GAMERella
@gamerella.bsky.social
GAMERella is the world’s longest running annual game jam and workshop series focusing on supporting marginalized game creators and aspiring game makers.
✨️Mentee Highlight - Kira Fountain✨️
A game developer with 3 years of Unity C# experience, 8 months of corporate software development experience and graduating in 2026 with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Computation Arts from Concordia University, Kira is one of our wonderful mentees.
A game developer with 3 years of Unity C# experience, 8 months of corporate software development experience and graduating in 2026 with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Computation Arts from Concordia University, Kira is one of our wonderful mentees.
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
✨️Mentee Highlight - Kira Fountain✨️
A game developer with 3 years of Unity C# experience, 8 months of corporate software development experience and graduating in 2026 with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Computation Arts from Concordia University, Kira is one of our wonderful mentees.
A game developer with 3 years of Unity C# experience, 8 months of corporate software development experience and graduating in 2026 with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Computation Arts from Concordia University, Kira is one of our wonderful mentees.
The Game Jam may be over but the mentees are still gaming away. What can we say, GAMERella yearns for the mines. ⛏️
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The Game Jam may be over but the mentees are still gaming away. What can we say, GAMERella yearns for the mines. ⛏️
✨️Mentee Highlight - Maëlig Beaupérin✨️
Working as a concept artist Maëlig has several projects under her belt, from illustrator to character artist.
One of her newer projects is Stormriders, a new game from Hippie Punk Games that's still in production.
Working as a concept artist Maëlig has several projects under her belt, from illustrator to character artist.
One of her newer projects is Stormriders, a new game from Hippie Punk Games that's still in production.
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
✨️Mentee Highlight - Maëlig Beaupérin✨️
Working as a concept artist Maëlig has several projects under her belt, from illustrator to character artist.
One of her newer projects is Stormriders, a new game from Hippie Punk Games that's still in production.
Working as a concept artist Maëlig has several projects under her belt, from illustrator to character artist.
One of her newer projects is Stormriders, a new game from Hippie Punk Games that's still in production.
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Warmups from the Gamerella Game Jam ! The theme is about handmaid things and this cardboard cutout style just makes me feel warm! posting our files soon, @gamerella.bsky.social <3
#indiedev #sprites #gamedesign #lowpoly #sketches
#indiedev #sprites #gamedesign #lowpoly #sketches
November 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Warmups from the Gamerella Game Jam ! The theme is about handmaid things and this cardboard cutout style just makes me feel warm! posting our files soon, @gamerella.bsky.social <3
#indiedev #sprites #gamedesign #lowpoly #sketches
#indiedev #sprites #gamedesign #lowpoly #sketches
QUEL RÉSULTAT INCROYABLE !
Thank you everyone who came to the Game Jam this weekend and congratulations to everyone who created something over the last two days. You should all be unbelievably proud of of the work you've done and we're so excited to see where your games go!
À la prochaine fois !
Thank you everyone who came to the Game Jam this weekend and congratulations to everyone who created something over the last two days. You should all be unbelievably proud of of the work you've done and we're so excited to see where your games go!
À la prochaine fois !
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
QUEL RÉSULTAT INCROYABLE !
Thank you everyone who came to the Game Jam this weekend and congratulations to everyone who created something over the last two days. You should all be unbelievably proud of of the work you've done and we're so excited to see where your games go!
À la prochaine fois !
Thank you everyone who came to the Game Jam this weekend and congratulations to everyone who created something over the last two days. You should all be unbelievably proud of of the work you've done and we're so excited to see where your games go!
À la prochaine fois !
As part of keeping GAMERella accessible and a safe space for everyone, we have our Low Sensory Room as well as a prayer/meditation room amongst the services we offer to make the Jam for everyone.
N'hésitez pas à venir nous rendre visite !
N'hésitez pas à venir nous rendre visite !
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
As part of keeping GAMERella accessible and a safe space for everyone, we have our Low Sensory Room as well as a prayer/meditation room amongst the services we offer to make the Jam for everyone.
N'hésitez pas à venir nous rendre visite !
N'hésitez pas à venir nous rendre visite !
As we head into our last day, we just wanted to shout out our two main sponsors for the Game Jam today, EA Motive and @bhvr.com
Ce fut une expérience formidable, et tout cela grâce à votre soutien.
Ce fut une expérience formidable, et tout cela grâce à votre soutien.
