Knox Game Jam 2024 Recap – Knox Game Design, April 2024

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Knox Game Jam 2024 kickoff!  Seven great games were created by the group for the game jam.  Great job everyone!

Minu by Dustin

Minu by Dustin

Claws and Conundrums by James and PandaPuffsForBreakfast

You are somewhat of a know-it-all. Your good friend has reached out for help in a murder case. It is up to you to figure out what summoned creature has killed someone in your village.

Soviet Necromancy by Jacob

You play as a state-sanctioned summoner that summons forth fallen comrades who perished in defending the new-motherland. A colony of Rogue War-Automatons has taken refuge in an ancient service tunnel in the new-motherland’s bowels. Destroy them all.

Save the Mothership by Mike

The Mothership is outnumbered and has taken refuge in an asteroid field.  There are only 5 defense drones left.  Can you stop the enemy drones from destroying it before our fleet arrives to chase off the attackers?

Grayson Alpha by Ethan

Untitled Robot Card Game by Colin and Dogwood

Pick a bot and try to win until the game breaks!

Worker Bees by Levi

Enemy bugs are attacking the bee hive. Spawn worker bees to attack the enemies and protect the hive. Worker bees will orbit around the hive at a constant distance. The bee meter in the upper right corner shows the amount of time remaining until another bee can be spawned. How long will your bee hive last?

Other games recently released by Knox area developers

Impact Zone by Chad

A warp-gate malfunction has landed you smack-dab in the middle of an asteroid field… and a time-space anomaly has you stuck there! Equipped with blasters, a tractor-beam and an energy shield, how long can you survive the Impact Zone?

A Weekend at Camp Oostanaula by Dylan

A 90’s scout camp TTRPG horror setting

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Spring ’23 Game Jam entries

Shmup Game by kahootbird

Working menu, basic background. Throw the mail to the mailbox.

Air Delivery by Levi

Use your plane to deliver the packages to as many houses as possible. Watch out for the balloons, as they will damage your plane. Three hits and you are done. Packages can also be used to clear the balloons. But be careful, as you have a limited number of packages. Pick up a package refill to replenish the stock of packages on your plane.

Spring ’22 Game Jam entries

The theme for the game jam was Delay the inevitable. Knox Game Design had two entries.

Cult of the Furnace by Jacob

The great Iron Throne is under siege by Barison, The Hammer of God. These being is said to be the most powerful nuclear missile every devised.  You must fend off Barison for as long as you can by sending missiles at him and his escorts.

Possum Blitz by Levi

Your possum is stranded in the middle of the road. Help him avoid the cars as long as possible.

Fall ’21 Game Jam Entries and More

Game Jam Entries

Knox Game Design had three great entries for Fall ’21.  The theme was Unstable.  Let us know if we missed your game and we will add it to the list!

John Handgonne’s wacky escapade by Jacob

Upon waking from a strange dream, John Handgonne finds himself in a strange purple dungeon made of purple bricks.

Dark Crossings by Allen

Inspired by a recent hit show, cross 10 chasms to reach the end. Be quick and cautious when crossing. There’s a draining presence in the fog, keep an eye on your battery charge and keep moving forward.

Waiter Extraordinaire by Levi

Help Chester Servesalot deliver drink glasses to all of the customers at the tables. He is an expert at balancing glasses on his serving tray, but his greatest fear is mice.

Other games released this month

Cubic Nightmare by Jared

This is a simple game. You wake up to find you and your room have been transported to an endless dungeon, and your goal is to find your way out while avoiding the Deathcubes (find your way through 12 levels to win). You can find and pick up randomly scattered books along the way for bonus points.

Spring ’21 Game Jam Entries – Knox Game Design, May 2021

Knox Game Design had two great entries for Spring ’21.  The theme was Deeper and deeper.  Let us know if we missed your game entry and we will add it to the list!

Delve Inc. by Jacob

You play as a dwarf in a hastily constructed drillship delving deep into an abandoned mining plot to search for much needed metals. However, the new inhabitants of the plot are not to keen on you invading their territory.

