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10: Video Game Epidemiology, Sneeze Smells, and Game Jams

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The History of Game Jams

Game jams inherit from like a long history of artistic challenges, right? Like national novel writing month or nano-remo. But because video games are such a recent art form, we have what is believed to be the first recorded game jam from 2001. It was sent by Chris Hecker and the subject line is wacky invitation. The concept for the zero with annual indie game jam was born.

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