Games, trains, and developers: Second annual Train Jam is all about getting outside the ‘comfort zone’

One developer’s cross-country train trip has become one of the industry’s most interesting and promising game jams.

Early last month, a train departed from Chicago, headed west toward San Francisco. It carried 120 like-minded members of the games industry, a mix ranging from game development students to accomplished professionals. When the California Zephyr arrived at its destination 52 hours later, it delivered these passengers to the 2015 Game Developers Conference, where the over 50 new video games developed along the way would be showcased for the first time.