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The '''Velox series of visual novel jams''' is a group of three short-duration, recurring, ranked [[visual novel jam]]s, inspired by [https://ludumdare.com/ Ludum Dare]. It includes '''Velox Fabula''', '''Velox Turbo''', and '''Velox Formido'''. Each iteration has a different theme, which is selected by a community vote.
{{Infobox jam
| name = Velox Jams
| logo = 
| theme = Varies; short-term challenge
| timing = Two to ten days; various months
| status = Ongoing
| started = 2023
| creator = robobarbie, Allie Vera
| host = robobarbie, Allie Vera
| stats = Velox Jams
| url = https://itch.io/jam/velox-turbo-2
| month=Miscellaneous
| shortName = Velox
| desc = A Ludum Dare-inspired jam with short durations and theme requirements. Has three versions: Velox Fabula (the original), and Velox Turbo and Velox Formido, with even shorter durations. Velox Fabula occurs in August, Velox Turbo in December, and Velox Formido in April.
}}

==Iterations & History==
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The Velox series has three different versions/component jams:
* Velox Fabula: The original Velox jam. It lasts for 10 days and occurs in August. The first iteration occurred in 2023. The name means "Quick Story".
* Velox Turbo: A four-day jam that occurs in December. Its first iteration occurred in 2023.
* Velox Formido: A two-day jam that occurs in August. Its first iteration was in 2024.

Each iteration has one or more themes that submissions are required to include. Themes are decided by a community vote, and are announced when the jam begins. Historical themes are as follows:
* [https://itch.io/jam/velox-fabula Velox Fabula 2023]: Unreliable narrator
* [https://itch.io/jam/velox-turbo Velox Turbo 2023]: Morally ambiguous promise
* [https://itch.io/jam/velox-formido Velox Formido 2024]: Enemies with benefits; flower symbolism; doomed by the narrative; trapped with someone; forbidden romance. (At least two of the five must be included.)
* [https://itch.io/jam/velox-fabula-2 Velox Fabula 2024]: You shouldn't be here
* [https://itch.io/jam/velox-turbo-2 Velox Turbo 2024]: The eye of the beholder

==Awards==
Awards are distributed based on community voting, and the list of categories varies in each iteration.

===Fabula 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left";
! Category !! 1st place !! 2nd place !! 3rd place
|-
| Overall || [https://shewassaying.itch.io/titanarum Titan Arum] || [https://safffeine.itch.io/feathers-and-all Feathers & All] || [https://rainslices.itch.io/oblivisci-memorias Oblivisci Memorias]
|-
| Theme || [https://shewassaying.itch.io/titanarum Titan Arum] || [https://saitoki.itch.io/elias-night Elias's Ordinary Night] || [https://safffeine.itch.io/feathers-and-all Feathers & All]
|-
| Creativity || [https://rainslices.itch.io/oblivisci-memorias Oblivisci Memorias] || [https://safffeine.itch.io/feathers-and-all Feathers & All] || [https://shewassaying.itch.io/titanarum Titan Arum]
|-
| Writing/Narrative || [https://shewassaying.itch.io/titanarum Titan Arum] || [https://rainslices.itch.io/oblivisci-memorias Oblivisci Memorias] || [https://tinyluciifer.itch.io/dark-paths Dark Paths, Leading Nowhere]
|-
| Art/Visual Design || [https://rainslices.itch.io/oblivisci-memorias Oblivisci Memorias] || [https://safffeine.itch.io/feathers-and-all Feathers & All] || [https://pumpkin-spike.itch.io/one-last-time one last time.]
|-
| Music/Sound Design|| [https://rainslices.itch.io/oblivisci-memorias Oblivisci Memorias] || [https://safffeine.itch.io/feathers-and-all Feathers & All] || [https://shewassaying.itch.io/titanarum Titan Arum]
|-
| Voice Acting || [https://mxrandom1401.itch.io/stellar-dilemma Stellar Dilemma] || [https://nightpxel.itch.io/famelicus Famelicus] || [https://fableandclover.itch.io/memory-unlocked Memory: UNLOCKED]
|}

===Turbo 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left";
! Category !! 1st place !! 2nd place !! 3rd place
|-
| Overall || [https://shewassaying.itch.io/promise-me-youll-live Promise Me, You'll Live] || [https://safffeine.itch.io/falling-star Falling Star] || [https://17confusedvillains.itch.io/a-pinky-problem A Pinky Problem]
|-
| Theme Inclusion|| [https://shewassaying.itch.io/promise-me-youll-live Promise Me, You'll Live] || [https://17confusedvillains.itch.io/a-pinky-problem A Pinky Problem] || [https://ednaarel.itch.io/ill-gotten-light Ill-gotten Light]
|-
| Narrative ||  [https://safffeine.itch.io/falling-star Falling Star] || [https://17confusedvillains.itch.io/a-pinky-problem A Pinky Problem] || [https://shewassaying.itch.io/promise-me-youll-live Promise Me, You'll Live]
|-
| Visuals || [https://17confusedvillains.itch.io/a-pinky-problem A Pinky Problem] || [https://shewassaying.itch.io/promise-me-youll-live Promise Me, You'll Live] || [https://safffeine.itch.io/falling-star Falling Star]
|-
| Sound || [https://safffeine.itch.io/falling-star Falling Star] || [https://shewassaying.itch.io/promise-me-youll-live Promise Me, You'll Live] || [https://curricle.itch.io/667fm 66.7fm]
|}

