{"id":15438,"date":"2026-01-30T10:44:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/?p=15438"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:47:38","slug":"global-game-jam-2026-mostar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/global-game-jam-2026-mostar\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Game Jam 2026 Mostar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Game Jam 2026 Mostar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>INTERA Technology Park is bringing <strong>Global Game Jam (GGJ)<\/strong> to Bosnia and Herzegovina for the very first time, officially placing Mostar on the global map of cities hosting the world\u2019s largest game development event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Game Jam is an international 48-hour creative marathon during which participants work in teams to develop a video game prototype \u2013 from idea to a playable solution \u2013 based on a theme revealed simultaneously across all GGJ locations worldwide. Every year, the event takes place in hundreds of cities around the globe, bringing together thousands of programmers, designers, artists, students, and gaming enthusiasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mostar as Part of the Global GGJ Community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By hosting Global Game Jam in Mostar, INTERA Technology Park is positioning Bosnia and Herzegovina within this prestigious global network for the first time. GGJ Mostar is not a classic competition, but rather an intensive collaborative experience focused on teamwork, knowledge exchange, and creative problem-solving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participation is open to everyone, including those without prior experience in game development. An interest in gaming, technology, and collaborative creative work is all that is required. Participants can register individually or as teams, with teams also being formed on site during the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location and Duration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> INTERA Technology Park, Bi\u0161\u0107e Polje bb, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina<br><strong>Dates:<\/strong> January 30 \u2013 February 1, 2026 (48-hour game jam)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Official Agenda \u2013 GGJ 2026 Mostar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 1 \u2013 Friday (January 30, 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>14:00 \u2013 19:00 | Registration and jammer check-in \/ technical pre-check for the community platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16:45 \u2013 17:00 | Talks \/ Keynotes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17:00 \u2013 18:00 | Welcome announcements and keynote video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18:00 \u2013 19:00 | Getting to know each other, ice breakers, and team formation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>19:00 \u2013 20:00 | Dinner and social time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20:00 \u2013 21:00 | Group pitches \u2013 what each team plans to build<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>21:00 onward | Teams start jamming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 2 \u2013 Saturday (January 31, 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>08:30 \u2013 09:00 | Morning exercise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>09:00 \u2013 10:00 | Breakfast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10:00 \u2013 11:00 | Check-in with all jammers and setup of GGJ accounts and project pages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:00 \u2013 11:45 | Presentation skills workshop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13:00 \u2013 14:00 | Lunch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14:00 \u2013 14:45 | GGJ pub quiz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17:00 \u2013 18:00 | Playtest \u2013 testing each other\u2019s games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18:00 \u2013 19:00 | Social \/ breakout activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>19:00 \u2013 20:00 | Dinner and social time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Day 3 \u2013 Sunday (February 1, 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>08:30 \u2013 09:00 | Morning exercise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>09:00 \u2013 10:00 | Breakfast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:00 \u2013 13:00 | Final sprint (crunch \/ last push)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13:00 \u2013 14:00 | Lunch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15:00 \u2013 17:00 | Game uploads to the Global Game Jam platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17:00 \u2013 18:00 | Short presentations \u2013 each team presents their game or gameplay video<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18:00 \u2013 19:00 | Clean-up and official closing of the event<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentors, Jury, and the Participant Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the event, teams are supported by mentors who provide guidance and constructive feedback, while a professional jury evaluates the projects at the end of the jam. Games are assessed based on innovation, technical execution, design, business potential, and presentation quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Game Jam Mostar offers participants a unique opportunity for intensive collaboration, networking, and hands-on creative work, as well as the chance to develop a concrete project within a very short timeframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Organization and Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Game Jam Mostar 2026 is organized by <strong>INTERA Technology Park<\/strong> as part of the <strong>CBC GAIN<\/strong> project, co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg VI-A IPA Programme Croatia \u2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina \u2013 Montenegro 2021\u20132027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the realization of the event and the provision of prizes, the organizers would like to thank the partners and friends of the event, including Eronet, Katarina, Web studio, ZK Office, Leda, Bljesak, and Foto klub Mostar.<br><br>By hosting this event, Mostar officially joins the global Global Game Jam community and reinforces its potential as a meeting point for technology, creativity, and young talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":15436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15439,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15438\/revisions\/15439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intera.ba\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}