Welcome to the largest game development event in the Arab World

Game Zanga is an event for game development enthusiasts all over the MENA region.
The Zanga, known in english as a “Game Jam” is one of the most popular game development activities in the world. It brings together developers of all skill levels and to meet, learn from each other, experiment and develop games within a short time period and based on a specific theme. Game Jams are usually no longer than a week and the theme ensures all games are made within the jam time. It also offers a challenge and helps push participants to innovate and think outside the norm.
The Zanga is open to game development enthusiasts of all ages, backgrounds and skill levels, whether you are a industry professional or you’ve never made a game before. The obstacles to development are practically non existent these days and there are free development tools available. Some tools make it possible to create fun games without needing to write a single line of code as well as plenty of content and libraries that you can use in your games for free.
GameZanga is a non profit initiative by the GameTako community to promote and support the game industry. It is now organized by volunteers from game dev communities across the Arab World.
The 8th GameZanga will take place from the 17th (Friday) to the 19th (Sunday) of August 2018. Participants can join one of multiple local jam sites in different cities or jam remotely online if no jam site is available nearby.

Game Instructions

Games made during the Zanga must observe the following:

• Available platforms: Web (browsers), Mobile (Android) and PC (Windows). We recommend choosing Web as a platform or supporting it to allow more people to easily play your game.
  
• Maximum downloadable size: Web browsers (50mb), Mobile Android (150mb), Windows PC (250mb). We recommend keeping your download size as small as possible to allow more people to easily download and play your game.
  
• Available Tech: All.
  
• Language: Arabic or English. Supporting Arabic in any written content in your game (UI, instructions, narrative...etc.) is recommended but not mandatory.
  
• Theme: ??? (The theme will be revealed at midnight Thursday/Friday August 17th.).
  

Zanga Terms and Conditions

1. You must follow the game instructions above.
   
2. To participate in the Zanga you must follow the theme.
   
3. Games have to uploaded before midnight August 19th (Sunday night). No games will be accepted after this deadline.
   
4. You must start working on your game at the beginning of the Zanga (August 17th) after the theme is announced.
   
5. The rights to any game developed during the Zanga belong to the team members that developed the game.
   
6. When using code, visual or audio content that is premade (not by you) you must respect the copyrights off that content. You can use code, libraries and content found online if it is free and open source or if you have obtained a license to use it. You can also use any code or content that you or a member of your team created before the Zanga as part of another project. However, as mentioned in point 3, work on the Zanga game cannot begin before the 17th of August. GameZanga’s organizers will investigate content sources so it is recommended to mention sources in your game’s info. Always give credit where credit is due.
   
7. Zanga organizers have the right to disqualify and remove any participants or teams for behavior that negatively affects the spirit of the Zanga and disrupts the Zanga experience for other participants.
   

Participation Instructions

1. Fill out the registration form to participate in the Zanga (https://goo.gl/forms/w7jZueNAq3SbXYAo1). Note: If you are in a team make sure every member of your team registers as well.
   
2. Voting forms for the theme of the Zanga will be sent out via email. Keep an eye on your inbox and the GameZanga website for that.
   
3. Once you’re done developing your game, a link will be sent to you via email with instructions on how to upload the game.
   

Judging

The responsibility of judging the games will fall on all participants in the Zanga. Every participant will be able to evaluate the games and rate them on the games’ pages according to the following criteria:

• Theme: How well the game follows the theme and if it interprets it in interesting ways. Is the game’s connection to the theme clear or vague?
  
• Fun Factor: Is the game fun? Do you find yourself wanting to play it again after it is over?
  
• Innovation: Is the concept new? Is it presented in a new way? Are there any ideas in it that you haven’t seen before?
  
• Visuals (Graphics): Evaluate the visuals not only on technical skill but also art style, direction and how well it suits the game.
  
• Audio: Evaluate the music and sound effects in the game based on how much you enjoy it and how well it is designed and technically executed.