I invite everyone in the server of all skill/experience levels to make some bullshit within a month. It does not have to be good or even original. It just has to be functional, interactive and related to some original content you’re cooking in your head.
Small, bad projects like this can help open the doors for further long-term commitment to your work. You might even find a new engine or workflow you enjoy!
Potential beginner projects include drag and drop dress-up games, short visual novels or Twine projects, basic RPGMaker games, ARG websites, Flappy bird clones, or tic-tac-toe but with your guys in the corner. The only limit is your imagination and level of employment.
The definition of “game” is very generous here. If you want to make a period tracker or SSP virtual assistant or Shimeji skin or random name generator for worldbuilding, then I will count that as a “game”. I guess I should call it a software jam but its not as snappy
At the end of the month, we'll take a week for everyone to try each other's work and have an awards show the next weekend. Shoot for categories like Best Story, Best Gameplay, Best Soundtrack, Best Visuals, and so on. More specific categories will be revealed as we figure out the schedule.
Below is a list of free resources for projects that require minimal/no programming knowledge. These either utilize basic visual code or have specific languages designed for ease of use by those who are new to programming; I cannot promise that there is no learning curve. Feel free to look for templates online and modify them, anything goes.