DigiMedia was involved in the organization of the local edition of the Global Game Jam® (GGJ) at the University of Aveiro, which took place from January 30 to February 1, 2026.

The Global Game Jam® is the world’s largest game creation event, taking place simultaneously in dozens of countries. This year’s edition brought together more than 40 students from the University of Aveiro and other regions of the country for 48 hours of non-stop game development, resulting in 10 original game projects.

The ninth edition of GGJ@UA was organized by students and lecturers from the Master’s Degree in Digital Games Development, with the support of researchers from DigiMedia, the Institute of Telecommunications (IT) and the Institute of Electronics and Informatics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA). Hosted at the Department of Communication and Art (DeCA), the event followed the theme “Masks” and contributed to promoting both the University of Aveiro and its Digital Games Development program.

The games developed by the participants are available here.

More information here.