Neurodiversity Pride Game Jam 2025

As part of our 2025 Neurodiversity Pride Canada celebrations we’re having our very first game jam and it’s more than just a fun challenge: it’s a celebration of everything we stand for and believe in. It’s a space for neurodivergent creators (and our allies) to express the ways we experience and see the world through games. The most prideful thing we can do is express ourselves freely, and this game jam is just a space to do so.

The theme of the jam is Neurodivergent experiences.
We want people to tell us how they experience the world, or how it experiences them. We want to know what’s in their head, hear and feel the story they want to tell. Anything goes, as long as it touches on neurodivergent experiences in some way!

An opening event on June 13, 4-5pm, moderated by Fabio Montagna, will introduce neurodiversity in video games with our 2 keynotes, Steve Wilcox and Nedward WD Rehanek. The jam runs from June 13th at 5 pm AST to June 15th at 5 pm AST, for a 48-h of creation and fun!

While it’s primarily for neurodivergent participants, allies are welcome too, as long as they uphold the need for neurodivergent voices to be front and center.
It’s going to be an online jam, hence we very much welcome participants from all around the globe!

For more info on the game, join us on our dedicated Discord ( https://discord.gg/UwseMTgP ) or write us an email at ndgamejam@gmail.com

After the jam, on June 16th at noon AST, we will have a little afterparty on Twitch, where we will play some games, honour the makers and have some fun talking about neurodiversity experiences. The link to this afterparty event will be added as a new event in the calendar no later than June 13. Hope to see you there!!