Indie devs get together in support of one another
The latest game dev jam isFlappy Jam, which sees indie developers getting together in an effort to show support for each other in the game development community. “Envy and teasing should not belong to our community,” the website states referringto the controversyofFlappy Birds. “Nor be a cause of suffering.”
So far 44 games have been created inspired by theFlappy Birdsphenomenon for this jam, and you have until February 24 to submit your own take to be part of the collection. To make a Flappy Jam game, it needs to be hard to an almost unplayable state, and use assets inspired (not ripped off) from classic games.
Most of the games will run right in your browser, and there’s at least one designed for usewith the Oculus Rift. I’ve only played a few of them so far, andmy favorite is the onedesigned bySuper Hexagoncreator Terry Cavanagh calledMaverick Bird. Everything he makes is just fun.
