This year's  Global Game Jam (GGJ) took place from January 30 to February 1, 2026, at the University of Bremen in the PC lab of Department 3 and was organized by employees of our lab.

We had almost 60 participants in this global hackathon. Divided into 13 teams, they each created a game on the theme of  “Mask.” The winning game was “Maske kann auch geil sein” (Masks Can Be Cool Too), followed by “My Attack Survivor Kitten” in second place and “Masker Raider” in third place.

Thanks to soda and pizza donations from Idealo and OpenReply and game vouchers from BeamNG, all participating jammers were able to stay motivated throughout the hack marathon. 

We are delighted to have been able to host this event again here in Bremen. And a big shout-out and thank you to our organizers and donors. And, of course, to all the participants! You are amazing! Until next year!