game jam

[ geym jam ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. an event in which video game developers work in groups to conceptualize, design, and build a functioning version of one or more game projects over a restricted period of a few hours or days:

   The game jam brought students and industry veterans together to create hundreds of new games in one weekend.

Word History and Origins

Origin of game jam¹

First recorded in 2000–05; game ¹( def ) + jam (session) ( def )