game jam
[ geym jam ]
/ ˈgeɪm ˌdʒæm /
noun Digital Technology.
an event in which video game developers work in groups to conceptualize, design, and build a functioning version of one or more game projects over a restricted period of a few hours or days: The game jam brought students and industry veterans together to create hundreds of new games in one weekend.
Compare
hackathon.
Origin of game jam
First recorded in 2000–05;
game1 +
jam (session)