Train Jam
Train Jam is an annual game jam that takes place aboard the Amtrak California Zephyr train, which travels from Chicago, Illinois, to Emeryville, California, on the days immediately preceding the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
There is not consistent Internet access aboard the train during the trip, which encourages a sense of community and teamwork amongst the participants.[1] Past participants include prominent members of the indie game development community, such as Rami Ismail and Sean Vanaman.[2] In addition to attracting professional and independent developers, train jam has a "student ambassador" program and has included students throughout every jam.[3]
Train Jam was founded in 2014 by Adriel Wallick, and occurred every year up to 2019 at which point it was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Readers can play past games made at train jam for free on various websites.[4][5]
Argentina
[edit]A similar event took place for the first time in Argentina on the Buenos Aires–Rosario–Córdoba high-speed railway from Buenos Aires to Córdoba on 2017.[6] The covered distance is 710 km (440 mi) and is done in about 18hs. Two more editions happened in 2018 and 2019
In 2023 a similar event called "Democracy on rails" [7] happened from Córdoba to Buenos Aires.
References
[edit]- ^ Muncy, Julie (April 10, 2017). "Making Videogames the Old-Fashioned Way—On a 52-Hour Train Ride". Wired. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (April 8, 2016). "Train Jam: Onboard the cross-country game jam". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Bodily, Sue (April 1, 2014). "Techies Aboard! UW-Green Bay Instructor Geisler takes to the tracks for Train Jam Experience". Inside UW-Green Bay. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ North, Dale (April 23, 2014). "Play the Train Jam Games now". Destructoid. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ Green, Holly (March 26, 2019). "I Played Every Game At Train Jam 2019". Paste Magazine. Paste Media Group. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Argentina Train Jam (Spanish)".
- ^ "Democracy on rails (Spanish)".