$150
group of up to 9
9 seats left
The AI Game Jam for Designers (14 hour hackathon across 2 weeks)
Friday, November 6 at 6:00 PM (Chicago) · 120 min
KRHosted by Karen R.
Senior Product Designer @ SimplyAgree
A two-week, hackathon-style project where you build a real, playable game with a team and AI. Dates: Nov 6–20, 2026 Sign up here for the kickoff. We'll send calendar invites for all other sessions. **Why join?** Most portfolios show Figma designs that were never built. You'll help make a game people can actually play, and leave with a live link and real stories for interviews. **How it works** - Join a small team. Each team builds one part, and the parts come together into one game. - Work in two short rounds called "sprints": plan, build, check in with other teams, and finish your part. - Use AI to make art, write text, and build the game. - 14 hours of live sessions, plus help anytime on Discord. It's meant to be fun, so there's no pressure to be perfect. **What you'll leave with** - A finished game with a live link for your portfolio. Everyone who takes part owns the work. - Teamwork stories for interviews - Hands-on experience with AI tools - A session on writing your case study **What's included** - 14 hours of live sessions, co-working, and office hours - Discord support throughout the jam - $85 per person in tools and hosting, including Claude access (Nov 6–Dec 6) - $25 back as a gift card when you finish both sprints and present at the final showcase **Price:** $150 ($125 after your $25 back) **Schedule** - Fri Nov 6: Kickoff (2 hrs) - Mon Nov 9: Check-in + co-working (90 min) - Tue–Thu Nov 10–12: Office hours (1 hr daily) - Fri Nov 13: Sprint 1 review (2 hrs) - Mon Nov 16: Sprint 2 kickoff (90 min) - Tue Nov 17: Office hours (1 hr) - Wed Nov 18: Case study session (1 hr) - Fri Nov 20: Final showcase (2 hrs) Full details in the Rules of the Road: https://tinyurl.com/9epu464z
Mentors and mentees are both welcome. It's a mentor session, just with company.
No AI notetakers, please. Read AI, Otter, Fireflies, Fathom and similar record everyone and email the whole room afterwards. If yours auto-joins from your calendar, turn it off for this session.
KGrab a seat with Karen
Free and live, hosted by a designer with 5+ years in the field. Hop is Design Buddies' hand-reviewed mentorship community, and Karen's link lets you skip the waitlist.
You pick mentee or mentor on the next step, fill a two-minute application, and we review it by hand, usually within a day. Your seat is held meanwhile.
