How to Participate in Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo
Stage 2 Instructions
Stage 2 is two-week game jam / hackathon running from 27 Jan. – 9 Feb. 2025. During Stage 2, teams can create new game or should expand upon or rework their Stage 1 game. Jammers who did not participate in Stage 1 are eligible to join the jam and participate in Stage 2.
Register
Register as either a Global Jammer or a Ukrainian Jammer
After your register, you will receive an email from the United with Ukraine team as to how to access the game upload portal.
Stage 2 Overview
Stage 2
The two-week hackathon period begins immediately following the Stage 1 jam window, starting on 27 January. During these two weeks, GGJ will host mentor office hours, offer additional workshops and expand the educational resource library. Participants from Stage 1 will receive an email with the sessions scheduled for Stage 2 by 28 January. This schedule will also be posted on the Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo website.
During the two-week hackathon, 27 January – 9 February 2025, teams should expand upon or rework their Stage 1 game. Note: Jammers who did not participate in Stage 1 are still eligible to participate in Stage 2. For global jammers, Stage 2 will not be a competitive stage, but teams that submit games will receive feedback on their games to help strengthen their Stage 3 submission.
Teams should upload their two-week game to the Global Game Jam Portal no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-8) on 9 February.
All registered teams were sent additional instructions on submitting their Stage 2 build and around Stage 3 in early February. All information will also be posted on the unitedwithukraine.games and easily accessible through the homepage.
Next Stages Overview
Stage 3
Starts on 10 February. The two-month accelerator phase for Ukrainian teams will run from 10 February – 9 April 2025. Teams will design, develop, iterate and refine their games to submit as part of the global competition. At the end of Stage 3, teams will submit their final games, a trailer and a business/sustainability plan.
Ukrainian teams selected for the accelerator round will receive a detail scheduled upon being notified that they are advancing to Stage 3.
Global teams can start developing for Stage 3 on 10 Feb. Global teams should plan to submit their Stage 3 games by 9 April unless notified by their country’s Ctrl+Alt+Disinfo national organizer of an alternate submission date (no earlier than 9 April). [Any details around country-specific submission dates will be communicated to participants from that country in Stage 3.]
Teams will receive additional instructions on submitting to Stage 3 following Stage 2. All information will also be posted on the unitedwithukraine.games and easily accessible through the homepage.