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Game jams shouldn't be universally considered "contests" or "competitions", which was explicitly stated in the original text "A game jam is a contest...". Personally, I think this description falls short of what a game jam is all about on several levels if it's captured so simply. One of the problems of calling it a contest is that it (perhaps accidentally) promotes an aura of exclusion, even while the communities surrounding gamejams are mostly attempting to be more and more inclusive. Jams can be competitions; but I don't think the majority are contests. By way of reference, I've only participated in a competition style jam once, despite the fact that I've participated in more than 10 jams over the last 10 years. Probably the biggest jam is Global Game Jam, and this is explicitly NOT a competition. Most smaller jams around the world aren't either. -- Ben Geisler (developer)