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  • Mentor / Contributor Signup

    Climate Jam 2026

  • Use this form to apply to join as a mentor or contributor for Climate Jam 2026: Plant a Seed! We will followup with you about your specific responsibilities.

    This form is for contributors of all kinds: people with game development backgrounds, science backgrounds, etc.

    You are only required to answer / fill-in the fields marked with an asterisk (*).

    If you find any issues about this form, please contact parker@indiecade.com with subject-line "Climate Mentor Form".

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  • Subject Areas and Specialties

  • Provide a list of your niches, skills, and relevant experience. "General" is fine but try to highlight your strengths or areas you feel like focusing on as a Climate Jam mentor.

    For Game Development mentors, include specific game engines, coding languages, software, hardware, team roles, genres, and non-digital formats of note.

  • What broad topic areas are you best suited to provide mentorship, resources, or support for?*

  • Availability / Schedule

  • Climate Jam, including the pre-jam prep period and the post-jam voting period runs from late June until Mid August. Week by week schedule breakdown available HERE.

  • In which periods of the jam you available to assist or provide mentorship? (even minimally)

  • Mentorships and Contributions

  • Full descriptions of the categories below can be found HERE.

    All of the options below can be selected by people with game development, science, or other backgrounds unless otherwise stated.

  • How do you want to contribute to Climate Jam 2026?*

  • Team Mentor

  • Team Mentor: Provide game development guidance, advice, and troubleshooting for a jam team.

    • Learn more about Team Mentor responsibilities 

    • Minimum commitment: Communicate with your assigned team at the beginning of each sprint and at least twice a week. 

      More frequent communication is encouraged. More hands-on assistance is allowed, but interns are intended to take the lead. Unless stated otherwise, the interns themselves are responsible for managing their teams and developing their projects.

      You will be assigned a team of about 6 game design interns who will work together remotely. Discord text and video channels are provided, but teams and mentors are encouraged to find the online collaboration tools that work best for them.

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    • Would you like to be a Team Mentor for Climate Jam 2026?
    • If given the option, would you be interested in mentoring a team game development beginners, which may require greater assistance and guidance?*
    • If given the option, would you be interested in directly running your team's project (as producer, director, etc.)?*
    • If given the option, would you be interested in also serving in a particular team role (programmer, art, etc.)?*
    • Some of our interns are participating for academic credit. Are you open to helping us assess these individuals for their schools?*
    • We are prioritizing our game design interns. Are you interested in mentoring a non-intern jammer team?*

  • Pitch a Topic or Project Idea

  • Pitch a Topic or Project Idea: Pitch a specific subject matter or concept, then work with a jam team to make a game based on your pitch.

    • Learn more about Pitching a Topic or Project Idea 

    • Use this form to pitch a specific subject matter or topic area for a team of interns to base a Climate Jam game around, this may include a general idea of the kind of game you imagine for your topic.

      Alternatively, you may pitch a particular gimmick, concept, mechanic, unique platform, genre, etc. for a team of interns to make a Climate Jam game around. 

      Minimum commitment: Submit your pitch via the form. Introduce your topic or concept and relevant resources to your team at the beginning of Climate Jam. Communicate with your team at least once a week to help them effectively integrate and expand on your pitch.

      More frequent communication is encouraged, especially during Sprints 1 and 2 as your team workshops the concept. More hands-on assistance is allowed, but interns are intended to take the lead. Unless stated otherwise, the interns themselves are responsible for managing their teams and developing their projects.

      You will be assigned a team of about 6 game design interns who will work together remotely. Discord text and video channels are provided, but teams and mentors are encouraged to find the online collaboration tools that work best for them.

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    • Would you like to Pitch a Topic or Project for Climate Jam 2026?
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    • Are you available to introduce your topic and provide resources for your team near or on the kickoff date, July 1st?*
    • Are you available to workshop ideas for the project with your team during the Ideation sprint of the jam (July 1-6)?*
    • Do you intend to touch base with your team for the rest of the jam? (through August 10th)*

  • Present a Session

  • Present a Session: Present a live or pre-recorded video session on a topic or resource relevant to Climate Jam 2026’s themes and goals, including climate solutions, messaging, game development, specific science topics, etc.

    • Learn more about Presenting a Session 

    • Minimum commitment: Present a video session (15 minutes to an hour) that is related to Climate Jam’s themes and goals. Either during a live Zoom session, pre-recorded for this event, or by sharing a video you’ve made previously.

      Having a Q/A period at the end of your session or responding to questions on Discord is encouraged but optional.

      You may choose a topic now or we can work with you to find an appropriate topic. 

