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<\/p>\nOrlando Game Jam & Orlando Gaming Expo returning Feb. 19-22<\/p>\n
The Orange County Library System is calling on video game creators and lovers to unleash their creativity for a chance to learn, win a cash prize and connect with professionals <\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLOCAL VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS, CREATORS AND ARTISTS ARE GETTING READY TO BRING THEIR IDEAS TO LIFE NEXT WEEK. EVERYONE FROM EXPERTS TO NEWCOMERS, ARE GOING TO CROSS PATHS IN SHOWCASE OF GAMES WITH A CHANCE TO WIN A BIG CASH PRIZE. IT\u2019S ALL PART OF THE ORLANDO PUBLIC LIBRARY\u2019S GAME JAM AND GAMING EXPO. ALL RIGHT, GOT IT RIGHT. JOINING ME NOW TO SHOW US WHAT\u2019S IN STORE IS JUAN RIVERA, A DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN INSTRUCTOR AT THE MELROSE CENTER. OKAY, WE\u2019VE GOT SOME COOL TECHNOLOGY. YOU\u2019RE EVEN DECKED OUT IN IT. WE\u2019LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THAT AS WE GET THROUGH IT HERE. THESE ARE THE TOOLS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO USE COMING UP. THE THESE TEAMS THAT WILL BE COMPETING IN THIS GAME BUILDING CAN YOU TELL OUR COMMUNITY WHAT\u2019S AHEAD FOR THIS WEEK A WEEK FROM TODAY. SO IT STARTS ON THURSDAY AND WE WANT YOU GUYS TO BE THERE FROM THURSDAY NIGHT UNTIL SUNDAY PRETTY MUCH AT 5:00. AND DURING THAT TIME, YOU\u2019RE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESS TO THESE TOOLS. ALIENWARE LAPTOPS, META QUEST VR HEADSETS, THESE LITTLE DEVICES RIGHT HERE. THEY LOOK LIKE ALMOST SOMETHING YOU\u2019D USE WITH YOUR TELEVISION, LIKE A LITTLE IR BLASTER. THE INFRARED REMOTE BLASTER. IF YOU NEED TO EXTEND THAT. YEAH, AND THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHAT YOU\u2019RE DECKED OUT IN. YEAH. THIS IS THE SONY MOTION CAPTURE SUIT IS A OKAY. LIKE WE\u2019VE SEEN FOR MOVIES. THAT\u2019S RIGHT. AND WHAT IT DOES IS YOU CAN RECORD YOUR MOTION DATA, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. OH MY GOODNESS MY CHARACTER. WAIT. I DON\u2019T KNOW IF YOU GUYS CAN SEE THIS, BUT AS HE MOVES, YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS. ALL RIGHT. PUT YOUR RIGHT ARM OUT. YOU PUT YOUR RIGHT ARM IN. NOW DO THE HOKEY POKEY. COME ON, GUYS, WE\u2019RE GOING TO MAKE HIM DANCE. AND THEN. AND THEN TAKE IT RIGHT THERE. YEAH. NOW YOU GOT TO DO THE DANCE FOR US WITH THE LAPTOP UP. COME ON, COME ON. LET\u2019S DO IT. ALL RIGHT, HE\u2019S GOING TO DO A LITTLE DANCING. YEAH. OH, COME ON, I THINK THAT\u2019S THE MACARENA. OKAY, SO WHILE WE\u2019RE HAVING WAY TOO MUCH FUN WITH IT. YEAH, WAY TOO MUCH FUN WITH IT. THIS IS ALL PART OF GAMING DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN IT LEADS INTO THE BIG EXPO. AND THIS IS ALL PART OF THE ORANGE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. SOMETHING THAT THEY DO. YEAH. SO THE ORLANDO GAME JAM, LIKE I SAID, STARTS THURSDAY AND IT IS A VIDEO GAME COMPETITION WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND IN TWO DAYS BUILD A GAME OR AT LEAST A PROTOTYPE. AND THEN ON THE ORLANDO GAMING EXPO, WHICH IS SUNDAY 22ND FROM 1 TO 5 PEOPLE, THE DEVELOPERS CAN ACTUALLY SHOWCASE THE GAME THAT THEY CREATED. