FSU Jam 2025,  is open to Fitchburg State University Game Design students and alumni. It will run Oct 20-24, 2025.

Eligibility:

• Fitchburg State University Game Design students, including
  • Game Design majors and minors
  • Computer Science majors in the Game Programming concentration
  • Any students enrolled in a GAME class this semester
• FSU Game Design / Game Programming alumni

Timeline:

• The FSU Fall Jam runs from Monday, Oct 20 - Friday, Oct 24, 2025
• Kickoff Event will be Monday, Oct 20, 9:30 AM - in Conlon 331
  • Game Faculty will reveal the theme and answer any questions
  • We encourage attendance if it doesn't conflict with a non-Game classes
  • Kickoff will be recorded and shared with participants (here on itch.io & Discord)
• Games should be submitted before 3:30 PM on Friday, Oct 24
• Game Showcase from 3:30 to 5:00 on Friday, Oct 24 in Conlon 329/331
  • Teams will set up their game at a desk/computer science-fair style

2025 Theme: GHOSTS!

• Feel free to interpret this theme as loosely as you like. 
• Is Ghost a noun? A verb? 
• Is this about specters, wights, the restless dead, shades etc? 
• Or about memory, history, traces, palimpsests? 
• Remember that your games could also be tabletop too so think about the ghost in rpgs and the like as well.

Theme & Games:

• Games should incorporate or interpret the theme in any way the team sees fit.
• Games can be created with ANY tools, digital or analog
• Unity, Unreal, Scratch, Twine, board game, tabletop RPG, if it's a game, you can make it!

Participation:

•  All students taking a GAME class are strongly encouraged to participate in the Fall Game Jam
• Some classes may require participation , which may contribute to your course grade -- check your syllabus!
• Some GAME classes will be suspended for the week - check with your instructor to confirm.
• Please do NOT skip your non-Game classes to participate in the Jam. Your LAS courses are essential to your education!
• Game Design labs will be available for current students during lab hours
  
• Faculty will generally be around during their class periods

Discord:

• The FSU Game Design Discord - GAME JAMS category may be used during the jam to organize teams & communicate with one another.
• Participants who engage in offensive or toxic behavior will be removed from the server

 Teams:

• Teams can be any size (including solo), though we recommend teams of 2-4 people with different levels of experience
• You can form teams on the Discord Server, on your own, or at the Jam kickoff
• Experienced jammers -- please include new freshmen or transfer students in your teams!