The 2026 GLOBAL GAME JAM was held for three days starting July 27th.

This year’s jam saw around 40 students from eight universities across four countries: Korea, China, Japan, and Taiwan. The participants formed 10 teams, tasked with creating 'Games for 100-Year Era.' Over the course of three days, these students from diverse cultural backgrounds collaborated, brainstormed, and coded together.

The top prize went to 'U-Brothers,' a team featuring Gimpo University’s Kim Seong-eun alongside students from HKU in the Netherlands, Jeonju University, and Kongju National University. Their creation, 'Drawing Race,' tasks seniors and children with finishing drawings together. The judges were impressed by its cooperative mechanics and fresh take on the '100-Year Era' theme.

Meanwhile, the 'Dreamers' team, which included Gimpo University’s Kim Hyeong-jun, took home the Jeonju University Immersive Media Project Director's Award. Alongside students from HKU, the University of Tokyo, Jeonju University, and Dong-A University, the five-member team crafted a rhythm-based two-player beat game that earned high marks.

Professor Kwon Yong-man of the Department of Game Contents at Gimpo University stated that this jam served as a vital stepping stone for students to grow into global talent, adding, "I hope this event provided a great opportunity for domestic and international students to exchange technical knowledge, communicate, and build global experience as future game developers."