PTBO Game Jam 05 Takes Place March 14th & 15h At Fleming College With Opportunities For People Of All Ages

PTBO Game Jam 05 will take place Saturday, March 14th to Sunday, March 15th in a fan-favorite conference space at Fleming College’s Kawartha Trades & Technology Centre (559 Brealey Drive).

Powered by the Peterborough-based game development studio dotBunny, the Fleming Computer Club, the Pinnguaq Association and Fleming College’s School of Trades and Technology, PTBO Game Jam 05 is a weekend-long hackathon-style video game development event. The jam will see video game programmers, designers, artists and more gather to plan, design and create video games in a 32-hour marathon.

PTBO Game Jam is three events in one, with opportunities for people of any age and skill level to explore the world of video game development. It includes:

-> the Pinnguaq Association’s Youth Educational Block, which specially focuses on introducing youth under the age of 16 to making video games with free technology geared directly to them.

-> an Adult Educational Block geared at people aged 16 and over. The’ll take attendees from zero to hero with industry standard development toolsets to create a quick simple video game that can be expanded on at the game jam itself.

-> those blocks build up to the star of the show the Jam itself, which starts Saturday, March 14th at 9 a.m. and continues until 5 p.m. Sunday, March 15th.

Admission to PTBO Game Jam 05 is free. Pre-registration is required here and click the Register button there to join. Prior registration is required for each event you plan to participate in!

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