Monday, September 01, 2025
The 2025/2026 season is our 12th consecutive year of running the program. Season 12 is meeting monthly, 9 AM – 12 PM at Valhallan Esports Training in Folsom.
Fall classes for PGJ ED are going on now.
Registration is closed, but we are working on the 2026 schedule for PGJ ED. Like/Follow us on social media or so that you don't miss the announcements.
Progressive Game Jam: Educational Edition (PGJ ED.) is an educational program based on our successful Progressive Game Jam program designed with education and learning in mind and made specifically for young adults ages 12 - 18. PGJ ED. is brought to you by the Sacramento Developer Collective in collaboration with Square Root Academy with funding from the City of Sacramento's Measure U program.
Our past cohorts have been a great success with the Winter/Spring students showcasing their games at Capital Creative Showcase each year. Summer and Fall cohorts will get a chance to showcase their work at Capital Creative Showcase 2026, and we are also working with other educational partners to expand the program and bring this amazing course to more students across the capital region.
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Progressive Game Jam season 12 starts on Sat. Oct. 18th
- PGJ 12 is expected to run for 8 consecutive months running from Oct. 2025 to Capital Creative Showcase 2026.
- The kick-off event date is on Sat. Oct. 18th. Even if you miss your chance to pitch your game idea, you will still have time to join one of the teams. Meetings are monthly.
- Channels on our SDC Discord server will be used for coordination between PGJ teams, mentors, and administrators.
- The SDC Discord may be used by registered PGJ participants to participate remotely. Teams often use their own communication methods that allow remote work. Check with your team for their preferred method.
- PGJ games will be featured in a spotlight presentation at the Capital Creative Showcase in April 2026.
- For the safety and health of all our participants, if you are sick or have any symptoms, we continue to ask that you stay home and do not participate in any in-person event
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What is a Progressive Game Jam?
The Progressive Game Jam is an extended game development project that is designed to simulate a real-world industry game development project. It is formatted as a game jam where individuals pitch ideas, form teams, and build their own game project within given constraints.
- Be part of a development team
- Learn game development techniques
- Learn game development methodologies
- Learn to develop to standards and metrics
- Learn to promote and market your product
- Online team collaboration and mentoring using Slack
- Veterans and industry experts available to answer questions
- Opportunities to demo your game and get feedback
- Opportunity to showcase your game at the annual showcase event