The first phase of AFINEX has come to an end after two months dedicated to 3D printing, with dozens of activities including workshops, conferences, exhibitions and open days organized across several cities.
AFINEX now moves to a new field: video game development.
For the next two months, the program will focus on the different stages of creating a video game, bringing together technical and creative skills and giving participants the opportunity to learn, collaborate and develop their own game projects.
A Program Built Around Game Creation
The program will begin with a series of separate workshops, each focusing on a specific aspect of game development.
These workshops may cover topics such as:
Character Creation
Environment Creation
Game Scenario & Storytelling
Game Design & Gameplay
3D Modeling & Game Assets
Game Development & Programming
Sound Design for Games
Game Testing & Prototyping
The objective is to allow participants to develop the different skills required to create a video game and to help them identify complementary profiles with whom they can later work as a team.
AFINEX Game Jam
The workshops will lead to the main practical challenge of this phase: the AFINEX Game Jam.
A Game Jam is an event where participants, individually or in teams, must imagine and create a small video game within a limited period of time, generally around a theme or challenge announced at the beginning.
The objective is not necessarily to produce a completely finished game. The goal is to create a playable prototype that demonstrates the project's concept, gameplay, universe and potential.
For AFINEX, the Game Jam can be organized over four to five days, with a combination of online and in-person work.
The first part can take place online, with the launch of the theme, team formation, ideation and the beginning of development.
The final two or three days can then take place in person as an intensive mini-bootcamp, allowing teams to work together, test their prototypes and benefit from the support of mentors.
The Game Jam will also be an opportunity to identify talents and form multidisciplinary teams by bringing together developers, game designers, artists, 3D designers, sound designers and other creative profiles.
From Prototype to Project
At the end of the Game Jam, each team will present its game or prototype before a jury.
The jury can evaluate several aspects of the projects, including:
Quality and originality of the concept
Gameplay
Technical implementation
Artistic execution
Storytelling and game universe
Coherence with the announced theme
Project potential
Quality of the pitch and presentation
The objective is not only to identify the best prototype, but also to identify the teams and projects with the strongest potential for further development.
From AFINEX Game Jam to Gamers Lab
The Game Jam will therefore not be considered as an isolated event.
It will serve as a gateway to Gamers Lab, allowing the most promising projects and teams to continue developing their games with more structured support.
The overall pathway will be:
Game Jam → Rapid Prototype → Accompaniment & Bootcamp → Jury Presentation → Selection of the Best Projects → Qualification for Gamers Lab in Oran
Through this program, AFINEX aims to create a complete pathway for people interested in video game development: learning the different components of game creation, forming teams, producing a first playable prototype, receiving support, and giving the most promising projects an opportunity to continue their development.