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The '''Velox series of visual novel jams''' is a group of three short-duration, recurring [[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.
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
{{Infobox jam
| name = Velox Jams
| name = Velox Jams
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| timing = Two to ten days; various months
| timing = Two to ten days; various months
| status = Ongoing
| status = Ongoing
| most_participants = 72 (Fabula, 2023)
| most_entries = 23 (Fabula, 2024)
| started = 2023
| started = 2023
| creator = robobarbie, Allie Vera
| creator = robobarbie, Allie Vera
| host = robobarbie, Allie Vera
| host = robobarbie, Allie Vera
| cumul_participants = 264 (incl. Turbo, 2024)
| cumul_entries = 88 (incl. Turbo, 2024)
| stats = Velox Jams
| stats = Velox Jams
| url = https://itch.io/jam/velox-turbo-2
| url = https://itch.io/jam/velox-turbo-2
| month=Miscellaneous
| 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.
}}
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* [https://itch.io/jam/velox-fabula-2 Velox Fabula 2024]: You shouldn't be here
* [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
* [https://itch.io/jam/velox-turbo-2 Velox Turbo 2024]: The eye of the beholder


==Awards==
==Awards==
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| 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]
| 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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Latest revision as of 09:08, 23 January 2025

The Velox series of visual novel jams is a group of three short-duration, recurring, ranked visual novel jams, inspired by Ludum Dare. It includes Velox Fabula, Velox Turbo, and Velox Formido. Each iteration has a different theme, which is selected by a community vote.

Velox Jams
Theme Varies; short-term challenge
Timing & Duration Two to ten days; various months
Status Ongoing
Most Participants 72
Most Entries 23
Year Started 2023
Creator(s) robobarbie, Allie Vera
Current Host(s) robobarbie, Allie Vera
Cumulative Participants 264
Cumulative Entries 88
Detailed Stats More Stats
Most Recent Jam Page https://itch.io/jam/velox-turbo-2

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:

Awards

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

Fabula 2023

Category 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
Overall Titan Arum Feathers & All Oblivisci Memorias
Theme Titan Arum Elias's Ordinary Night Feathers & All
Creativity Oblivisci Memorias Feathers & All Titan Arum
Writing/Narrative Titan Arum Oblivisci Memorias Dark Paths, Leading Nowhere
Art/Visual Design Oblivisci Memorias Feathers & All one last time.
Music/Sound Design Oblivisci Memorias Feathers & All Titan Arum
Voice Acting Stellar Dilemma Famelicus Memory: UNLOCKED

Turbo 2023

Category 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
Overall Promise Me, You'll Live Falling Star A Pinky Problem
Theme Inclusion Promise Me, You'll Live A Pinky Problem Ill-gotten Light
Narrative Falling Star A Pinky Problem Promise Me, You'll Live
Visuals A Pinky Problem Promise Me, You'll Live Falling Star
Sound Falling Star Promise Me, You'll Live 66.7fm

Formido 2024

Category 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
Overall We're Women, After All Stuck with you OFF-SCRIPT
Narrative Stuck with you We're Women, After All FaithEater
Visuals OFF-SCRIPT We're Women, After All Dahlia and 009 LIVES (tied)
Sound Last Call At Desert Blossom OFF-SCRIPT Dahlia
Theme Incorporation lovetellers petals for the road and Wait Until Spring (tied) N/A

Fabula 2024

Category 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
Overall under the lighthouse In this life A House of Endless Windows
Narrative A House of Endless Windows Carcinogen under the lighthouse
Visuals In this life Under Your Moon Starlit Regrets
Sound under the lighthouse in the sillage lies your image Carcinogen, MEMENTO MORI: love, loss, romance, and A House of Endless Windows (three-way-tie)
Theme Incorporation It's My Party A House of Endless Windows My Escape to Hell

Formido 2024

Category 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
Overall together with you until the end of time If:Then Days of Saturn and Latent Heat (tied)
Narrative together with you until the end of time If:Then You'll Never Catch Me Leaving
Visuals If:Then Latent Heat Days of Saturn and Caged Bird (tied)
Sound Lore & Order Latent Heat and If:Then (tied) N/A
Theme Incorporation together with you until the end of time Thrice We See Caged Bird
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