About Fair Play Jam

What can game developers do to engage with anti-racism, inclusivity and respect through play? As a storytelling medium of our time, games allow us to reflect on our cultural experiences in interactive, immersive ways. They can also help us explore our own racial biases, structural racism, and pathways towards cultural sensitivity.

Fair Play Jam is a game jam for humans. Whether you’re totally new to game design, a professional developer or even just a fan, there’s a space for you. There are no medium restrictions (analog, digital, single- and multiplayer games are all welcome) - the game you make should simply be the one you want to make in an environment of fun, learning, and fairness*.

Fair Play Jam is happening October 4-6 2024 at the Department of Game Design on Campus Gotland. On day 1, our workshop program is designed to get you inspired on the topic. After that, themes and teams are revealed and you’ll have 46 hours to make your games. During day 2 and 3, the expert trainers will be around to provide feedback and mentorship on your games. On day 3, we finish the jam with voting and a small award ceremony. Check out the full program here and familiarise yourself with our Code of Conduct.

FPJ applications are closed! Happy jamming!

Venue

Department of Game Design
Campus Gotland

Strandgatan 1b (Residenset)
621 57 VISBY

 

Organising Team

  • Sabine Harrer & Outi Laiti

    Sabine and Outi are game researchers with years of experience in experimental game design, teaching, learning and organising under our belts.

    Sabine is a senior lecturer at the Game Design Department, Gotland Campus, and leader of the research project “White Play”, which investigates structural whiteness in European games and play.

    Outi is one of the organisers of Sami Game Jam 2018, and Utsjoki edition of the Skins Workshop series in 2023, both of which centered Indigenous stories and storytelling in video games.

    Together, we run Fair Play Jam as part of our ongoing quest to invite racial, cultural diversity an sensitivity into games.

    Reach us at fairplayjam@gmail.com!

*Code of Conduct

Fair Play Jam is committed to cultivate a respectful environment to everyone involved in the event.

We aim to foster an environment where participants feel that they can learn, share, grow and contribute in an event where they experience respect, dignity and safety.

As organisers, we are responsible for Fair Play Jam to be a space free of discrimination and abuse. Safety is also a collective effort, which requires being mindful of how one’s participation positively or negatively affects other participants. We recognise that discussions of oppression affect people differently and unequally.

We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and harassment at Fair Play Jam. This includes but is not limited to racism, colourism, xenophobia, sexism, transphobia, islamophobia, antisemitism and all form of religious discrimination, homophobia, classism, ableism, fatphobia, ageism, casteism, etc.

If discrimination, abuse and/or harassment take place at Fair Play Jam, we will assess the situation and act accordingly. For example, we can ask somebody to leave the event if they refuse to behave appropriately after having been warned or asked to.

If a situation feels uncomfortable, and/or if you witness harassment, abuse, or discrimination, please raise the issue with the event organisers or moderators or emailing fairplayjam@gmail.com