🎮 About the Event:

Join us at the 8th annual Winnipeg Game Jam, aka PegJam, the highly anticipated video game development challenge hosted by the Winnipeg Game Collective in Winnipeg, Manitoba! Create video games from scratch over the course of a weekend with a community of programmers, designers, artists, writers, musicians and more. Our community includes students, hobbyists, indie developers, professionals and everyone in between. Whether you're just starting your journey into game development or an experienced game developer this is the perfect opportunity to bring your ideas to life.

🚀 What to Expect:

• Gaining Experience: Level up your skills in a real-world game development environment, tackling challenges and learning from every step of the process.

• Collaboration: Work alongside other passionate game developers, combining your talents and ideas to create something amazing as a team.

• Showcase: Present your game to a supportive community, get valuable feedback, and celebrate your hard work together.

• Guest Speakers: Gain insights from industry professionals who will share their experiences and tips on successful game development.

📅 Schedule:

• Thurs, Feb 20:

  • 4:30 pm | Doors Open/Registration

  • 4:30 pm - 5:30pm | Festival

  • 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm | PegJam Radio Live

  • 6:15 pm - 7:45 | Speakers

  • 8:00 pm | Doors Close

• Fri, Feb 21:

  • 10:00 am | Doors Open/Registration

  • TBA | Matchmaking Session

  • TBA | Workshop Session #1

  • TBA | Matchmaking Session

  • TBA | Workshop Session #2

  • TBA | Matchmaking Session

  • TBA | Workshop Session #3

  • 10:00 pm | Doors Close

• Sat, Feb 22:

  • 10:00 am | Doors Open/Registration

  • TBA | Matchmaking Session

  • TBA | Workshop Session #4

  • TBA | Matchmaking Session

  • TBA | Workshop Session #5

  • TBA | Workshop Session #6

  • 10:00 pm | Doors Close

• Sun, Feb 23:

  • 10:00 am | Doors Open/Registration

  • TBA | Workshop Session #7

  • TBA | Workshop Session #8

  • TBA | Showcase

  • 8:00 pm | Doors Close

FAQ

What is a game jam?

"Jam" is a reference to musical jam sessions. Similarly, the goal with a "game jam" is to come together and make a video game, or a non-digital (analog) game like a board game or card game. The brief time span is meant to help encourage creative thinking which results in small but innovative and experimental games.

Who can participate in PegJam?

Anyone and everyone is welcome! Experience is not necessary but a game jam does require some degree of self directed participation. Participants can include programmers, designers, artists, writers, musicians or even knitters, gardeners, architects and more! You could even work on a board game, and then there's no need for code! To get the most out of the event we encourage all attendees to walk through some basic tutorials prior to the event.

Where do I get tickets?

Tickets for both the festival and the game jam are available on Zeffy! https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/winnipeg-game-jam--2025

Is this event in-person or online?

The location of the event including the Festival+Game Jam will be taking place in person at Red River College Polytechnic's Exchange District Campus in the Manitou A Bi Bii Daziigae building. Participants are also welcome to participate remotely instead or do a mix of the two via Discord. https://dsc.gg/pegjam

Do I need to have a team? Can I work solo?

You can work either as a team or solo. If you are looking for a team or have a team and are looking for additional members, we will do our best to help match you up at the jam!

About Us

Winnipeg Game Collective

Winnipeg Game Collective is a game development community representing programmers, designers, artists, musicians and other related fields based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The collective promotes the discipline of game development to all members of the community regardless of experience in a supportive, collaborative and inclusive environment.

• Discord: https://dsc.gg/gamecollective

• Website: https://www.pegjam.com/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/winnipeg_game_collective

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pegjam.bsky.social

• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pegjam

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pegjam