It’s that time of year again. Moray Game Jam 2026 is taking place from Friday 6 – Sunday 8 March. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Moray Game Jam brings together creatives, developers, and industry professionals from across the country to design a video or board game in just 48 hours. It’s fast‑paced, inclusive, collaborative and packed with opportunities to learn new skills.
Registration is now open to anyone aged 16+👉 moraygamejam.com
What is Moray Game Jam?
Started in 2014 as the UK’s most northerly Game Jam, Moray Game Jam brings together gaming enthusiasts from across the country, industry leaders and educators for 48-hours of creativity, collaboration, and fun.
Based at UHI Moray, the Jam attracts teams from around Scotland to compete over 48 hours to create a video or board game based on a specific theme. The games are then showcased at a public gaming playground attracting large numbers of families and young people who are invited to vote on their favourite board and video game.
That's not all, there will also be a series of exciting talks, led by a variety industry veterans and social sessions to bring teams together.
Free Workshops
Our programme of free workshops is open to all skill levels and includes sessions in game design, art direction, sound, and AI‑driven development, such as:
- Creating Modern Retro Games — Alistair Low
- Herding Titans: Art Direction of Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers — Louisa Gallie
- Audio Design & Music in Games — Daniel Morrison Neil
- Agentic Coding: The Future of Game Development — a live AI game‑building demo with Andrew Mulholland
Meet the Judges
Participants will also have their work reviewed by an industry‑experienced panel, including:
- Laura Cress — BBC gaming & tech journalist
- Alastair Low — Lowtek Games Andrew Mulholland — Director of Hunted Cow Studios
- Gary McCartan — Founder of Potato Gaffs / Pocket Sized Hands
- Martin Thomas – Co-Founder and Principal Engineer of Code Wizards
The event is open to anyone aged 16+ who’s creative and up for a challenge, they do not have to be an experienced game developer etc. Participants can join solo or as part of a team - which we can help with if needed.
Student Volunteering Opportunity!
Why Volunteer?
This weekend event is a great opportunity for you to gain a great insight into gaming, meet industry experts and hear from those who either work in or have experience in creating board and video games.
All travel and refreshments expenses will be covered.
What you will be doing?
The timings we will be looking for volunteers this year will be:
Saturday 7th March, 10am – 7pm: helping with the talks/ workshops/ picking up pizzas and the quiz if required.
Sunday 8th March, 9am – 5pm: helping with the bacon rolls in the morning, gaming playground and clearing up at the end of the event.
These opportunities can be split across short volunteering sessions of 3 - 4hours
Interested email: Jacqui.Taylor.Moray@uhi.ac.uk You can learn more about Moray Game Jan here> www.moraygamejam.com