About 8-Bit Jam
8-Bit Jam is a hackathon/game jam happening on August 22nd in Great Falls, Virginia for Fairfax County high school students! With a team of 2-4 of your friends, build a game, submit it to one of our categories, and win prizes completely for free! Enjoy food, mini-games/tournaments, sidequests, and more at this memorable event. Fill out the interest form with your email now, or read the FAQ for more specific information.
Get started
Sign up for an account on the 8-Bit Jam website now by clicking on this link! You can manage and customize your registration in the future on the dashboard page as well.
Prizes
2-Year CodeCrafters VIP Memberships
The best overall team members will each receive a 2-year CodeCrafters VIP Membership worth $720!
1-Year CodeCrafters VIP Memberships
The best innovation category winning team members will each receive a 1-year CodeCrafters VIP Membership worth $360!
6-Month CodeCrafters VIP Memberships
The best simulation category winning team members will each receive a 6-month CodeCrafters VIP Membership worth $180!
Aseprite Product Keys
The best style category winning team members will each receive a permanent Aseprite product key worth $20!
.xyz Domains
2 runner-up teams will have their members each receive a .xyz domain worth $15 that's free for the first year!
SparkCloud Domains
Every team gets a free SparkCloud account and domain to host their game online permanently!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Ramandeep Arora
Stanley Black & Decker Software Engineer
Shreyas Aswar
UC Davis Health Software Engineer
Mandar Chaudhari
Land IQ Software Engineer
Tony Hsu
8-Bit Jam Team Lead
Philip Amador
8-Bit Jam Marketing Manager
Jalal Muhammad
8-Bit Jam Finance Manager
Aiden Holbert
8-Bit Jam Technology Manager
Judging Criteria
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Best Overall
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Best Innovation
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Best Simulation
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Best Style
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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