      Please keep in mind that most sessions will need to be presented in the first weeks of the jam (including the pre-jam period) to be of most use to the jammers.

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    • Would you like to Present a Session for Climate Jam 2026?
    • What type of video would you like to present?*
    • Will you need a moderator/interviewer?*
    • Would you like to be part of a panel session?*
    • Preferred session length:*
    • Are you open to Q&A from the jammers?*

  • Discord Mentor

  • Discord Mentor: Answer questions and provide advice on Climate Jam’s Discord server. This can be general or for a particular topic or specialty.

    • Learn more about Discord Mentor responsibilities 

    • Minimum commitment: Check Discord regularly to reply to questions asynchronously or schedule “office hours” for text or video chat conversations on Discord.

      You can be listed as a Science Mentor, Game Development Mentor, or have a more specific focus.

      You are not required to be available for every week of Climate Jam.

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    • Would you like to be a Discord Mentor for Climate Jam 2026?
    • How would you like to communicate with the jammers?*
    • What type of Mentor would you like to be listed as?*

  • Share Resources

  • Share Resources: If you have any other resources to share with our jammers related to Climate Jam’s goals and themes, climate solutions, message games, game development, science topics, etc. you can provide them in this form or later on Discord.

  • Would you like to share additional resources for the Climate Jam 2026 jammers?

  • For each resource you are providing, we ask that you include a link and a way to identify the kind of resource it is, such as:

    • Descriptive title
    • Short description
    • Subject matter tags

  • Playtesting

  • Playtesting: Playtest the projects throughout the jam.

    • Learn more about Playtester responsibilities 

    • Minimum commitment: Playtest and provide feedback for Climate Jam projects throughout the development process.

      You are encouraged to provide feedback on projects even early in the jam, when there's materials to review but nothing yet playable.

      You are not required to be available for every week of Climate Jam. You are not required to provide feedback for every team that makes a request.

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    • Would you like to be a Playtester for Climate Jam 2026?
    • How would you like the projects you playtest to be selected?*
    • Are you open to also provide feedback for projects at the beginning of the jam, when nothing is playable yet?*

  • Panelist

  • Panelist: Provide feedback for jam teams during a live mid-jam show-and-tell video session.

    • Learn more about Panelist responsibilities 

    • Minimum commitment: Attend at least 1 hour block of the show-and-tell video session, watch the team presentations, and provide live feedback.

      We need both science and game development experts on the panel. The show-and-tell session will be scheduled between July 15th and 22nd.

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    • Would you like to be a Panelist for the Climate Jam 2026 mid-jam Show-and-Tell?

  • Judge / Anthology

  • Judge / Anthology: Review the final jam projects, rank by category, and help determine the Climate Solutions Anthology selections.

    • Learn more about Judge and Anthology Reviewer responsibilities 

    • Minimum commitment: Play and review at least 4 final Climate Jam submissions and rate them on predetermined metrics both for jam awards and Climate Solutions Anthology inclusion between August 10th and August 17th.

      We encourage you to rate as many entries as you have time for. Judges may be invited to write a short statement on the top selected games.

      Note: We will only share the top few games in each category with the jammers, not a complete ranking.

      The Climate Solutions Anthology is a project that will include multiple Climate Jam games as one project to be released on Steam.

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    • Would you like to be a Judge and/or Anthology Reviewer for Climate Jam 2026?

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  • If you are in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 1st, would you like to attend the in-person kickoff event at ASU?

  • The IndieCade Code Of Conduct

    IndieCade celebrates diversity and inclusivity and acts as a safe space for all people regardless of gender, gender identity or presentation, pronoun choice, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, age, or affiliation. While you are part of our community, ask that you join us in creating this welcoming environment by observing our code of conduct, summarized as follows:

     

    • Be nice to one another, even if we disagree.
    • No form of hate speech (including images and gestures), harassment (insults, stalking, bullying, derogatory language, unwanted touching or sexual advances, etc) or discrimination will be tolerated.
    • Report to staff or mods if you experience or observe such behavior.
    • If the situation is not remedied, we reserve the right to remove individuals who violate our code of conduct from our events or channels.


    If you observe or are a victim of any of these, please contact IndieCade staff directly; please do not post your grievance to social media but allow us the opportunity to remedy it internally.

    IndieCade reserves the right to block any participant who does not adhere to this code of conduct from current and future events.

  • Thank you for your support of Climate Jam 2026! We will followup with you soon about your selected roles, fine-tuning the schedule, and instructions for Discord.

    We encourage you to spread the word and invite more jammers to join using the promotional materials found HERE.

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