That was a very interesting read. Thanks for digging into the data. I wish I would have seen this before writing my game jam article, I certainly would have quoted it!
The entries/participant data is very interesting. Personally, I won’t even join a jam until my submission is ready! I enjoy writing for jams, but I don’t like there being the stress that someone might be expecting me to finish a project.
I also like how you displayed the featured or not data. It makes sense to me that featured jams would get more people signing up that end up not submitting anything vs jams that get their participants through narrower channels (like a topic-specific discord server).
That was a very interesting read. Thanks for digging into the data. I wish I would have seen this before writing my game jam article, I certainly would have quoted it!
The entries/participant data is very interesting. Personally, I won’t even join a jam until my submission is ready! I enjoy writing for jams, but I don’t like there being the stress that someone might be expecting me to finish a project.
I also like how you displayed the featured or not data. It makes sense to me that featured jams would get more people signing up that end up not submitting anything vs jams that get their participants through narrower channels (like a topic-specific discord server).
This is really useful for someone considering running a jam in the near future, thanks!