DSU to host annual Global Game Jam site
January 20, 2026
Dakota State’s Computer Game Design program is hosting a Global Game Jam site the weekend of January 30-Feburary 1.
Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the world’s largest game creation event designed to bring people together for 48 hours to create a game from start to finish. These can be video games, board games, or card games, as long as they relate to a central theme chosen annually.
Approximately 60 people participated last year, producing 15 games, according to Erik Pederson, assistant professor of computer game design.
DSU and The Beacom Institute of Technology hosts the event every January. The goal of the event is to encourage and inspire creative thinking to develop small, innovative, and experimental games.
Doors will open to the event at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 30. At 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 1, participants will showcase their games.
DSU’s GGJ site is not just for those with a connection to the university, it’s open to anyone from the public as long as they are 18 years old or older.
To register for this year’s event, visit DSU’s site page on the Global Game Jam website.