Cover Image for 24-hour Game Jam to Rethink Information
Cover Image for 24-hour Game Jam to Rethink Information
An academia-industry alliance to foster media innovation
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About Event

Co-organized by the Initiative for Media Innovation and InForm, and hosted by EPFL, this student game jam will focus on the theme of information. Topics could include fact-checking, combating deepfakes, and more.

Guided by a video game designer, a journalist and other IT industry experts, teams will have 24 hours to design and develop their prototypes. At the end, a pitch session will be organized in front of a jury and 3 winners will be selected and awarded exciting prizes!

General information

  • Free food and drinks

  • Coaching from a video game designer

  • Win CHF 3k in gaming gear, game keys, and more!

  • Register now (limited to 50 students)

Program

  • 17:00 : Check-in of participants

  • 17:10 : Welcome from IMI and EPFL

  • 17:20 : Introduction of the theme by InForm

  • 17:35 : Presentation of the game jam and the challenge by GameLab UNIL-EPFL

  • 17:50 : Creation of teams (max. 5 people per team)

  • 18:00 : Start of the game jam, moderated by LauzHack

Meals and beverages will be available throughout the event. In addition, video game designer Sandro Dall'Aglio will be present at various times to guide the teams.

Jury members

  • Olivier Michel, Crésus

  • Hassane Assendal, ELCA

  • Karine Papillaud et Patrick Vallélian, InForm

  • Maël Addoum, ISART Digital

  • Isaac Pante, GameLab Unil-EPFL

  • Gaël Hurlimann, EPFL

  • Mounir Krichane, IMI

Sponsors

This event is organized in collaboration with:

Location
BC Building (building of the IC faculty)
Chem. Alan Turing, 1015 Ecublens, Switzerland
An academia-industry alliance to foster media innovation
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