Common Terms
Here is a listing of common terms we use when talking about Global Game Jam. Refer back here if you get lost.
Term | Meaning |
GGJ | Global Game Jam - The main, yearly, 48 hour jam event. Can also be used to refer to Global Game Jam inc, the charity who run the event. |
Board | Team who meet once a month to help define the future direction of Global Game Jam, and the charitable organisation who run it. |
ED | Executive Director - The person who oversees the incorporated charity as a whole, leads on fundraising and guides the board. (currently: Tim Cullings). |
DO | Director of Operations - The person who oversees the whole event, and makes sure it runs as smoothly as possible.
(currently: Charly Harbord). |
DC | Director of Communications - The person in charge of the GGJ social media presence and community management and outreach with the GGJ jammer and organizer communities. Currently: Tarja Porkka-Kontturi |
EC | Executive Committee - the core team of volunteers who work with the EP to make the event happen. |
RO(s) | Regional Organiser(s) - the volunteer(s) who works at the heart of your region, talking to and supporting all the sites in a particular geographic area |
SO(s) | Site organiser(s) - the key responsible person(s) for each local GGJ site. |
Jammer(s) | Attendee(s) of the jam event, who work together over 48 hours to make games. |
Keynote | The video shown at the start of each GGJ event in every location to kick off the weekend. |
Theme | The super top secret (until 5pm in Hawaii the day the jam starts!) topic for the game jam. |
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