Game In a Day is back and has a new website...

Game In a Day (GID) is a great "totally free" monthly online event in which people make a game (or many games) in a space of 24 hours.

GID is great for both programmers and artists. Furthermore, a number of teams have formed from artists helping out programmers they hadn't worked with before during a GID.

Don't have a game idea? Just check the forums, see who's working on what and who needs some help.

Artists are always in short demand, and GID can be just as much fun for them as it is the programmers.

Creating a game in a day is a good way to learn about the process of developing a game, as well as just to have fun. However, it is a long, hard slog, just like the rest of game development.

We also have a new website over at http://www.gameinaday.net/

How to join:

To join in an official GID, all you have to do is post on the website and let yourself be known. If you are capable of doing a GID by yourself, once you have your idea you can start.

If you have a good idea but lack the talent in art or programming, post on the forums for people to work with.

Remember to make a note of your start time. It's fun to keep a time log as well.

Part of the fun is shooting the breeze with the other participants and spurring each other on. We all like to see screenshots, even if they're pants, so take screenshots regularly and show them off!

They also make for a great "here's how I progressed" post afterwards.

This is not mandatory, but you will get a lot more out of the experience if you do so.

A date of the 16th-17th of June 07 has been set for the next GID.

The theme has yet to be picked... there's a poll on the site for people to vote or make a suggestion on one.

For more information, please visit the website at http://www.gameinaday.net/

Game In a Day

Press Contact: Joseph Helm

e-mail: joseph@gameinaday.net