{"id":19594,"date":"2024-02-26T16:20:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T22:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/?p=19594"},"modified":"2024-02-26T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T22:28:40","slug":"college-students-from-across-the-country-to-compete-in-chillennium-game-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvfa.tamu.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/26\/college-students-from-across-the-country-to-compete-in-chillennium-game-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"College Students From Across The Country To Compete In Chillennium Game Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Chillennium<\/a>, known as the world\u2019s largest student-run game jam, returns Friday through Sunday at the Hildebrand Equine Center on the Texas A&M University campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students from across the country will compete to create a fully functioning and playable video game based on a single prompt in just 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored by the Texas A&M School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts<\/a>, the event earned \u201cmost participants in a collegiate in-person game jam\u201d recognition in 2017 from Guinness World Records with 311 participants. The event has bounced back after a COVID hiatus in 2020 and 2021, and last year\u2019s event<\/a> drew 230 students from 24 schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 230 participants have registered this year from in state (University of Houston, University of Texas, University of Texas at San Antonio, Prairie View A&M, Tarleton State University, Trinity Valley Community College, Houston Community College) and out (Louisiana State University, University of Massachusetts, University of Tulsa, University of Central Missouri, Southern New Hampshire University, Full Sail University).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andersen Wood, Chillennium director and junior Visualization<\/a> student, noted the benefits of participants traveling from all over for the game jam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt blows me away every time to see the level of talent that comes through from every state,\u201d Wood said. \u201cThe competing schools have really talented students, and they bring their professors who are great to talk to. It is a delight every year to have all of these schools come in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal is to make connections, Wood said, and for students to expand their skill sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo one is going to make the best game of their life in 48 hours,\u201d he said. \u201cThat kind of thing takes time. But if you want to try something new and experiment, and get your hands dirty on a new concept and a new part of the pipeline, and meet really cool industry people, this is a great place to make connections and try new things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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