Playfab Hosting Seattle Game Jam Competition To Bring Region's Game Developers Together

What: 

Seattle-based game development technology company, PlayFab, is hosting a Seattle Game Jam the weekend of Friday, October 9  – Sunday, October 11. Taking place at SURF Incubator, more than one hundred game developers from throughout the region are expected to participate in the friendly competition – pitting teams of game developers, designers, industry professionals and students against each other to create the most interesting and engaging game possible over a short three-day period. Game devs of all experience levels are encouraged to take part in the jam-packed weekend, which will bring together industry professionals from a variety of backgrounds from indie studios to major developers. Under the theme "It's Alive," the event will have a special emphasis on creating online and cross-platform games. Free to participate, attendees will have a chance at taking home more than $500 in prizes, and bragging rights for a judges' and peoples' choice award as well as a special students' award for outstanding work from up and coming developers. With the local games industry now employing more than 17,000 people in Washington, PlayFab is celebrating a group of professionals that help pump more than $36 billion into the local economy. For more information and to sign up to participate, visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seattle-game-jam-tickets-18262010164 

When: 

Friday, October 9  – Sunday, October 11

Key media times include:

Idea Pitch – Friday @ 6pm

Judging & Awards – Sunday @ 5pm

Where: 

SURF Incubator

999 3^rd Avenue #700

Seattle, WA 98104

Who: 

PlayFab's CEO and games industry veteran, James Gwertzman, will be on-site all weekend and available for interviews to discuss the event, Seattle's significant indie games scene, and what it means to be a part of one of the region's fastest growing industries. James will be joined on the judging panel by three Seattle games industry elites, including – Matt Augustine, CTO of PlayFab and skilled games technology professional / Adam Lieb, CEO of Innervate and gaming community expert / Lisa Weeks, local marketing maven and entertainment industry vet – who will be available for interview on Sunday afternoon.