Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo Key Dates

Mark the dates! Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo will kick off in January and run through April.

From registration to when we’re announcing the winners, see the calendar below for the dates you need to know. Check back frequently in November and December as new webinars and workshop dates will be added.

November 2024

  • 4: Site Registration Opens
  • 15: Educational Resources Launch
  • 25: Weird Techniques: Parts of misinformation that have never been gamified – Webinar (Watch the Recording Here)

From 15 Nov. through Jan. 11, new resources will be added to this site. The project will have regular webinars and workshops on the topics of disinformation, serious games and more.

December 2025

  • 2: Jam Registration Opens
  • 4: So you want to make a disinformation game? – Webinar (Watch the Recording Here)
  • 6-8: Meet us at Games Gathering in Kyiv
  • 10: Being Bad: Applying Inoculation to Game Design – Webinar (Watch the Recording Here)
  • 12-13: Meet us at GDS in Prague

January 2025

Round 1: Two Days

  • 17: First possible date for 2-day jam

Teams participating in Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo separately from the Global Game Jam can select any two-day window between 17-26 Jan.

This stage is a non-competitive jam stage.

Games will not be judged following Round 1. During Round 1, teams are encouraged to explore creative and innovative ways that they can address the topic of disinformation though their games.

  • 20-26: Global Game Jam
  • 26: First Round Jam Submission Date

Round 2: Two Weeks

  • 27: Two-Week Hackathon Starts

There will be available webinars, office hours and mentoring to support teams from 27 Jan – 8 Feb.

During Round 2, teams should expand upon or rework their Round 1 game. Mentors will be available to offer feedback and expertise to participants.

Jammers who did not participate in Round 1 are eligible to join the jam and participate in Round 2.

  • 29: Інструменти пропаганди, які можна використовувати при створенні відеоігор – Webinar
  • 30: Malign Information Influence and Vulnerabilities in the Gaming Sphere – Webinar

February 2025

  • 9: Two-Week Hackathon ends. Round 2 jam submission due 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

Ukrainian teams can submit their two-week game projects/prototypes for consideration for one of 20 $1,000 USD microgrants.

As of 20 February, Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo has been paused until further notice.

We are awaiting guidance from the U.S. Department of State around resuming in the project. You can view our full statement here. We will share any additional updates or we have more information as we receive it.

Round 3: Two Months

  • Two-Month Hackathon Starts

There will be available office hours and mentoring to support teams from Feb 21-April 1, including business model mentoring. A minimum of one in-person event is planned for in each jam country during the 2-month period.

During Round 3, teams will design, develop, iterate and refine their games to submit as part of the global competition. At the end of Round 3, teams will submit their games.

Jammers who did not participate in Round 1 or 2 can request to join the jam after Round 3 begins; however, decisions around admittance will be made on a case-by-case basis by the organizers.

  • 10-17: Judging for $1K Microgrants (Ukrainian teams only)
  • 18: 20 Round 3 Ukrainian Finalists Announced

March 2025

Office hours and mentoring to support teams from Feb 21-April 1, including business model mentoring.

April 2025

  • Two-Month Hackathon ends.
  • Global Judging

May 2025

  • Global Winners announced.

May 2025 – March 2026

The post-jam production timeline for the winners will run from June 2025 – March 2026. Winning games will launch in Spring 2026.