2025 AMES Video Game Design Super Showcase
For the tenth annual Advanced Media Entertainment Society (AMES) Game Design Competition and Showcase, students were required to make a game that used elements studied this year, from concept to design and implementation. They competed at their local school level, and teams won the right to represent their school and compete at this state-level event…
2025 AMES Film and Animation Design Super Showcase
For the sixth annual Advanced Media Entertainment Society (AMES) Film and Animation Design Competition and Showcase, students were required to make a film or animation that used elements studied this year, from concept to design, and implementation. They competed at their local school level, and five teams won the right to represent their school and…
Film/Animation Details
Location, Date, and Time DATE: Saturday, May 17 STARTING TIME: 1 PM, tech set-up starts at noon LOCATION: Northwest Career and Technical Academy (NCTA) 2205 West Campus PlaceMount Vernon, WA 98273 Updates Hi everyone! A couple quick updates this morning! Animation and Film both have their rubrics added on the Film / Animation Competition page. No changes…
Updated Prompt
Here’s an updated version of the prompt – the prompt remains “unchanged”, this version just has more supporting text/clarifications on intent/etc. “The Masks We Wear…” remains the ‘formal’ prompt title. Itch.io jam pages have been updated accordingly. From the literal masks we’ve worn in recent years to the metaphorical ones we put on every day,…
Week 2!
Hey nerds! We are in week 2 of Showcase production! By now teams should have finished their ideation/planning phases and moved on to their next steps. Recommended goals for this week are prototyping for game, and getting through preproduction steps for other media (Decide genre, pick exemplar films or scenes to mimic, build a plot…
Olivia Rodrigo’s Songwriting Advice
Kahoot of Concepts in the Video Play Kahoot to reinforce the learning of concepts in the video RemNote’s AI note-taking tool generated the notes below, which will summarize YouTube videos and turn the notes into flashcards for memorization. Early Songwriting Experiences Impact of “driver’s license” Songwriting Tip 1: Listen Like a Songwriter Drawing Inspiration from Idols …
Making a Short Film Advice
Kahoot of Concepts in the Video Play Kahoot to reinforce the learning of concepts in the video RemNote’s AI note-taking tool generated the notes below, which will summarize YouTube videos and turn the notes into flashcards for memorization. Writing the Short Film Pre-production for the Short Film Production of the Short Film Post-production of the Short…
General Game Development Advice
Kahoot of Concepts in the Video Play Kahoot to reinforce the learning of concepts in the video RemNote’s AI note-taking tool generated the notes below, which will summarize YouTube videos and turn the notes into flashcards for memorization. Starting Your Game Development Journey Managing Game Development Projects Game Design and Marketing Motivation and Tool Selection 5…
2025 Showcase Prompt Launch!!
The 2025 Showcase Competitions are about to start! Showcase Competition officially starts on March 10 at 7pm with our online Prompt Launch event! Event is open to everyone and will be held on Zoom at https://everettsd.zoom.us/j/9167070608 Showcase Website is also now open at:https://amesshowcase.itch.io/ (Main Page)https://itch.io/jam/2025-ames-game-showcase (Game Competition)https://itch.io/jam/2025-ames-film-showcase (Animation/Film Competition)https://itch.io/jam/2025-ames-sound-showcase (Sound/Music Competition)
2024 AMES Video Game Design Super Showcase
For the ninth annual Advanced Media Entertainment Society (AMES) Game Design Competition and Showcase students were required to make a game that used elements studied this year, from concept to design, and implementation. They competed at their local school level and three teams won the right to represent their school and compete at this state-level…
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