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, COMPETE FOR VOTES FROM THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN TO PLAY THEIR GAMES. AND THAT\u2019S USUALLY WHAT DETERMINES WHO WINS THE GAME. OKAY. THE COMPETITION. AND SO YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT. THEY\u2019RE GOING TO SORT OF COME THURSDAY. GET THE GUIDELINES THAT EVENING. AND THEN FRIDAY THEY START BUILDING. CORRECT. AND YES, IT\u2019S A PROTOTYPE. BUT STILL THEY\u2019RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE TRYING OUT THESE GAMES. AND THEN THEY\u2019RE HOPING TO WIN THAT TOP PRIZE, WHICH IS $700 FOR FIRST PLACE, $500 SECOND PLACE AND $300 THIRD PLACE FOR THE TEAMS. OH THAT\u2019S FANTASTIC. SO YOU HAVE SOME EXTRA SURPRISES THERE. OKAY, BUT AT LEAST 1500 BUCKS IN PRIZES UP FOR GRABS. HOW DO PEOPLE SIGN UP AND FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS? SO THEY JUST HAVE TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE IS OCLS.ORG\/GAME JAM. YEAH. AND THEN JUST REGISTER FOR FOR TO COMPETE. AND THEN ON THURSDAY THEY HAVE TO BE THERE AT 4:00. WE GIVE THEM ALL THE INFORMATION AND THEY CAN GET GOING. OKAY. WE\u2019VE GOT THE INFO UP ON SCREEN. TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. YOU CAN ALSO SCAN THAT QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN TO TAKE YOU TO MORE INFORMATION. LET\u2019S ALSO JUST TALK ABOUT YEARS PAST WHAT YOU\u2019VE SEEN COME OUT OF THIS COMPETITION, AND WHERE SOME OF THOSE WINNERS ARE TODAY. YEAH, YEAH YEAH. SO LAST YEAR WE HAD A A THEME OF LIKE, OH, THE THEME IS SECRET FOR THIS YEAR\u2019S THEME IS SECRET. SO THE THEME WAS LIKE SERVICES LIKE THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY. OKAY, SO SOME OF THE TEAMS MADE A GAME WHERE IT WAS CALLED THE CARE CANNON. SO IT WAS KIND OF FUN, BUT IT WAS KIND OF THEY HAD TO DO SOME RESEARCH ABOUT THE THE TYPE OF THINGS PEOPLE NEED IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO DELIVER THE, THE, THOSE ITEMS AND SERVICES IN A CANNON. AND THEY JUST SHOOT THE SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE AS THEY DRIVE BY. IT WAS PRETTY FUN. THAT\u2019S AWESOME. YEAH. SO IT\u2019S EDUCATIONAL, BUT A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT AS WELL. WE\u2019RE GOING TO POST A LINK TO ALL THIS INFORMATION, BECAUSE WE KNOW WE\u2019VE GOT A LOT OF GAMERS WHO ARE LOOKING TO GET INTO DEVELOPMENT, AND THIS IS A GREAT GATEWAY IN. YEAH, YEAH, IT\u2019S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT WE PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO DON\u2019T HAVE ACCESS TO THESE TOOLS AT HOME. AND THEY CAN ABLE TO DO IT. THEY CAN COME IN, USE IT AT THE MOTOR CENTER, WORK ON THEIR OWN PROJECTS. SOME OF THESE TEAMS GO TO CREATE GAMES THAT YOU SEE NOWADAYS IN THE STORES. WE LOVE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU AND FOR INTRODUCING US\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Orlando Game Jam & Orlando Gaming Expo returning Feb. 19-22<\/p>\n
The Orange County Library System is calling on video game creators and lovers to unleash their creativity for a chance to learn, win a cash prize and connect with professionals <\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 9:31 AM EST Feb 12, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n