Digmania by Levi

Help Mr. Digger dig as far as possible into the earth. Pick up the shovel to start digging. Pick up additional shovels to speed up digging speed. Avoid the enemies as you dig. Get hit three times and the game is over. Enter your name for the online leaderboard.

Links and Notes

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Fall ’20 Game Jam Recap – Knox Game Design, October 2020

A recap of the Fall ’20 game jam plus a post mortem. Also what others on the Knox Game Design Discord have been developing.

If you are interested in attending a Knox Game Design meeting either virtually or in-person, let us know!

Links and Notes

Time lapse development videos

Hosted by Levi D. Smith

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Spring ’20 Game Jam Entries

Knox Game Design had four great entries for the Spring ’20 game jam!  The theme was “Keep it Alive”.  Let us know if we missed your game and we will add it to the list.

Machina by Jacob

You play as robot making it’s way through a impossible facility filled with mechanical ghosts. You must keep your batteries filled by standing under strange floating light sources, and avoid the ghosts by not staying in their detection for too long.

Potted Plant Simulator by Dylan

Click “Watering Can” and “Plant Food” to apply water or plant food to the plant.

Raising Cerberus by James

Young Cerberus is just 30 days away from being old enough to guard the gates of hell. Keep him alive and entertained long enough, and Hades best friend will serve you well for years to come.

 

Chicken Little by Levi

Keep the chickens alive by clicking on the falling apples to prevent them from falling on the chicken’s head. If an apple hits a chicken, then it is knocked out. Additional chickens are awarded after clicking a number of apples. Once all of the chickens are knocked out, the game is over.

Time Lapse Videos

Fall ’19 Game Jam Entries / October 2019 Meeting Announcement

Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online meeting and show recording for Sunday October 13, 2019 at 2pm Eastern Time.

This month we will show off and discuss the games created by East Tennessee developers for Fall ’19.  The theme was “Start with Nothing”.  Let us know if we missed your game and we will add it to the list.

Self-Made Spaceman by Dylan

Self-Made Spaceman is a typical space shooter, except you have to commandeer a ship to begin playing. From there, you’ll have to pick up powerups to gain shields or useful weapons.

Mahjong Drop by Levi

Mahjong Drop is a game where you make melds (combinations) of three tiles to score. The three tiles must be together either horizontally or vertically.

the D U S T by Jacob

The D U S T is a top down rpg lite style game where you fight through small arenas! However, when you die you must start all over again!

Ludum Lux by Joe

Ludum Lux is grid based puzzle game where each stage you start with nothing and need to light all of the tiles up. The symbols on the tiles note which surrounding tiles they effect. There are 20 different stages in the jam version, can you beat them all?

Join us using Google Hangouts at the following URL: https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu

Video for last month’s meeting (Creating Games in Smalltalk) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qtqZ9z_5Cw

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Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org

Spring ’19 Game Jam Entries and May 2019 Online Meeting Announcement

Knoxville Game Design invites you to attend the online meeting and show recording for Sunday May 12, 2019 at 2pm Eastern Time.

This month we will show off and discuss the games created by Knoxville developers for Spring ’19.  Let us know if we missed yours and we will add it to the list.

Primordial by Jacob

An army of pre-human dwarves must survive an oncoming of fallen dwarves, dwarves revived by a vengeful Necromancer. You must build up your defenses and survive both his scouter fallen, and the villain himself. Build defenses , mine minerals, and survive against packs of vengeful cadavers.

Yen Master by Levi

Vanquish the demons to become the one true Yen Master! Collect yen to buy powerups, but be careful because the game is over once your yen goes down to zero. Enemy demons and their projectiles will drain your yen.

Time lapse Videos

Any game development questions are welcome.  We will have “show and tell” time for any other game projects.

Join us using Google Hangouts at the following URL: https://hangouts.google.com/call/ni63jloemrd7xdto37z5mayk4uu

Video for last month’s meeting (Music for Game Developers) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTtiV9dxD88

Subscribe to the audio podcast

Follow Knoxville Game Design on social media for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/KnoxGameDesign

Please direct any questions to levidsmith@knoxgamedesign.org