The Orangutan Game Jam is a weekend workshop for ages 14-16 to learn game design and help endangered orangutans. Participants will learn essential game design aspects to create their first game. They will have the opportunity to design a game that will be tested by orangutans at a wildlife rescue center in Indonesia. The workshop will be held in June or July 2013 in Hong Kong and cover game design principles, programming, audio, and producing a paper prototype of the game over the weekend.

1. Orangutan Game Jam
Learn to Make Games and Help Endangered Species

2. Prerequisites
• Age Range: 14 -16 years
• One does not have to know anything about game
design before attending the workshop, but having some
experience in playing games is always an advantage.

3. Why?
• To learn essential aspects of game design and
understand the challenges of game designers. By the
end of the weekend, you will have your First Game
Ready.
• To learn valuable ICT skills and have fun designing
games.
• To help enrich the lives of captive orangutans
• To learn more about endangered species and
sustainability, especially in Indonesia

4. Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue
Centre in Indonesia
• You will be offered an opportunity
to design a game that will be tested with real For
orangutan. Who?
• The two apes living in this centre are already
experienced users of touch screens and ready to get
some new games to play.
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5. Design a Game
• Weekend Workshop June or July 2013
• Time: 10am - 4pm, Saturday and Sunday
• Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School
of Design, Hung Hom

6. Workshop Schedule
Saturday
• Game Design: Basic game design principles and game
mechanics
• Game Programming: Introduction to game
development software
• Game Audio: How to Use Audio to Enhance your
Game

7. Workshop Schedule
Sunday
• Finalizing Game Design
• Paper Prototyping
• Actual Game Production
• Review and Discussion

8. Contact
• Mrs Burrough paula.burrough@online.island.edu.hk
• For more information hanna.wirman@ployu.edu.hk