As you might already know, people all across China are doing their best to overcome the dangerous 2019-nCoV Coronavirus outbreak. We stand united together with the world in the hopes of defeating this epidemic threatening humanity.

Over the past weeks the Coronavirus has had a far-reaching impact on the livelihood of citizens, communities, industries and economy locally and world-wide. Even as we speak, medical teams, relief workers and many others are fighting tirelessly on the frontlines to prevent more tragedies and protecting those in danger.

While ‘Plague, Inc’ returned to top of the charts offering gamers some relief in the form of black humour, we await with bated breath day by day following each new development. As game developers we couldn’t help but wonder how we can contribute to bring hope, inspiration and support through the unique medium of Video Games.

Thus, we have raised our hands in unison to create ‘Gaming Spirit Bomb’ - a 10 day global game jam that will combine our energy for good. The purpose is to provide insight into different perspectives and experiences through themes such as “Infection Prevention and Crisis Control”, “Self-protection and Mental health”, “Pressures medical workers face”, “Economy and social order”, “Crisis management”, “Fake news and Misinformation” ,“Unfair Discrimination” etc.

We hope through this initiative we can create engaging interactive experiences to help people gain a better understanding of the current situation as well as how to prepare for future public health emergencies. Of course, another key purpose is to provide hope, relief and encouragement for the people of China, especially those working on the front-line as well as those suffering from the virus.

All game demos made for this event will be made available online as a free download, not for commercial use. A donation option will be made available for players to pledge their support, with all proceeds going directly to Wuhan - the main city suffering from Coronavirus. The money will directly go to Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College of HUST (https://www.tjh.com.cn). Our friends at NEKCOM Entertainment based locally in Wuhan will personally facilitate the donation process to ensure full transparency and direct transfer. The hospital will also publicly provide records of the donation.

As the name implies, by forming the biggest “Gaming Spirit Bomb” possible we hope to collect positive energy from all over the world in order to defeat the evil of the Coronavirus, please lend us your hand!

• Classic online Game Jam rules - with the Coronavirus situation as the theme.
• Complete a game demo and submit in 10 days: 10th Feb - 19th Feb, 2020 (You can submit your game any time during this period, no need to wait until the deadline)
• Team or individual submissions all acceptable, no limits to team size.
• No specific requirements on platforms or game engines
• The event purpose is to provide insight into different perspectives and experiences through themes such as “Infection Prevention and Crisis Control”, “Self-protection and Mental health”, “Pressures medical workers face”, “Economy and social order”, “Crisis management”, “Fake news and Misinformation” ,“Unfair Discrimination” etc.
• We hope to bring hope and encouragement to those suffering from the virus.
• We discourage any negative expressions or offensive satirical content, please understand that our goal is to bring positivity to those who are suffering.
• Please do not feature political commentary, excessive violence or sexual content.
• Developers shall be responsible for all copyrights related to their submitted game demo and solely liable for any potential copyright disputes and infringements.
• By participating in the Gaming Spirit Bomb Jam, developers give CiGA and it's affiliates permission to share and distribute the game demo for charitable purposes of supporting relief for Wuhan Coronavirus.  CiGA and it's affiliates claim no copyright or ownership of the game demo (including code, assets, executables).

HOW TO SUBMIT:

For Jammers outside of China please provide the following information and game demo executable in the form of a zipped file and upload to https://www.dropbox.com/request/ZcBLh4GfcykfyyfKUffr

Required Information:

• Team/ individual name
• Number of members in the team (if applicable)
• Game Title
• Target platform and game engine used
• Description of your game, background, idea, how to play
• Words you would like to express to Chinese game devs and people of China
• You can record a video to show how to play your game, either a screen recording or live demonstration are both acceptable, please also place this together in the zip file uploaded.
• Photo of your team/individual (Optional)
• Name the zip file: "Team name + Game name + Country"
• We also encourage you to create a Support Video: Show your Solidarity for China (see info below)

As part of the upcoming Spirit Bomb Game Jam fundraising support for the Coronavirus outbreak in China, we'd love for game devs around the world to join us in sending words of hope and support. You do not have to be a participant of the game jam to qualify - your words of support are enough!

Please create a short video and upload it to: https://www.dropbox.com/request/9QbogAdc8HzpMFweEtdA by 18th February. Your video will be featured on our Spirit Bomb Game Jam playlist on Bilibili.com for the wider public in China to view.

Video Specifications:

• Suggested video length 2-5 mins.
• English or Chinese is preferred, you are welcome to use your native language, however a translation will be needed in order to create subtitles.
• Please begin the video with a short introduction of yourself/ your team to let people learn about yourself and your games.
• It would be great if you can share a story or experience you think would be suitable for the current situation. Words of encouragement or experience shared with developers participating in the game jam is optional.
• It would be much appreciated if you could end the video with our event slogan: "Be Strong, China!" and conclude with a key art featuring the "Be Strong, China!" text + elements from your game. (Please also send this key art as an image file too if you can)
• Please do not feature political commentary during the video. The purpose of this initiative is to bring hope and encouragement in this time of turmoil. Our goal is to unite everyone around the world in the spirit of overcoming the Coronavirus through the unique interactive medium of games.

Please create the video in 16:9 aspect ratio, Mp4 format and in good resolution.

Please name the video file (or if you’re including any other material, group as a zip file) in this format: "Studio/Company name + your name + Country"

Upload to https://www.dropbox.com/request/9QbogAdc8HzpMFweEtdA by 18th February