Getting into the game jam scene is a great way to find projects to work on. A game jam is a short game prototype festival/hackathon where developers and artists get together to create simple games. Game jam projects are usually fun, creative, have tangible objectives and short time frames, which makes it easy to see projects to completion.

Just this weekend, a 48-hour game jam called Bacon Game Jam was held - you can see the games made during that game here: https://bacongamejam.org/jams/bacongamejam-07/games/ , or drop by at #bacongamejam @ Freenode on IRC to say hi!

You can also find general info about game jams here: http://www.gamejamcentral.com/ .