TODAY WE PARTICIPATE IN A TRADITION OF BEAUTY.

DO YOU NEED TO EXPEL ART FROM YOUR BODY.

DO YOU FEAR AND DESIRE PHILOSOPHY, ARTICULATION, CONNECTION.

ARE YOU YEARNING TO AID THE CREATION OF MEANING.

DO YOU LONG FOR TIMES WHEN YOU COULD FUCK UP HARDER INTELLECTUALLY OR ARTISTICALLY.

DID YOU NEVER GET THE CHANCE TO FUCK UP IN THOSE WAYS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WEAR A TURTLENECK WITH THE CONFIDENCE OF A DRAG ARTIST.

SHOPLIFT WORDS WITH A 6-FIGURE STUDENT LOAN PRICETAG. LEARN THEIR SEAMS AND FIT AND FINISH.

DUST OFF THE ESSAYS YOU HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH AND TURN THEM INTO SOMETHING NEW.

MAKE THE ESSAY-GAME YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D HAVE THE TIME OR RESOURCES OR SMARTS TO. MAKE THE WORST VERSION AND ENJOY EVERY MOMENT.

TELL THE CYNIC IN YOUR HEAD THAT THIS ISN'T WORKING OUT MAN, LEAVE ME ALONE FOR AT LEAST A WHILE.

PLAY OFF THE TECHNIQUE YOU THOUGHT UP YEARS AGO THAT YOU WROTE OFF AS TOO MUCH.

THINK ABOUT WHAT "ART" REALLY IS.

SAY THE NAME OF AN ACADEMIC OUT LOUD THAT YOU DIDN'T REALISE WAS FRENCH. AND DON'T LET IT KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT. IT'S NOT WHAT MATTERS.

ELABORATE ON AN OLD GRUDGE YOU HAD AGAINST A DEAD AUTHOR.

TRY TO FIND THE LIMITS OF A MEDIUM.

LET YOURSELF BE ENAMOURED BY THE FIELD YOU WERE DISILLUSIONED BY, ONE LAST TIME.

BE IN CONVERSATION WITH SOMETHING. AND FUCK UP WHILE DOING SO. 

MAKE EVERY EASY MISTAKE AND HAVE EACH ONE BRING YOU CLOSER TO UNDERSTANDING.

BE WHAT YOU FEAR YOU COULD BE.

LOOK TO THE FUTURE WITH HOPE AND ASPIRATION. WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR PLACE IN IT AS AN ARTIST TO BE?

YOU COULD DO ALL THAT AND MORE. SO WHY DON'T YOU?

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WHO IS THIS FOR: IF YOU'RE SCARED OF ACCUSATIONS OF PRETENTIOUSNESS, SNOOTY DISMISSALS OF YOUR WORK AS "GRASPING FOR PROFUNDITY BUT DOES NOT REACH", OR OTHERWISE SCARED OF CREATING AND SHARING ART THIS IS FOR YOU. IF YOU'RE A CONFIDENT "AUTEUR" WHO LOVES TO STIR SHIT, THIS IS ALSO FOR YOU. IF YOU WANT TO TRY SOMETHING STRANGE THAT DOESN'T FIT IN A REGULAR GAME JAM, THIS IS FOR YOU. WALLFLOWERS TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF SHARING AND EXPERIMENTALISTS AND PUNKS AND FAUX-DADAISTS UNITED TOGETHER.

WHO IS THIS NOT FOR: ANTI-INTELLECTUALISTS; DEFENDERS OF THE STATUS QUO; RACISTS; CLASSISTS; MISOGYNISTS; TRANSPHOBES; HOMOPHOBES; ABLEISTS; ETC.

THEME: BE BOLD; DO NOT DEFAULT TO A PUN.

START DATE: JULY 1ST BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT YOUR ENTRY RIGHT NOW. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO JOIN LATE.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1ST 2024.

FORMAT (OPTIONAL): GAME (ANY KIND) (AGAIN, OPTIONAL)

RULES: MENTION WHAT TOOLS AND MATERIALS (I.E. ASSET PACKS) YOU USED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PROJECT AND A SENTENCE OR TWO ABOUT HOW YOU USED THEM. MENTION COLLABORATORS IF YOU HAVE THEM.

AI RULES: IF YOU USE GENERATIVE AI, YOU MUST CREDIT EVERYONE WHOSE WORK WAS USED IN THE MACHINE LEARNING MODEL'S TRAINING DATA SET AS PROMINENTLY AS YOURSELF.

DISCORD (NON-COMPULSORY, WE'VE GOT COMMUNITY SET UP HERE ON ITCH): https://discord.gg/qvknJecmU7 (MESSAGES NOW ENABLED)

WHAT IF I CAN'T COME UP WITH SOMETHING PROFOUND ENOUGH: WRONG, YOU ARE YOURSELF A PROFOUND AND BEAUTIFUL CREATURE OF THIS WORLD IN ADDITION TO ALSO BEING THE SMARTEST AND BEST AND EVERYONE LOVES YOU. PARTICIPATE.