Game Jam 101

Resources for the VJam community and beyond.

GameJam Articles

How to Be Successful at a Game Jam

Useful tips & tricks on how to be successful at a game jam by Linden Reid.

GAME JAMS: A SURVIVAL GUIDE WRITTEN BY THE INTERNET

A collection of tips and advice from the internet collected and edited by Nik Pantis.

72 Hours, 1 Game: A First-Timer’s Guide to Game Jams

Some tips from a new game jammers perspective by Andrew Lukes.

Game jams: tips for beginners, from a beginner

Beginner tips from the best tutorial makers published by the GameDev.tv Team.

Engines & Tutorials

Free Stuff

Bfxr

Sound effect generator for games.

Freesound

Collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds.

Incompetech

Royalty-free music by Kevin MacLeod.

BeepBox

Online tool for sketching synth melodies.

Sonniss GDC

Massive game audio bundles.

Kenney Assets

Thousands of free 2D/3D assets.

OpenGameArt

Free art, sound, and 3D models for games.

Pixabay

Free images and videos you can use anywhere.

Font Squirrel

Free fonts for commercial use.

The Game Jam Kit

Free assets and tools for game jams by Epic Games.

Fab Freebies

Free 3D models and assets.

Texturify

Free seamless textures for 3D modeling.

Mesh2Motion

Free tool to rig and animate 3D models.

LPC Character Generator

Free tool to create pixel art characters.