November 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As we head into our last day, we just wanted to shout out our two main sponsors for the Game Jam today, EA Motive and @bhvr.com
Ce fut une expérience formidable, et tout cela grâce à votre soutien.
Ce fut une expérience formidable, et tout cela grâce à votre soutien.
Day #1 of the annual GAMERella Game Jam!
Despite transit strikes and endless snowfall, the love for games perseveres. The jam begins with fresh team, new ideas and creativity brewing.
Merci à tous d'être venus, en personne ou virtuellement, et rendez-vous demain pour continuer à s'amuser !
Despite transit strikes and endless snowfall, the love for games perseveres. The jam begins with fresh team, new ideas and creativity brewing.
Merci à tous d'être venus, en personne ou virtuellement, et rendez-vous demain pour continuer à s'amuser !
November 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Day #1 of the annual GAMERella Game Jam!
Despite transit strikes and endless snowfall, the love for games perseveres. The jam begins with fresh team, new ideas and creativity brewing.
Merci à tous d'être venus, en personne ou virtuellement, et rendez-vous demain pour continuer à s'amuser !
Despite transit strikes and endless snowfall, the love for games perseveres. The jam begins with fresh team, new ideas and creativity brewing.
Merci à tous d'être venus, en personne ou virtuellement, et rendez-vous demain pour continuer à s'amuser !
Whether it's your first game jam or your tenth, you can never be too prepared.
Here are some tips from our team to prep for tomorrow's 12th annual GAMERella Game Jam:
Here are some tips from our team to prep for tomorrow's 12th annual GAMERella Game Jam:
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Whether it's your first game jam or your tenth, you can never be too prepared.
Here are some tips from our team to prep for tomorrow's 12th annual GAMERella Game Jam:
Here are some tips from our team to prep for tomorrow's 12th annual GAMERella Game Jam:
✨️Mentee Highlight - Briar Lee Molto✨️
Briar is an indie game developer, UI designer, and illustrator with a passion for immersive and innovative gameplay experiences.
One of their big projects before joining GAMERella's mentorship was the game Monstrum Mysterium.
@nachogender.bsky.social
Briar is an indie game developer, UI designer, and illustrator with a passion for immersive and innovative gameplay experiences.
One of their big projects before joining GAMERella's mentorship was the game Monstrum Mysterium.
@nachogender.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
✨️Mentee Highlight - Briar Lee Molto✨️
Briar is an indie game developer, UI designer, and illustrator with a passion for immersive and innovative gameplay experiences.
One of their big projects before joining GAMERella's mentorship was the game Monstrum Mysterium.
@nachogender.bsky.social
Briar is an indie game developer, UI designer, and illustrator with a passion for immersive and innovative gameplay experiences.
One of their big projects before joining GAMERella's mentorship was the game Monstrum Mysterium.
@nachogender.bsky.social
Our annual Game Jam is 3 DAYS AWAY!
Read what other folks had to say about their experience to get you hyped about an experience you'll never forget with fellow gamers and creatives this weekend.
See you soon!
Read what other folks had to say about their experience to get you hyped about an experience you'll never forget with fellow gamers and creatives this weekend.
See you soon!
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Our annual Game Jam is 3 DAYS AWAY!
Read what other folks had to say about their experience to get you hyped about an experience you'll never forget with fellow gamers and creatives this weekend.
See you soon!
Read what other folks had to say about their experience to get you hyped about an experience you'll never forget with fellow gamers and creatives this weekend.
See you soon!
✨️Mentee Highlight - Des Cendres Rivière✨️
Des Rivière is a composer, sound artist, inter-disciplinary creator, wildlife tracker and a member of the GAMERella mentorship. Blending ambient textures, analog tape, and field recordings, their art gives voice to hidden creatures and forgotten objects.
Des Rivière is a composer, sound artist, inter-disciplinary creator, wildlife tracker and a member of the GAMERella mentorship. Blending ambient textures, analog tape, and field recordings, their art gives voice to hidden creatures and forgotten objects.
November 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
✨️Mentee Highlight - Des Cendres Rivière✨️
Des Rivière is a composer, sound artist, inter-disciplinary creator, wildlife tracker and a member of the GAMERella mentorship. Blending ambient textures, analog tape, and field recordings, their art gives voice to hidden creatures and forgotten objects.
Des Rivière is a composer, sound artist, inter-disciplinary creator, wildlife tracker and a member of the GAMERella mentorship. Blending ambient textures, analog tape, and field recordings, their art gives voice to hidden creatures and forgotten objects.
