What happens when you get together 30 international game designers and leave them alone for 36 hours? We’re about to find out at the Game Jam, which will be part of our eight-day Game Mixer programme in November. The initiative aims to promote professional exchange between game developers from around the world and mix up the international scene by not only including game developers from Germany and South Africa, but also inviting participants from broader Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as from the former Game Mixer host countries Indonesia and Brazil. Game Mixer Johannesburg programme will include a participatory bar-camp-style series of DIY workshops, talks and sessions; a public showcase of games by all participants; and studio visits to the most interesting game studios in Johannesburg. Public Showcase: 19 November, 10am – 5pm > Try out all games and have in-depth discussions with the developers > Experience our brand new Library-Gamebox-Hub Goethe-Institut, 119 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood. Free entry! Partners of the Goethe-Institut in this project are Digital Gaming Culture Foundation, BIU – Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware, GAME – Bundesverband der deutschen Games-Branche, A.MAZE Festival Johannesburg, School of Digital Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Interactive Entertainment South Africa. The project is funded by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany. Photo: Game Mixer Brazil, (c) Gabriel Quintao