Here in Johannesburg we had an awesome time. Games were made (completed?! hax!), people were met and fun was abundant.

With a total of 15 entrants (16 counting the roaming party), we had 8 teams, 8 completed games. For me that is an amazing achievement, especially because of the games that were created. This is a minor wrap up of each of the games, where www.igda.co.za will have a fuller breakdown of the event in the coming days.

Here is each entry, description, screenshot and link!

Team 1 - Extinction 

"Aim to be mediocre."

Bradley ( BradMarX ) : Entry link 

Team 2 - Hypoxia - Winner : Community vote - overall coolest game , Judges award - Most Innovative 

Hypoxia leads to the extinction of vision. If you can not see, you have to rely on your other senses to navigate a dangerous environment and prevent your own extinction. Perhaps you can save some others along the way. note - This game is driven by sound alone ! 

Heinrich ( Harsi ) , Frans ( Ditsemo ), Marius ( mpeche ) : Entry Link

Team 3 - PlanetEx - Winner : Judges Award - Most amount of fun award (based on community feedback)

You are a god and have become bored with your creation. Time to clean this place up.

Dave ( DamienWrath ) , Dirkie ( dirkieK ), Remert : Entry Link 

Team 4 - Chain Reaction - Winner : Judges award - Most random content

Kill off species one by one to kill off humanity last in a puzzle style game.

Ernest ( edg3 ), Peter ( brownbot ) : Entry Link

Team 5 - TechnoViking

TechnoViking is the story of olaf, the disco-loving viking, thawed out by global warming, 2000 years after his birth, he has awoken to find the human race extinct. He must now fend for his survival against creatures of the night, using only a hand gun and flash light.

Lorenzo ( Necrolis ) : Entry Link

Team 6 - Project Volcano - Winner : Most technical game (think DX10 geometry shaders and crazy flow maths )

Survive as long as possible against the rage of the volcano.

Charl ( Antagonist ), Bobby ( coldan ), Jonathan ( elyaradine ) : Entry Link

Team 7 - KillSat 9001 

The puny humans must die! Our Black Ships fill the sky! We shall turn their orbital laser satellite against them! We shall pulp their pathetic arkships! We will crush their last hopes of survival! We will make them EXTINCT!

Gareth ( Gazza_N ), Sven ( FuzzYspo0N ) : Entry Link

Team 8 - Lygophobia 

You are the last surviving human. Survive the onslaught. Stay in the light and keep moving.

That wraps it up

A huge thanks to all the participants, to Microsoft especially for letting us use their great venue and it was an honour to have organised an event like this.

Thanks to the IGDA and to Global Game Jam! It was a great experience and we look forward to more.