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Posts by Self Taught Game Dev

Best Game Jams of May 2025
Best Game Jams of May 2025 YouTube video by Self Taught Game Dev

A Guide to my top picks Game Jams of May 2025

Bullet Hell Jam #6
Pixel Game Jam 2025
@gdevelop.bsky.social BIG Game Jam #7
@gamedevtv.bsky.social Game Jam 2025

#gamedev #gamejam #indiegamedev

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Glide-IATOR by SelfTaughtGameDev Play as a FLYING SQUIRREL and glide through levels!

Of course I made a game for the #gamedevJS game jam!

Look at this cute squirrel wearing a gladiator helmet! Help him glide through each levels!

#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamejam

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How Game Jams Help Me Get BETTER at Blender
How Game Jams Help Me Get BETTER at Blender YouTube video by Self Taught Game Dev

My favorite method to learn Blender as a Game Dev!

#Blender #Unity #gamedev #gamejam #indiegamedev

1 year ago 7 1 0 0
There Is a Way Out of The Dip!
There Is a Way Out of The Dip! YouTube video by Self Taught Game Dev

The latest book I read inspired me for this video!

#gamedev #motivation #indiegamedev

1 year ago 6 1 0 0

Yeah this seems like a must read! It's up next on my list with Stephen King "On Writing"

1 year ago 1 0 0 0

Looking for book recommendations!

- Game Development
- Animation
- Storytelling
- Video editing
- Self Development

What did you enjoy reading?

#books #gamedev #blender3d

1 year ago 3 1 1 0
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Popped Corn Flexijam #2 A game jam from 2025-04-04 to 2025-05-09 hosted by PoppedCornKernel. The Popped Corn Bytes Flexijam coming to you this Spring! 🌸 You like making games? You like a challenge? Join us over the next mont...

We've just kicked off our second game jam on itch! 🥳 Our theme is Respite and Safe Havens! Think bonfires, meditation, picnics, white mages... It's not too late to join 😎

itch.io/jam/popped-c...

#indiedev #indiegames #itch #gamejam #gamedev

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It looks amazing!

1 year ago 1 0 0 0

I mostly practice animations in Blender and Animator in Unity

1 year ago 1 0 0 0
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Pond It! by SelfTaughtGameDev Chilling around the pound with your fishing net, casually catching fish flying out of it!

selftaughtgamedev.itch.io/pond-it

1 year ago 1 0 1 0

Haha don't sweat it, I'm not so proud of mine as a whole, but I'm happy with the progress it helped me with!

1 year ago 1 0 1 0
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Pond It! by SelfTaughtGameDev Chilling around the pound with your fishing net, casually catching fish flying out of it!

My submission to the April Fool's Game Jam!

Walking around the pond, catching fish... But there seems to be something weird going on!

(Barely made it in time, you know how jam goes...)

#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamejam

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what's your submission?

1 year ago 1 0 1 0

What a thrill!

1 year ago 1 0 0 0
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When you see this and your build is taking forever to finish! 😨

#gamejam #gamedev #indiegamedev

1 year ago 10 2 1 0
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The game dev struggle! 😅

1 year ago 1 0 0 0
Top 4 Game Jams You Can't Miss in April 2025!
Top 4 Game Jams You Can't Miss in April 2025! YouTube video by Self Taught Game Dev

Don't forget to join a game jam in April!

#gamejam #gamedev #indiegamedev

1 year ago 13 6 3 0

Still plenty of time to join and work on something! 🍃🪴🌷

#gamedev #32BitJam #indiedev #gamejam #godot #unity3D #ue5 #spring

1 year ago 10 6 0 0

Good luck!

1 year ago 2 0 0 0
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Megamitts' Mega Jam 1 A game jam from 2025-03-31 to 2025-04-15 hosted by megamitts. Welcome to the first Megamitts' Mega Jam. This will be a monthly jam held on the 1st day of the month and lasts for two weeks. Everyone is...

I have published my game jam on itch!

itch.io/jam/megamitt...

The jam is open to anyone and will be open from 1st April until 15th April.

From beginner to advanced, everyone is welcome! Do you vibe code using AI? Well, you're welcome too!

#gamejam #vibecoding #itch

1 year ago 1 1 1 0
How ChatGPT Saved My Game In Time!
How ChatGPT Saved My Game In Time! YouTube video by Self Taught Game Dev

I started the PS1 JAM and only had 3 days to submit my game. I tried chatGPT to do all the scripts and it went wrong very fast!

Here's a devlog about it!

#gamedev #gamejam #indiegamedev #chatgpt

1 year ago 7 4 0 0
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Bound by Conviction Game Jam A game jam from 2025-03-17 to 2025-05-31 hosted by W.H. Arthur. Make your own Bound by Conviction game Bound by Conviction is a newly released SRD based on the Nonbinary Tabletop Award winning TTRPG C...

Bound by Conviction game jam is for games/game materials made using Bound by Conviction SRD, a system exploring identity, gender, (super)power and resistance. Can you join the game jam for me? You don't have to commit to it, just click the "join jam" button. 👀
itch.io/jam/bound-by...

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Free Idea for the Universe

Game Manual/Game Jam

1st Half: Creators, Artists, and Writers create a Game Manual for a fictional Game with lore, character names, and setting notes. Zero Info on mechanics or controls are.

2nd Half: Game Devs are provided with the manuals and let loose to make a game

1 year ago 2 1 1 0
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April Fools' Day Jam 3! $100 in prizes! A game jam from 2025-03-21 to 2025-04-08 hosted by Kyjor. Create a game that fools the player in any way! A game jam to celebrate April Fools Day Discord community: https://discord.gg/gFkrEtA35m Prize...

April Fools Game Jam starts tomorrow and run until April 1st!

"Create a game that fools the player in any way!"

1 year ago 0 0 0 0

This ride looks wild! Got me wondering in which context this will fit in!

1 year ago 0 0 0 0

I'm doing the April Fools GJ that starts this friday and goes for 10 days. I mostly use Unity and Blender. Let me know if you want to join, I usual do GJ solo, but this could be fun!

Je parle français aussi (je suis à Montréal)

1 year ago 0 0 0 0

Hi ! These day I'm having trouble finishing up any project. I think i need some external motivation so:

Does anybody want to do a game jam together?

1 year ago 3 1 2 0

I love blueprint! Keep it up that's good progress

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