THE GUIDES
Start here!
In this section, you will find all the useful explanations and feedback on how to organize your own Scientific Game Jam.
> THE ORGANIZER’S GUIDE
Complete guide to organizing your edition before, during and after the event.
> THE JAMMER’S GUIDE
A model guide to give to your jammers before your Scientific Game Jam.
> THE GAMES TECHNICAL GUIDE
This form is to be completed by jammers during the Scientific Game Jam.
- Blank form template
- Examples of completed forms: Grenoble 2020
THE KITS
In this section, you will find all the visuals, models and documents that will be useful to you to promote your Scientific Game Jam beforehand, and to promote the games after the event.
> THE COMMUNICATION KIT
.zip file containing all the logos, charters and models necessary for your communication.
- Logos and their variations
- The graphic charter and typography
- Promotional icons and visuals
> GAMES MEDIATION SHEETS
Explanatory sheets for the games present in the gallery during your mediation activities with the general public.
- Blank form template
- X game sheets
RESEARCHES
To go further in thinking about the connection between science and video games, students used the Scientific Game Jam as a research subject in their work.
> THE MEMORY OF MARLÈNE ASON
“Tutorials and playful mediations, the transmission of rules in video games”, the case of the Scientific Game Jam, 2020
> THE MEMORY OF ANTOINE LIBEAU
"The Scientific Game Jam #1 in Grenoble: an event for creating serious science games?", 2017
Contact the organizers of the current editions, and do not hesitate to attend as a spectator, or even as a participant. To find out when the next Scientific Game Jams are taking place, consult the edition map.
Play games from previous editions, this will give you an idea of the polish and scale of the creations, as well as the vulgarization techniques they use. You will find a selection of the best games in the gallery, and all the games on the Itch.io page.
Soak up the atmosphere of the Scientific Game Jams with photos and videos from previous editions, but also the articles in our Echosciences file, the lives on Twitch and the content broadcast on Twitter.