And with that, the second Area of Effect is complete ☑️ We exceeded our goal and raised $3,484 for @GamersOutreach 😍 Thank you to our outstanding panelists, sponsors, donators, hosts, and attendees. This event would not be possible without all of us working together.🤝

Last but certainly not least, we want to thank the incredible community. Whether you went to the game jam or dropped by just to say hi, we cannot thank you enough. Without you, this event would not be the same and we would not have been able to exceed our goal. THANK YOU! 💖

A special thanks goes out to our sponsors for this year of Area of Effect that helped make this event possible. They helped with different aspects of the event such as broadcast, prizing, and talent.🏆 (5/6) @CORSAIR @AllMid_GG @miamiuniversity @GeekTherapeutic @TwitchStudent

A massive thank you to all our incredible talent that took some time off of their busy schedules to come speak at the event! Not only were they amazing but they gave so much knowledge for whats to come in the next steps of our journey in gaming. 🤩🥰 (4/6)

Thank you to our lovely hosts @abby_sherlock @JadeValkyrie! They did such an incredible job with guiding our talent in conversation, making sure they felt welcome throughout the whole event, and having a great time! 🎙️ (3/6)

Thank you to the staff here at AoE and @RhinoVOD @AllMid_GG production team. The streams over the weekend would not have been possible without your organization. 📽️ (2/6)

Thank you everyone for joining us for the second Area of Effect! 🥰 Not only learning but also raising money for a great charity! Together, we raised $3600 for @GamersOutreach! We want to thank you to everyone who made the event possible (1/6)

There are only a handful of games called out here, but it's worth noting that we had 41 submissions 😮 That's a lot of games! I'm lucky if I can design a single UI screen in 2 days, so kudos to everyone that was ambitious enough to try and make an entire game!!

Results of the AoE Game Jam 2021 are live!🎮 Congrats to all our participants! Everyone did a fantastic job and we hope you had fun making these amazing games.🤩 Thank you to our amazing judges for their feedback @GrantPDesign @JaredDoesUI @oniram177 📋 https://t.co/49E5mQnqCf

Last, but certainly not least, our game jam showcase is live! Our hosts will be playing the games made and giving out awards.🎮 Check out the amazing games that our jammers made. 🧑‍⚖️ @oniram177 🎙️ @donovanidk 🎙️ @madsgray 📺 https://t.co/kpsiyZTTpP 🔗 https://t.co/CMiT3WFkbD

Looking to level up your video editing skills? Come listen in as @baymaxedTV deep dives into the world of editing videos in Making The Cut: Video Editing. Her talk is about to go live right now! 🎬🖥️ 📺 https://t.co/kpsiyZTTpP Donation🔗 https://t.co/dCbjDrRcIN

WE DID IT!! We've reached our goal and raised over $3000 for @GamersOutreach! 👏 We're still going to have donations open and you can win some amazing prizes. 📺 https://t.co/kpsiyZTTpP Donation🔗 https://t.co/dCbjDrRcIN

We're less than $40 from our goal for the weekend and there's still some sick prizes to give away this weekend at @aofe_event ! If you're interested in joining us or donating to @GamersOutreach checkout: Twitch: https://t.co/ASLeIRdPNC Charity: https://t.co/gOAbnkso1X

What is a game animator's day to day look like? Find out as our panel, Making Your Move in Animation, is about to go live! 🖥️ 🎙️@pietepiet 🎙️@MorganNixonArt 🎙️@pete_anim 🎙️Jason Zirpolo 📺 https://t.co/kpsiyZTTpP Donation🔗 https://t.co/dCbjDrRcIN

How do recruiters find the right person for the job? Our All About Recruiting panel is now live as they talk about their recruiting experiences! 💼 🎙️Nick Araujo 🎙️Meg Kelly 🎙️Michelle Singular 🎙️Tim Zeng 📺 https://t.co/kpsiyZTTpP Donation🔗 https://t.co/dCbjDrRcIN

Want to get started in gaming but don't know where to begin?🤔 Come join us as our Getting Started in Games deep dive with Miles Metzger is now live! He'll be talking about how to get started in games & next steps 📋 Donation🔗 https://t.co/dCbjDrRcIN 📺 https://t.co/kpsiyZTTpP

We're live with our first deep dive of the day! Come join @kolbepayne as he talks about the world of level design in 'Leveling Up Level Design' 🌎 📺 https://t.co/kpsiyZTTpP Donation🔗 https://t.co/dCbjDrRcIN

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The world of UI/UX interest you? 🤔 Putting the "You" into UI/UX panel is about to go live on Twitch! Come join us as these lovely folks talk all about UI/UX! 💻 🎙️@Maximum_Crash 🎙️@JaredDoesUI 🎙️@_benui 🎙️@TIFFILM_ 📺 https://t.co/kpsiyZTTpP Donation🔗 https://t.co/dCbjDrRcIN