In the call held at 42 Madrid, participants were challenged to create and program a video game about sport, accessibility and telecommunications.
The participating teams learned about these topics during the launch of the call, which added an extra dose of surprise. Each of them selected one on which to create their proposal which, after a prior selection of 10 finalists, they presented in a disputed final.
During the development of the Jam, all participants They also had the advice and support of four exceptional mentors: Diego Gómez Martil, ex-jammer and CTO and Project Manager of Barqia Sports, startup belonging to the Start IN Up Program, the incubation and acceleration program of Madrid in Game; Laura Climent Aumente and Adrián Hernández Prieto, also former jammers and winners of the 4th edition, and Alejandro Antón, video game designer and programmer who has developed his professional career in Spain, the United States and Mexico.
The 10 finalists selected They presented their creations to a jury of experts formed by Sara Gutiérrez Olivera, technical advisor of Madrid in Game; Juan Pablo Guzmán Fernández, CEO of Infinite Thread (one of the 58 startups that are currently incubated in the Development Center of the Video Game Campus); Javier Espinosa, head of software at Telefónica Innovación Digital and Roberto Tadeu, manager of strategic relations in gaming at Telefónica.
During the final, the ten teams had three minutes of time to present his ideas to the aforementioned jury in a disputed presentation. After a time of deliberation by the jury, Cabezaovos and give me a cable They were awarded and chosen as the two best video games of this edition respectively. He joined them Akabocrecognized as Most creative idea.
The awards ceremony for the fifth edition of Madrid in Game Hack Jams was carried out by Virginia Blanco, general director of Innovation of the Madrid City Council, and Pablo Mateos Torodirector of 42 Madrid.
Both the award-winning proposals and the other video games presented throughout the Game Jam They are available on the Itch.io platform totally free.
