Catch up on the latest news and events from around the DigiPen community.
Alumni
Ryan Baker’s first job out of DigiPen found him working on the highest-rated game of 2018.
Students
DigiPen’s “reverse” Career Fair, in which students set up booths to meet visiting employers, entered its 15th year earlier this month at the Redmond campus.
Two professors and a BS in Computer Science student teamed up to create the WWLLN-TC tool, which immediately found use amid 2017’s barrage of hurricanes.
Community
Over 20 pieces of student artwork are on display at the new M Space venue, marking the start of a unique partnership between DigiPen and the Marriott.
As a child of the early ’80s, Peter Kugler dreamed about making games long before it became his day job.
Announcements
DigiPen Institute of Technology has earned a #3 ranking on The Princeton Review’s list of the top 50 undergraduate schools for game design for 2018.
Faculty
DigiPen Music Department Chair Bruce Stark has been commissioned by the Friends of Today’s Music for an original composition debuting this summer.
DigiPen’s Ian Shores and Nic Gulezian on their transition to virtual reality studio Highwire Games and working on its first title Golem.
DigiPen team Cactus Curse’s attempt to improve the adventure game formula earned them a spot at this year’s Independent Games Festival.
DigiPen student games Penny Blue Finds a Clue and Guardian of the Gears are named as finalists for Best Student Game at IGF 2018.
2017 felt like it flew by, but DigiPen’s students, alumni, and faculty made the most of it with awards, game launches and more.
Projection-based touchscreen tabletop game Striker Air Hockey is headed to the annual showcase of “alternative control schemes and interactions in games.”
In honor of his induction to the Pinball Expo Hall of Fame, we take a look back at the accomplished musical career of DigiPen professor Brian Schmidt.
The Game Awards announced the nominees for their 2017 awards show, and a game from DigiPen Singapore will be competing for the “Best Student Game” award.
Fullbright, the dev studio behind Gone Home, brought DigiPen grad Noël Clark on as the lead animator for their new narrative-driven sci-fi game, Tacoma.
Now you can watch the full version of the student film Adija, recipient of more than 30 awards and festival appearances.
The BS in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation degree program has been accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET.
For the third year in a row, BS in Computer Engineering students at DigiPen launched a high altitude balloon carrying student-built measuring devices.
DigiPen senior game project Guardian of the Gears is beautiful in its simplicity and focus on achieving its desired effect.
We interviewed DigiPen alumni working on the block-busting phenomenon to find out.
