JPEG

Welcome to JPEG!

July 5-6th, join us for an overnight gender-focused game jam with 70+ teens at Carleton University. You'll have 25 hours to make a game from a picture...

Are you ready?

SIGN UP

BUILD

Create your game in 25h

SHOWCASE

Demo your game

SCHEDULE

1:30 PM	Registration Opens
2:00 PM	Registration Closes + Game #1
2:30 PM	Opening Ceremony + Icebreakers
3:00 PM	Workshop #1 - Boba Drops
5:00 PM	Workshops #2 & #3 - Kaplay & Jumpstart
6:30 PM	Dinner
11:00 PM	????
12:00 AM	Midnight Surprise
1:00 AM	????
6:00 AM	Breakfast
12:00 PM	Submissions Due + Lunch
2:00 PM	Peer Voting
2:30 PM	Awards
3:00 PM	Go Home

If you build three technical projects and spend 30 hours of coding by Oct 31st,

Build cool projects
Submit them to Athena
Fly to NYC for an all girls hackathon

START Since JPEG is an Athena event, coding at JPEG will earn you Artifacts for Athena!

WORKSHOPS

Learn Pygame, soldering, webdev and more!

Want to host a workshop? Mention that in the sign up form!

AWESOME TIME

Free food, fun games, secret prizes, new friends. Welcome to people of ALL skill levels!

TIME

JULY 5 2:00PM -
JULY 6 3:00PM

LOCATION

Carleton University, Richcraft Hall

1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6

Is everything free?

EVERYTHING IS FREE!!

Food, drinks, t-shirt, swag, & vibes! Just show up!

FAQ

Can't find your question below?
Shoot us an email at renran@hackclub.com!

What to bring?

Laptop, charger, drawing tablet, and anything you need to make a game
Sleeping bag + whatever you need to spend the night
~~Whatever you need to take a shower~~
Update: THERE ARE NO SHOWERS, BE PREPARED

Am I eligible?

18 or under? If yes, you're eligible! Any uncertainities, shoot us a quick email renran@hackclub.com

New to coding?

We have plenty of mentors here to help! You can attend workshops and ask peers too.

My parents are worried!

We're here to help! They can check out the Parent Guide!
Still unsure? Email renran@hackclub.com

REC

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"A photo is worth a thousand lines of code"