Most of the month was taken over by js13kGames, as usual this time of year, especially since we’re celebrating the thirteenth edition of the competition now.

Games

Nope, nothing this time.

Writing

Almost all the articles in August revolved around the js13kGames competition:

• [02.08] Gamedev.js: Vultures – Scavengers of Death
• [09.08] Gamedev.js: Kontra v10
• [10.08] js13kGames: WebXR category with Meta Quest 3 and old-school cardboards
• [11.08] js13kGames: Decentralized category with challenges from OP Guild, Avalanche, Thirdweb, and Arcadia
• [12.08] Gamedev.js: Pxtex
• [12.08] js13kGames: Kick-off Meetup with GitHub on Twitch
• [13.08] js13kGames: js13kGames 2024 start and theme announcement!
• [14.08] Gamedev.js: js13kGames 2024 started
• [21.08] js13kGames: Playtest your js13kGames entries with Poki
• [28.08] js13kGames: New submit form is now open!

OP Guild

The Decentralized category in the js13kGames competition have four challenges, out of which two are about OP Guild and Arcadia.

Also, the work on the new OP Guild website is currently ongoing.

Events

The js13kGames 2024 Kick-off Meetup was a bit different this year, turning into Open Source Special.

It was hosted on GitHub’s Twitch channel by Michelle Duke aka MishManners.

The brand new js13kGames 2024 submit form in now open - it offers drafts and the ability to test an entry on the compo website before submitting.

Other

Both newsletters are being sent out as usual.

Plans for the next month

More js13kGames, and visiting ETH Warsaw representing OP Guild. Everything else will be a bonus.