Js13kGames explained

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.

In 2024, Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript, appreciated one of the participants for their competition entry.[22]

Results

No. Year Theme Entries Winning Game Developer(s) Ref
1 2012 Number 13 61 SpacePi Jack Rugile [23]
2 2013 Bad Luck 70 Radius Raid Jack Rugile [24]
3 2014 Earth, Water, Air and Fire 129 Pest Control : Weasels Siorki [25]
4 2015 Reversed 160 Behind Asteroids — The Dark Side Greweb [26]
5 2016 Glitch 127 Evil Glitch Agar3s [27]
6 2017 Lost 254 Greeble Ryan Malm [28]
7 2018 Offline 274 UNDERRUN Phoboslab [29]
8 2019 Back 245 xx142-b2.exe Ben & Salvatore [30]
9 2020 404 227 Ninja vs EVILCORP Rémi Vansteelandt [31]
10 2021 Space 223 Space Garden Ryan Malm [32]
11 2022 Death 167 Dante Salvatore Previti [33]
12 2023 13th Century 163 Path to Glory Rémi Vansteelandt [34]
13 2024 Triskaidekaphobia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Booker . Logan . These Amazing Browser Games Are 13 Kilobytes Or Less In Size . Kotaku . 8 October 2018 . 22 September 2021.
  2. Web site: js13kGames Rules . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  3. Book: Castledine . Earle . Html5 games : novice to ninja . 2018 . Sitepoint Pty Ltd . 9781492065425 . 22 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Kubow . Ania . 20 Award-Winning 13-Kilobyte JavaScript Games You Can Play in Your Browser – js13k 2020 Winners . freeCodeCamp.org . 31 December 2020 . 22 September 2021.
  5. Book: van der Spuy . Rex . The Advanced Game Developer's Toolkit: Create Amazing Web-based Games with JavaScript and HTML5 . 2017 . Apress . Toronto, Ontario, Canada . 978-1484210987 . 1st . 22 September 2021.
  6. Book: Jones . Darren . JavaScript: Novice to Ninja . 2014 . SitePoint Pty. Ltd. . 978-0992461225 .
  7. Web site: Why are there so few female developers in video games industry? . BusinessCloud . 22 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Reilly . Lee . Top 10 games from the JS13K 2020 competition . GitHub Blog . 22 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Zwiezen . Zack . Wow, This Quake Clone Is Smaller Than A Word Doc . Kotaku . 22 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Bode . Karl . This Real Time Strategy Game Is Just 13 Kilobytes . Vice . 22 September 2021.
  11. Web site: Js13kGames: the tiniest HTML5 games . Creative Bloq . 22 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Tokuoka . Masaharu . What knowledge is brought about by the game jam "js13k Games", making 13KB games with JavaScript in one month? . gamesIndustry.biz . 22 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Depold . Sascha . js13kGames — a review . eBay Tech . 22 September 2021 . 22 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922034203/https://ebaytech.berlin/js13kgames-a-review-c10cbe9a39e3 . dead .
  14. Web site: Serrano . Fernando . WebXR category in JS13KGames! . Mozilla Mixed Reality Blog . 22 September 2021.
  15. Web site: Top Picks from js13k 2019 . Coil.com . 22 September 2021.
  16. Web site: Enclave Games: A Grant for the Web Awardee . Grant for the Web . 22 September 2021.
  17. notch . 1038191624923148289 . Notch talks about his jS13kGames entry . dmy.
  18. Web site: 13kb-404 . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  19. Web site: Andres . Giovanny . An Interview With Giovanny Beltran, js13kgames Winner . Mozilla Hacks . 22 September 2021.
  20. Web site: 2018-01-11. Jam Favorites: Js13kGames 2017. 2022-01-04. Big Boss Battle (B3). en-GB.
  21. Web site: end3r. Js13kGames - HTML5 and JavaScript Game Development Competition in just 13 kilobytes. 2022-01-04. js13kgames.com.
  22. Web site: end3r. Brendan Eich on X. 2024-07-02. x.com.
  23. Web site: js13kGames 2012 Results . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  24. Web site: js13kGames 2013 Results . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  25. Web site: js13kGames 2014 Results . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  26. Web site: js13kGames 2015 Results . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  27. Web site: js13kGames 2016 Results . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  28. Web site: js13kGames 2017 Results . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  29. Web site: js13kGames 2018 Results . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  30. Web site: js13kGames 2019 Results . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  31. Web site: js13kGames 2020 Results . js13kGames . 22 September 2021.
  32. Web site: js13kGames 2021 Results . js13kGames . 5 October 2021.
  33. Web site: js13kGames 2022 Results . js13kGames . 7 October 2022.
  34. Web site: js13kGames 2023 Results . js13kGames . 11 January 2024.

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