🚨 Announcing our 2025 Game Jam Keynote Speaker... 🚨
@thatmegbee.bsky.social !
Meagan is an Âpihtawikosisân (Fed: Métis of Ontario) game designer, interactive digital media artist, writer, and philosopher. Her most recent work is the Indigenous cybernoir detective game Hill Agency: PURITYdecay.
@thatmegbee.bsky.social !
Meagan is an Âpihtawikosisân (Fed: Métis of Ontario) game designer, interactive digital media artist, writer, and philosopher. Her most recent work is the Indigenous cybernoir detective game Hill Agency: PURITYdecay.
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🚨 Announcing our 2025 Game Jam Keynote Speaker... 🚨
@thatmegbee.bsky.social !
Meagan is an Âpihtawikosisân (Fed: Métis of Ontario) game designer, interactive digital media artist, writer, and philosopher. Her most recent work is the Indigenous cybernoir detective game Hill Agency: PURITYdecay.
@thatmegbee.bsky.social !
Meagan is an Âpihtawikosisân (Fed: Métis of Ontario) game designer, interactive digital media artist, writer, and philosopher. Her most recent work is the Indigenous cybernoir detective game Hill Agency: PURITYdecay.
✨️Mentee Highlight - Alissia Bocarro✨️
A 2D/3D video game artist and generalist with a passion for storytelling through her projects, Alissia is now a member of the GAMERella mentorship cohort!
A 2D/3D video game artist and generalist with a passion for storytelling through her projects, Alissia is now a member of the GAMERella mentorship cohort!
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
✨️Mentee Highlight - Alissia Bocarro✨️
A 2D/3D video game artist and generalist with a passion for storytelling through her projects, Alissia is now a member of the GAMERella mentorship cohort!
A 2D/3D video game artist and generalist with a passion for storytelling through her projects, Alissia is now a member of the GAMERella mentorship cohort!
The GAMERella Game Jam is NEXT WEEK!
While the in-person event is sold out already, there are still some online spots available for those who can't make it in person but still want to make something amazing together.
While the in-person event is sold out already, there are still some online spots available for those who can't make it in person but still want to make something amazing together.
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The GAMERella Game Jam is NEXT WEEK!
While the in-person event is sold out already, there are still some online spots available for those who can't make it in person but still want to make something amazing together.
While the in-person event is sold out already, there are still some online spots available for those who can't make it in person but still want to make something amazing together.
✨️Mentee Highlight - Darius Fang✨️
A game developer and software engineer, Darius is another talented member of the GAMERella mentorship program.
@dariusfang.bsky.social
A game developer and software engineer, Darius is another talented member of the GAMERella mentorship program.
@dariusfang.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
✨️Mentee Highlight - Darius Fang✨️
A game developer and software engineer, Darius is another talented member of the GAMERella mentorship program.
@dariusfang.bsky.social
A game developer and software engineer, Darius is another talented member of the GAMERella mentorship program.
@dariusfang.bsky.social
The Game Jam is almost upon us, so we're taking a trip down memory lane...
We're grateful to be able to put on the GAMERella annual Game Jam every year and sell out every year, thanks to the amazing people like you who support us.
We're grateful to be able to put on the GAMERella annual Game Jam every year and sell out every year, thanks to the amazing people like you who support us.
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Game Jam is almost upon us, so we're taking a trip down memory lane...
We're grateful to be able to put on the GAMERella annual Game Jam every year and sell out every year, thanks to the amazing people like you who support us.
We're grateful to be able to put on the GAMERella annual Game Jam every year and sell out every year, thanks to the amazing people like you who support us.
✨️Mentee Highlight - Inès Bouakkaoui✨️
Inès is a technical game designer and animator. She is passionate about scripting and technical integration in Unreal Engine 5. She gives her all to her projects and is always ready to learn new things.
Inès is a technical game designer and animator. She is passionate about scripting and technical integration in Unreal Engine 5. She gives her all to her projects and is always ready to learn new things.
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
✨️Mentee Highlight - Inès Bouakkaoui✨️
Inès is a technical game designer and animator. She is passionate about scripting and technical integration in Unreal Engine 5. She gives her all to her projects and is always ready to learn new things.
Inès is a technical game designer and animator. She is passionate about scripting and technical integration in Unreal Engine 5. She gives her all to her projects and is always ready to learn new things.
