🎮 Game Dev I/O – A Weeklong Game Jam Experience

Get ready to unleash your creativity at Game Dev I/O, OHI/O’s brand new weeklong game jam, launching September 20–27, 2025!

In collaboration with Ohio State’s Game Creation Club, this event challenges students of all skill levels to ideate, design, and build games in just one week. Whether you’re into storytelling, design, art, programming, or just love games, this is your time to shine. Participants will team up to develop original games, check in with mentors throughout the week, and present their final creations at our celebration and judging day on Saturday, September 27 — complete with demos, awards, and (of course) gameplay.

No experience? No problem. We’ll have checkpoints, resources, and mentors to help you level up.

📅 Event Timeline: Game Dev I/O 2025

Saturday Sept 20 Action
12-5pm
  • Kickoff
  • Team Formation
  • How to get started workshops
September 24 – 6-8pm

Mandatory checkpoint on discord

  • Access to mentors for design, development, debugging support, and get feedback

Saturday, September 27
Noon Check in
12:30 Open Play Testing and Judging
3:00pm Awards ceremony and celebration!