2017 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

75 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES 2017 School of Communication and Design Global Game Jam 2017 in Uruguay Fourteen video games were created by teams of programmers and video game designers at the sixth edition of the Global Game Jam in Uruguay, organized by Uruguay Gamer and the Video Game Department of the School of Communication and Design. The event took place from January 20 to 22 at Sinergia Cowork. This global event, organized by the International Game Developers Association, was created to facilitate the exchange of experiences among video game developers, programmers, designers, musicians, animators, and illustrators. In 2017, it was held simultaneously in 92 countries with more than 36,000 participants, who had to create a video game in 48 hours based on a global theme revealed to them at the event. This year’s international theme was Waves. Recreación 17: “Real-World Design Experiences in Uruguay” Recreación is an academic space for collaboration with companies that brings together, under the Integrative Project, proposals from final-year students in the Bachelor’s programs in Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, and Multimedia Design. In this edition, held from February 21 to 23, 58 companies participated, for which 67 projects were completed. Some of the participating companies and institutions were: Caro Criado, Estudio Claro, Delishop, Girasoles, Glück, La Huella, Los Murales del Hospital Saint Bois, Madison, MB Uniformes, Menini Nicola, Mesa Brava, Mosca, Rotunda, Salmuera, Savia, Tan Verde, Volverás A Mí, Yo Desayuno, and Zurra.