Js13kGames
js13kGames (also referenced as JS13K) is a game jam competition, focused on creating browser games that are no larger than 13 kilobytes when compressed using ZIP.[1][2][3] Participants are not permitted to use external services or libraries, and all assets must also fit within the size limit.[4] Games are programmed in JavaScript and HTML5.[5][6][7] The competition has a different theme each year and participants have the freedom to interpret it however they like.[8] Winners receive prizes consisting of money, digital rewards, T-shirts, and promotional items.[9]
History
JS13K was founded in 2012 and is run by Andrzej Mazur.[10][11][12] It is held from 13 August to 13 September annually.[13] Since 2017 there are categories that allow for certain frameworks to not count towards the size limit.[14] JS13k introduced a web monetization category in 2019 in partnership with Coil,[15] which continued through 2020 funded partially by Grant for the Web.[16]
Several well known game designers have participated in JS13K including Markus "Notch" Persson (creator of Minecraft)[17] and Ricardo "Mrdoob" Cabello (creator of Three.js).[18] Some games created for the competition have later been released commercially on Steam including 2016 winner Evil Glitch.[19] Others have been mentioned across the internet in various articles around the event itself.[20]
In 2015, JS13K started to expand, including a panel of judges for each of their events.[21] There are a few judges that have been featured in every single event, including Dann Sullivan of Pocket Gamer, Game Developer Christer Kaitilla, and Games Journalist Jupiter Hadley.
Results
| No. | Year | Theme | Entries | Winning Game | Developer(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Number 13 | 61 | SpacePi | Jack Rugile | [22] |
| 2 | 2013 | Bad Luck | 70 | Radius Raid | Jack Rugile | [23] |
| 3 | 2014 | Earth, Water, Air and Fire | 129 | Pest Control : Weasels | Siorki | [24] |
| 4 | 2015 | Reversed | 160 | Behind Asteroids — The Dark Side | Greweb | [25] |
| 5 | 2016 | Glitch | 127 | Evil Glitch | Agar3s | [26] |
| 6 | 2017 | Lost | 254 | Greeble | Ryan Malm | [27] |
| 7 | 2018 | Offline | 274 | UNDERRUN | Phoboslab | [28] |
| 8 | 2019 | Back | 245 | xx142-b2.exe | Ben & Salvatore | [29] |
| 9 | 2020 | 404 | 227 | Ninja vs EVILCORP | Rémi Vansteelandt | [30] |
| 10 | 2021 | Space | 223 | Space Garden | Ryan Malm | [31] |
| 11 | 2022 | Death | 167 | Dante | Salvatore Previti | [32] |
References
- ^ Booker, Logan (8 October 2018). "These Amazing Browser Games Are 13 Kilobytes Or Less In Size". Kotaku. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "js13kGames Rules". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Castledine, Earle (2018). Html5 games : novice to ninja. Sitepoint Pty Ltd. ISBN 9781492065425. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Kubow, Ania (31 December 2020). "20 Award-Winning 13-Kilobyte JavaScript Games You Can Play in Your Browser – js13k 2020 Winners". freeCodeCamp.org. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ van der Spuy, Rex (2017). The Advanced Game Developer's Toolkit: Create Amazing Web-based Games with JavaScript and HTML5 (1st ed.). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Apress. ISBN 978-1484210987. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Jones, Darren (2014). JavaScript: Novice to Ninja. SitePoint Pty. Ltd. ISBN 978-0992461225.
- ^ "Why are there so few female developers in video games industry?". BusinessCloud. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Reilly, Lee. "Top 10 games from the JS13K 2020 competition". GitHub Blog. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Zwiezen, Zack. "Wow, This Quake Clone Is Smaller Than A Word Doc". Kotaku. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Bode, Karl. "This Real Time Strategy Game Is Just 13 Kilobytes". Vice. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Js13kGames: the tiniest HTML5 games". Creative Bloq. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Tokuoka, Masaharu. "What knowledge is brought about by the game jam "js13k Games", making 13KB games with JavaScript in one month?". gamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Depold, Sascha. "js13kGames — a review". eBay Tech. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Serrano, Fernando. "WebXR category in JS13KGames!". Mozilla Mixed Reality Blog. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Top Picks from js13k 2019". Coil.com. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Enclave Games: A Grant for the Web Awardee". Grant for the Web. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ @notch (7 September 2018). "Notch talks about his jS13kGames entry" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "13kb-404". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Andres, Giovanny. "An Interview With Giovanny Beltran, js13kgames Winner". Mozilla Hacks. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Jam Favorites: Js13kGames 2017". Big Boss Battle (B3). 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ end3r. "Js13kGames - HTML5 and JavaScript Game Development Competition in just 13 kilobytes". js13kgames.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
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- ^ "js13kGames 2013 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "js13kGames 2014 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "js13kGames 2015 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "js13kGames 2016 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "js13kGames 2017 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "js13kGames 2018 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "js13kGames 2019 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "js13kGames 2020 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "js13kGames 2021 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "js13kGames 2022 Results". js13kGames. Retrieved 7 October 2022.