# \[Announcement\] MakeCode Arcade PREHISTORIC Game Jam! **URL:** \ **Category:** Arcade\ **Created:** [July 3, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995 "2023-07-03T16:57:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![InvalidProject](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/invalidproject/32/32554_2.png) [@InvalidProject](https://forum.makecode.com/u/InvalidProject)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/82 "2023-07-28T22:38:18Z")
Your game is actually going to win ---
**Author:** ![Blobbey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blobbey/32/20831_2.png) [@Blobbey](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Blobbey)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/83 "2023-07-31T18:00:08Z")
@richard, will there be badges given out for this game jam, and will there be a stream where you play all of the game submissions, and if so, when? ---
**Author:** ![jnegative](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jnegative/32/10173_2.png) [@jnegative](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jnegative)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/84 "2023-07-31T18:06:40Z")
Hey @richard, how long does the judging take, and how many projects do you usually receive? ---
**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/85 "2023-07-31T19:02:52Z")
@Blobbey yes there are badges for game jams, but only for winners and honorable mentions. And yes we will have a winner announcement stream where we play through our favorite entries (not all of them though, because there are _a lot_). I will announce when it is later this week once I’ve gotten all of the judging stuff organized. It will probably be in 1-2 weeks. @jnegative I think we average about 100 submissions or so? Seems like we’ll have more this time around though. Judging doesn’t take that long once we get everyone on the team on board but there are a lot of people out on vacation right now so there might be a slight delay. ---
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/luke/32/32519_2.png) [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/86 "2023-07-31T19:25:39Z")
So I didn’t manage to finish my game because of a few things (mainly I didn’t plan what I was doing) but here’s the unfinished game if anyone was wondering. **Controls:** Walk with WASD Toggle inventory with B Press A to move items between the taskbar and inventory To place the fossil, press A when it’s selected on the toolbar and if you’re in the museum. Move it around with WASD and press A to place > **[Prehistoric v0-9](https://arcade.makecode.com/S77867-70347-20583-87583)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. ---
**Author:** ![Kiwiphoenix364](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kiwiphoenix364/32/14368_2.png) [@Kiwiphoenix364](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Kiwiphoenix364)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/87 "2023-07-31T21:40:27Z")
Here’s my submission to the game jam! > **[Sent Back in Time!](https://arcade.makecode.com/58507-47430-89537-52451)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. I spent most of my time on the mechanics of the game, so the main part of the game is exploring (hopefully) fun and unique mechanics! Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Archer\_Bright](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/archer_bright/32/32896_2.png) [@Archer\_Bright](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Archer_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/88 "2023-07-31T22:02:29Z")
I have honesty had no time to create a submission, ive been sick for a while and now i have brocken my foot + many assessments ---
**Author:** ![Kiwiphoenix364](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kiwiphoenix364/32/14368_2.png) [@Kiwiphoenix364](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Kiwiphoenix364)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/89 "2023-08-01T16:57:20Z")
I have come to the attention that there is a bug (it didn’t occur earlier) where the game sometimes crashes when you enter a portal (except for the first time you load the game). It seems to be a bug with Arcade itself, as if you hit ‘edit’ and use the simulator there, it just works. ---
**Author:** ![stchicken](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/stchicken/32/9830_2.png) [@stchicken](https://forum.makecode.com/u/stchicken)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/90 "2023-08-01T19:42:10Z")
@UnsignedArduino ---
**Author:** ![jnegative](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/jnegative/32/10173_2.png) [@jnegative](https://forum.makecode.com/u/jnegative)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/91 "2023-08-01T19:49:31Z")
Wow! That’s impressive! The mechanics are wonderful! ---
**Author:** ![kirbop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kirbop/32/6659_2.png) [@kirbop](https://forum.makecode.com/u/kirbop)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/92 "2023-08-01T19:49:58Z")
The art in this game is amazing! I like the color palette and the shading. Can’t wait to see the completed version. ---
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/luke/32/32519_2.png) [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/93 "2023-08-01T20:10:53Z")
Thank you! I have several projects going on rn so you might have to wait a bit 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/luke/32/32519_2.png) [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/94 "2023-08-01T20:53:03Z")
Very well made! ---
**Author:** ![UnsignedArduino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unsignedarduino/32/592_2.png) [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/95 "2023-08-01T20:53:20Z")
??? I’m confused about why you pinged me whilst replying to that comment. ---
**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/96 "2023-08-01T20:59:07Z")
Update: we got 106 submissions for this jam! Pretty good considering it’s summer vacation for everyone 😛 ---
**Author:** ![UnsignedArduino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unsignedarduino/32/592_2.png) [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/97 "2023-08-01T21:51:35Z")
I’m sorry to be annoying, but do you have/will you announce an estimated date for the stream announcing the winners and honorable mentions? ---
**Author:** ![Kiwiphoenix364](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/kiwiphoenix364/32/14368_2.png) [@Kiwiphoenix364](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Kiwiphoenix364)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/98 "2023-08-01T21:56:43Z")
I’ve determined the deadzones of the gyro if the simulator’s horizontal space is minimized (so if the sim is beside the editor or the shared project’s window’s width is the limiting factor for the simulator.) In other words, the window that contains the simulator must be a width that if shrunk any more, it will shrink the whole simulator. > **[accelerometer mouse](https://arcade.makecode.com/52540-61880-13692-09061)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. I havn’t (and most likely won’t) determine any other deadzones (as with the console log it was reasonably easy but not something I’d like to do again), but this was fun to see how accurate I could get it. The simulator does tilt, so it may be slightly off though. I could see this paired with the mouse extension (that maps A and B to the mouse left/right click buttons) in a game, but until official support is added it won’t really be perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/luke/32/32519_2.png) [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/99 "2023-08-01T22:34:27Z")
Whats a deadzone and whats a gyro??? Am I just being rlly dumb or something\> ---
**Author:** ![richard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/richard/32/5417_2.png) [@richard](https://forum.makecode.com/u/richard)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/100 "2023-08-01T22:38:45Z")
No worries! I will post an announcement on Friday afternoon as to when the stream will be. It will probably be late next week or early the week after. ---
**Author:** ![UnsignedArduino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unsignedarduino/32/592_2.png) [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995/101 "2023-08-02T16:22:12Z")
Yea there are some regions where the accelerometer doesn’t change, and it’s nonlinear too which hurts my head even more. Plus, it changes when you go to full-screen Arcade, where the width is bigger than the height. [Previous page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-makecode-arcade-prehistoric-game-jam/20995.md?page=6)