This event encourages participants from all over the world to create a video game prototype based on a theme over the course of a weekend. It’s more than 6500 participants in 44 countries giving body and soul to complete their objectives. The organization of the Montreal Game Jam is the union of multiple universities from Montreal (ETS through Conjure, Concordia through IGDA Concordia and UQAT) whose mandate is to promote Montreal’s video game industry.

When? January 27-28-29 2012 in Montréal. Have a look at the schedule!

Over the last few years, the video game industry has expanded tremendously in Montreal due to the emerging studios and our city is now recognized as a leader of this industry (the Silicon Valley of video game).

Our mission as the Montreal Game Jam is to gather students, amateurs and professionals to stimulate the creation of innovative ideas. We want to nurture the collaboration in the Montreal community.

There are 3 sites for the first edition of the Montreal Game Jam: ETS, Concordia University and UQAT which has a few classes at ETS. This means we have a total of 150 places available.