Welcome to the Event Worldbuilding Jam, a contest organized by the Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia (CITM) in the framework of the 3rd Indie Games TRS Congress. This contest will focus on the creation of a narrative and world building around a theme that will end up taking place in a real environment.
What does it consist of?
The idea is to create a playable, interactive or short narrative experience proposal that expands, reveals or interprets a part of the fictional world that surrounds the conference. It has to create a fantastic universe that matches the reality of the event and is deployed through the web-app, the activities and the participation of the attendees. The theme to follow is Spooky Xmas!
Award
The team that presents the best proposal will win a paid collaboration grant of 75 hours to develop the proposal.
Who can participate?
- CITM students of the academic year 2025-26
- Each team will be composed of a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 people.
Registration
- You have to submit your proposal before October 12, 2025 (inclusive), through the following link to the form.
- Only one registration per team is required.
What should the proposal have?
- World building dossier: A brief document (max. 10 pages) with the description of the created universe, including the historical or mythical context, its rules, types of society, factions, roles, spaces and the central conflict or mystery of the world.
- Characters and roles: Descriptions of the key characters (NPC) and archetypes (user roles) that inhabit this universe and how they relate to each other.
- Missions and mechanics: Proposal of a main mission (main quest) that structures the event and is solved by all the participants, and a minimum of three secondary missions (side quest), challenges or interactions that can be integrated into the web-app, aligned with the created narrative.
- Visual materials: Concept art, maps, diagrams or any other graphic resource that helps to communicate the aesthetics and the touch of the world (handmade, digital, or simple mockups). The art of the final proposal must be developed by the same team.
You can check the contest rules here.
For any questions you can contact the members of the organization:
- Mónica Martín – monica.martin.minguez@citm.upc.edu
- Lasse Lopfe – lasse.lopfe@citm.upc.edu