GAMERella is proud to have hosted thousands of gamers over the years and been a home for them to foster their talent in a safe space.
November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
GAMERella is proud to have hosted thousands of gamers over the years and been a home for them to foster their talent in a safe space.
✨️Mentee Highlight - Justin Roberts✨️
A recent MA Media Studies graduate from Concordia University, whose practice bridges the areas of academic research, intermedial work, and video game development, Justin joined the GAMERella mentorship with projects like Stream Evil.
A recent MA Media Studies graduate from Concordia University, whose practice bridges the areas of academic research, intermedial work, and video game development, Justin joined the GAMERella mentorship with projects like Stream Evil.
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
✨️Mentee Highlight - Justin Roberts✨️
A recent MA Media Studies graduate from Concordia University, whose practice bridges the areas of academic research, intermedial work, and video game development, Justin joined the GAMERella mentorship with projects like Stream Evil.
A recent MA Media Studies graduate from Concordia University, whose practice bridges the areas of academic research, intermedial work, and video game development, Justin joined the GAMERella mentorship with projects like Stream Evil.
✨️Mentee Highlight - Justin Roberts✨️
A recent MA Media Studies graduate from Concordia University, whose practice bridges the areas of academic research, intermedial work, and video game development, Justin joined the GAMERella mentorship with some projects in the works including Stream Evil.
A recent MA Media Studies graduate from Concordia University, whose practice bridges the areas of academic research, intermedial work, and video game development, Justin joined the GAMERella mentorship with some projects in the works including Stream Evil.
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
✨️Mentee Highlight - Justin Roberts✨️
A recent MA Media Studies graduate from Concordia University, whose practice bridges the areas of academic research, intermedial work, and video game development, Justin joined the GAMERella mentorship with some projects in the works including Stream Evil.
A recent MA Media Studies graduate from Concordia University, whose practice bridges the areas of academic research, intermedial work, and video game development, Justin joined the GAMERella mentorship with some projects in the works including Stream Evil.
Are you looking to try your hand at making a game from scratch?
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Are you looking to try your hand at making a game from scratch?
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Check out some of the GAMERella teams fav spooky games to get you in the spirit:
🎃 Psychroma by Rocket Adrift and Until Dawn by Supermassive Games ~ @jessromarcotte.bsky.social
👻 Signalis by rose-engine ~ @missmystie.bsky.social
Check out some of the GAMERella teams fav spooky games to get you in the spirit:
🎃 Psychroma by Rocket Adrift and Until Dawn by Supermassive Games ~ @jessromarcotte.bsky.social
👻 Signalis by rose-engine ~ @missmystie.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Check out some of the GAMERella teams fav spooky games to get you in the spirit:
🎃 Psychroma by Rocket Adrift and Until Dawn by Supermassive Games ~ @jessromarcotte.bsky.social
👻 Signalis by rose-engine ~ @missmystie.bsky.social
Check out some of the GAMERella teams fav spooky games to get you in the spirit:
🎃 Psychroma by Rocket Adrift and Until Dawn by Supermassive Games ~ @jessromarcotte.bsky.social
👻 Signalis by rose-engine ~ @missmystie.bsky.social
Participating in a game jam is a fun and rewarding experience, but can seem daunting to a lot of people. In this workshop, we’ll explore the structures, best practices, and tips for a successful jam experience.
October 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Participating in a game jam is a fun and rewarding experience, but can seem daunting to a lot of people. In this workshop, we’ll explore the structures, best practices, and tips for a successful jam experience.
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🌟 Have you gotten your FREE ticket for tomorrows @gamerella.bsky.social panel yet? 🌟
Some of our fantastic #IGDAFVirtualExchange alumni will be speaking about their unique paths to games--definitely one to make time for!
🎟️FREE SIGN UP
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Some of our fantastic #IGDAFVirtualExchange alumni will be speaking about their unique paths to games--definitely one to make time for!
🎟️FREE SIGN UP
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October 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🌟 Have you gotten your FREE ticket for tomorrows @gamerella.bsky.social panel yet? 🌟
Some of our fantastic #IGDAFVirtualExchange alumni will be speaking about their unique paths to games--definitely one to make time for!
🎟️FREE SIGN UP
www.tickettailor.com/events/gamer...
Some of our fantastic #IGDAFVirtualExchange alumni will be speaking about their unique paths to games--definitely one to make time for!
🎟️FREE SIGN UP
www.tickettailor.com/events/gamer...