The Global Game Jam is an event where participants create their own games based on a theme that the GGJ Organization chooses. Participants have one week to work on their game and submit it. in 2026, Hackforgers submitted a record breaking 12 games!

Here are the awesome and super cool games all the participants at Hackforge made for the 2026 Mask theme https://globalgamejam.org/group/31077/games
#hackforge #globalgamejam #masks #2026 #windsor

Are you a Chess enthusiast? Chess.com is hosting the Judit Polgar vs The World chess event.
It starts starts Feb 6 2026 and ends Mar 31 2026.

Learn More & Enter at this link to join Mackenzie, Hackforge's volunteer Mastadon champion in participating!

The World will be playing with black pieces while Judit Polgar plays with white pieces.
https://www.chess.com/news/view/announcing-judit-vs-the-world-2026
#chess #champion #legendary #grandmaster #hackforge

Play Against The Legendary Judit Polgar In Judit Polgar vs. The World Match

We're thrilled to invite you to take part in yet anotherhistoric showdown against one of the living legends of the game! Face GM Judit Polgar, the strongest woman in history.

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🎉 Celebrate the end of #GGJ2026 at the Hackforge Global Game Jam Closing Party! Polish and submit your game, then stick around for a 5PM show & tell to see what everyone created. Feb 1, 2PM, Hybrid
More Info & RSVP at www.hackf.org/events
#GGJ2026 #Hackforge #WindsorTech #WindsorEvents

🎮 Kick off Global Game Jam 2026 with us! Join Hackforge in person or on Discord to watch the keynote, reveal the theme, form teams, ask questions, and get jam-ready. New or veteran jammers welcome: solo or team! Jan 26, 6–8 PM. RSVP at hackf.org/events

#GGJ2026 #Hackforge #WindsorTech #GlobalGameJam

Global Game Jam 2026 is happening soon, and Hackforge's registrations are steadily ticking up!
 
If you want to contribute to the event without the stress that comes with building your own game, consider volunteering as a mentor! This is an important role that helps our jammers to complete their games in only a week.
 
Mentors can help out by being available to answer questions or offer advice either in-person or online. Visit the form linked below for more details and to submit your name.
 
#GlobalGameJam #GGJ2026 #WindsorTech #WindsorEvents #Hackforge

🐧 This month’s LUG meetup dives into ZFS! Learn the basics of the Zettabyte File System, explore features like compression, redundancy & encryption, and discuss the pros/cons of using ZFS as a root file system.
Jan 22, 7–9 PM. Hybrid @ Hackforge HQ & Zoom.

#Linux #WindsorEvents #WindsorTech #Hackforge #LUG

If you're a fan of Spotify wrapped (but OpenStreetMap style), you might like to see an animated overview of your annual OSM contributions!

Osmwrapped: https://osmwrapped.com/

Hackforge has a very active OSM Interest Group. Stay posted to our socials and website for future events (or include event info/link if one is already up). Please join us if you have interest in OSM and mapping. #Hackforge #WindsorTech #OpenStreetMap

OSM Wrapped — Visualize and Celebrate your contributions

Explore your OSM Wrapped summary including heatmaps, statistics, and contributions.

Map Roulette(https://maproulette.org) is a super cool OSM tool. Check out our video of Lauren from Hackforge exploring MapRoulette with OpenStreetMap API.
Exploring MapRoulette with OpenStreetMap https://youtu.be/sBnOh09-s34?si=_gaCjs2BFphLJA4a

What it does: This website lets you contribute to the world map and offers challenges to test your skills
If you're interested, join our OSM group in Hackforge's Discord https://discord.gg/dStjhZHXFd

#Hackforge #WindsorTech #Mapping #OpenStreetMap

MapRoulette

Be an instant contributor to the world’s maps.

Check out our cool app Windsor Essex Cycling v6 for OpenStreetMap. Windsor Essex Cycling helps people find bike routes here in Windsor. If you're interested in OSM or more OSM based tools, join us for monthly OSM interest group meetings.

To see all upcoming events, please visit www.hackf.org/events

#Hackforge #WindsorTech #OSM #Bikes

Linux graphics display servers X11 and Wayland are both awesome! If you're looking for a graphics display server, X11 is best for older machines and displays, while Wayland is best for newer machines. Which do you like to use and why is that? Are there others that should be on this list?

#Hackforge #WindsorTech #Linux