{"id":4081,"date":"2017-03-04T21:04:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T04:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/game-developers-participate-in-resist-jam-to-protest-oppressive-authoritarianism\/"},"modified":"2017-03-04T21:04:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T04:04:00","slug":"game-developers-participate-in-resist-jam-to-protest-oppressive-authoritarianism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/game-developers-participate-in-resist-jam-to-protest-oppressive-authoritarianism\/","title":{"rendered":"Game developers participate in Resist Jam to protest oppressive authoritarianism"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Game developers are doing their part to resist \u201coppressive authoritarianism\u201d in all of its forms through an event called Resist Jam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The jam runs from March 3 to March 11, and it included a series of talks and workshops leading up to the jam during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. More than 750 were signed up to participate.<\/p>\n

The organizers of the event wrote, \u201cThe global political climate grows increasingly terrifying by the day. We want to empower people to resist through the power of interactive media.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the judges for the event are\u00a0Rami Ismail<\/a>\u00a0of Vlambeer, Ron Gilbert<\/a>, Jamil Moledina of Google Play, and others. Games that opt in will be sold in a bundle on Itch.io<\/a>, with proceeds going to charity.<\/p>\n

In a kickoff talk,Ismail told the group, \u201cMaking games can change people\u2019s lives. We are to be the bards of this revolution.\u00a0Piss something off. Make something angry. If you\u2019re not doing that, you aren\u2019t resisting, Rami says. Your voice is powerful. Be the megaphone in your community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other speakers included Dan Cook and Mark DeLoura. Partners in the event include Indiecade, the International Game Developers Association, Devolver Digital, Raw Fury, Games for Change, and the Global Game Jam.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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