===Formido 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left";
! Category !! 1st place !! 2nd place !! 3rd place
|-
| Overall || [https://catsket.itch.io/were-women-after-all We're Women, After All] || [https://teletuu.itch.io/stuck-with-you Stuck with you] || [https://mishantics.itch.io/off-script OFF-SCRIPT]
|-
| Narrative || [https://teletuu.itch.io/stuck-with-you Stuck with you] || [https://catsket.itch.io/were-women-after-all We're Women, After All] || [https://heartsyncproductions.itch.io/faith-eater FaithEater]
|-
| Visuals || [https://mishantics.itch.io/off-script OFF-SCRIPT] || [https://catsket.itch.io/were-women-after-all We're Women, After All] || [https://crystalgameworks.itch.io/dahlia Dahlia] and [https://lavendeerstudios.itch.io/009lives 009 LIVES] (tied)
|-
| Sound || [https://rootbandit.itch.io/last-call-at-desert-blossom Last Call At Desert Blossom] || [https://mishantics.itch.io/off-script OFF-SCRIPT] || [https://crystalgameworks.itch.io/dahlia Dahlia]
|-
| Theme Incorporation || [https://ednaarel.itch.io/lovetellers lovetellers] || [https://lumintree.itch.io/petals-for-the-road petals for the road] and [https://summer-light-studios.itch.io/wait-until-spring Wait Until Spring] (tied) || N/A
|}

===Fabula 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left";
! Category !! 1st place !! 2nd place !! 3rd place
|-
| Overall || [https://rombuffer.itch.io/lighthouse under the lighthouse] || [https://teletuu.itch.io/in-this-life In this life] || [https://skyshard.itch.io/a-house-of-endless-windows A House of Endless Windows]
|-
| Narrative || [https://skyshard.itch.io/a-house-of-endless-windows A House of Endless Windows] || [https://scriptfinch.itch.io/carcinogen Carcinogen] || [https://rombuffer.itch.io/lighthouse under the lighthouse]
|-
| Visuals || [https://teletuu.itch.io/in-this-life In this life] || [https://shewassaying.itch.io/under-your-moon Under Your Moon] || [https://crystalgameworks.itch.io/starlit-regrets Starlit Regrets]
|-
| Sound || [https://rombuffer.itch.io/lighthouse under the lighthouse] || [https://rice373.itch.io/in-the-sillage-lies-your-image in the sillage lies your image] || [https://scriptfinch.itch.io/carcinogen Carcinogen],  [https://lunamakaio.itch.io/mementomori MEMENTO MORI: love, loss, romance], and [https://skyshard.itch.io/a-house-of-endless-windows A House of Endless Windows] (three-way-tie)
|-
| Theme Incorporation || [https://plagueofcrows.itch.io/its-my-party It's My Party] || [https://skyshard.itch.io/a-house-of-endless-windows A House of Endless Windows] || [https://vanillailla.itch.io/my-escape-to-hell My Escape to Hell]
|}

===Formido 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left";
! Category !! 1st place !! 2nd place !! 3rd place
|-
| Overall || [https://saiyohara.itch.io/together-with-you-until-the-end-of-time together with you until the end of time] || [https://lemonink.itch.io/ifthen If:Then] || [https://npckc.itch.io/days-of-saturn Days of Saturn] and [https://puppypal.itch.io/latent-heat Latent Heat] (tied)
|-
| Narrative || [https://saiyohara.itch.io/together-with-you-until-the-end-of-time together with you until the end of time] || [https://lemonink.itch.io/ifthen If:Then] || [https://skyshard.itch.io/youll-never-catch-me-leaving You'll Never Catch Me Leaving]
|-
| Visuals || [https://lemonink.itch.io/ifthen If:Then] || [https://puppypal.itch.io/latent-heat Latent Heat] || [https://npckc.itch.io/days-of-saturn Days of Saturn] and [https://altila.itch.io/caged-bird Caged Bird] (tied)
|-
| Sound || [https://scriptfinch.itch.io/loreandorder Lore & Order] || [https://puppypal.itch.io/latent-heat Latent Heat] and [https://lemonink.itch.io/ifthen If:Then] (tied) || N/A
|-
| Theme Incorporation || [https://saiyohara.itch.io/together-with-you-until-the-end-of-time together with you until the end of time] || [https://altimys.itch.io/thrice-we-see Thrice We See] || [https://altila.itch.io/caged-bird Caged Bird]
|}

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