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“Global Game Jam Uruguay,” with support from ANTEL and Universidad ORT Uruguay

January 25, 2012
From January 27 to 29, 2012, the “Global Game Jam Uruguay” took place at the Telecommunications Tower, with support from ANTEL and the School of Communication and Design at Universidad ORT Uruguay. The event virtually brings together thousands of video game creators from around the world through 250 venues in 46 countries, with Uruguay participating for the first time. On January 27, Carolina Cosse, President of ANTEL; Eduardo Hipogrosso, Dean of the School of Communication and Design; and Gonzalo Frasca, Professor of Video Games at the school, held a press conference in the Interactive Room of the Telecommunications Tower.

The "Global Game Jam," organized by the International Game Developers Association, is a global event launched four years ago to facilitate the exchange of experiences among video game developers, programmers, designers, musicians, animators, and illustrators—both amateurs and professionals.

The jams bring together developers, students, and video game enthusiasts. The event began with an instructional video, after which participants had to create a video game in 48 hours based on a global theme that was revealed to them: “The snake that eats its own tail.” All the video games are available on the event’s website.

Games created by Uruguayan participants:

  • Boron
  • Ouroboros Rage Rush
  • Steamballs
  • Jellyfish
  • ParaParaParanoid
  • Wuji GO!
  • Concentric

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The global event featured talks by five internationally renowned designers: Will Wright, creator of The Sims and SimCity; Brenda Brathwait, designer of Wizardry; John Romero, co-creator of Doom; Baiyon, artist for PixelJunk Eden ; and Dr. Frasca, Creative Director at Powerful Robot.