{"id":15053,"date":"2023-02-27T19:28:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T01:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/?p=15053"},"modified":"2023-02-28T07:17:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T13:17:23","slug":"chillennium-2023-draws-aspiring-game-designers-from-across-the-country-for-48-hours-of-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/27\/chillennium-2023-draws-aspiring-game-designers-from-across-the-country-for-48-hours-of-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Chillennium 2023 Draws Aspiring Game Designers From Across The Country For 48 Hours Of Fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Armed with computers, drawing tablets, mattresses and plenty of snacks, more than 200 students from Aggieland and beyond camped out in Texas A&amp;M\u2019s Hildebrand Equine Complex over the weekend during the seventh annual Chillennium game jam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organized by Texas A&amp;M students with support from the <a href=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/\">School of Performance, Visualization &amp; Fine Arts<\/a>, the event gives budding video game designers a chance to flex their creativity and technical skill by creating unique, fully playable games within a period of just 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the silly and simple to the creepy and complex, teams raced against the clock to create projects with wildly different art styles, gameplay, music and sound \u2014 all providing their own unique take on this year\u2019s February-appropriate theme, \u201cWe Share a Heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"general-slider\">\n\t<div class=\"general-slider__inner\" aria-label=\"Image carousel. Use arrow keys to navigate.\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider__controls\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__control general-slider__control--left\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-long-arrow-left\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">View previous item<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__control general-slider__control--right\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fal fa-long-arrow-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">View next news item<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"general-slider__init\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Two college students discuss creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-16-new-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Three college students discuss creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-15-new-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Three college students discuss creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-13-new-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Two college students discuss creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-12-new-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A college student works on creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-11-new-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Three college students discuss creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-10-new-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Two college students work on creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-9-new-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A college student works on creating a video game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-7-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Three college students discuss creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-6-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"A college student works on drawing a character for a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-5-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Four college students discuss creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-1-e1708986469366-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Three college students work on developing a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-3-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Two students talk while creating a video game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-2-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Three college students discuss creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-20-new-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"general-slider-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"general-slider-item__img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"general-slider-item__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Three college students work on creating a game at the Chillennium game jam.\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/app\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Chillennium-18-new-lbox-800x536-27211D.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-body-small general-slider-item__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStudents from Texas A&amp;M and other universities participate in Chillennium at the Hildebrand Equine Complex on Feb. 24. Photo by Laura McKenzie\/Texas A&amp;M University Division of Marketing &amp; Communications.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"general-slider__nav\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 13<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 14<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"general-slider__nav-button\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Slide 15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div> <!--\/\/.general-slider__inner -->\n<\/div> <!--\/\/.general-slider -->\n\n\n\n<script>\n\tif (window.acf) {\n\t\twindow.acf.addAction(\n\t\t\t\"render_block_preview\/type=general-slider\",\n\t\t\twindow.juicebloxGeneralSlider()\n\t\t);\n\t}\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/jam\/chillennium-2023\">online submission page<\/a> features titles such as \u201cRed Cell Rush Hour,\u201d \u201cTelltale Hearts\u201d and \u201cHeartLink,\u201d described by co-creator Wayne Page as \u201ca story about two robots in a post-apocalyptic world, trying to find each other and get themselves out of an experimental maze.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne can jump and one can climb,\u201d said Page, a digital media arts student from Prairie View A&amp;M University who worked on the game\u2019s graphics. \u201cThey use these two abilities to work together and make it out of the level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chillennium\u2019s longtime faculty adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/staff\/andre-thomas\/\">Andr\u00e9 Thomas<\/a> said he\u2019s happy to see student attendance continuing to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic put the event on a two-year hiatus. Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/today.tamu.edu\/2022\/04\/05\/students-put-their-game-design-skills-to-the-test-at-chillennium\/\">triumphant return<\/a> of Chillennium last spring, Thomas says the rebuilding process is well underway, with this year\u2019s competition attracting around 230 students from 24 schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve almost doubled from last year because a lot of the students who came last year said, \u2018Yes. We want to come again,\u2019\u201d Thomas said. \u201cA great example is LSU. I think they had 12 or 15 students last year. They&#8217;re coming with three buses this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others came from as far as Pennsylvania and Illinois to enjoy a full weekend of hard work, camaraderie and networking. In addition to the student organizers and competitors, the event is attended by dozens of industry professionals \u2014 many of them former Texas A&amp;M students \u2014 who serve as mentors and judges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI love to come back and support the next generation of leaders in technology and in games,\u201d said Gracie Arenas Strittmatter, a two-time Texas A&amp;M graduate in computer science and visualization. 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