also worth exploring is team play with some members at “basecamp” working with other members “in the field” as a coordinated kind of mobile play.

Negotiations also continued between the Mad Designers and ARIS game jammers. The future looks bright for both groups as it seems two jams can share one campus. 

Memorial Union

Moving right along, the next theme has been selected – The Union.  As in, the Memorial Union on UW-Campus. We’re leaving it broad and look forward to playing a variety of mobile games next week!