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Want to know what DigiPen students are capable of creating? Check out some of these outstanding student projects in games, art, animation, and engineering.

Student Games

DigiPen students apply their knowledge each year to a series of increasingly complex, multidisciplinary game projects. These projects challenge students to build their own tools and technology from the ground up as they collaborate with their peers on a large, shared codebase. By leveraging the power of solid teamwork, careful planning, and communication, they learn firsthand how to create compelling interactive experiences that strive for amazing art direction, sophisticated design, and technical excellence.

The Luminist

Survival

In 3D action horror game The Luminist, the player controls a man trapped in a forgotten subterranean mining town after an elevator crash.

A man wearing a blue coat looks at a decrepit elevator shaft.

Rocket Go Fast

Adventure

On a mission to blow up a neighboring planet, Rocket Go Fast puts players in control of a rocket traveling at high speeds through orbital loops.

A giant orange explosion erupts with a "+500" point counter.

Valo: Frozen Light

Platformer

In puzzle platformer Valo: Frozen Light, use your power to freeze objects and platforms of a single color to make it through complex rooms.

A glowing white orb with eyes traverses a stage of blue and pink platforms. The level is titles "Unboxing 6/7."

DayBreak

Adventure

Players take control of a powerful mage restoring light to a forest besieged by darkness in this 2D action adventure game.

A mage stands in a small sunlit patch in a dark forest.

Student Animations

Applying all of the skills and techniques they have learned in the classroom, students in the BFA in Digital Art and Animation program tackle a series of short film projects as a part of their program coursework. In addition to showcasing their technical mastery of digital tools and artistic fundamentals, these films give students the chance to discover what it means to evoke emotion through visual storytelling and bring characters to life.

A girl facing a brick wall spray-painted with two figures, one pink, one green, holding hands around a bright sun

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Student Art

To excel in the digital arts requires more than innate talent. It takes years of discipline, study, and a keen understanding of the visual language found within nature, architecture, and the world around us. With time and dedication, students in the BFA in Digital Art and Animation program gain not only the ability to imagine new worlds altogether, but also the skills and insights to bring those ideas to life through captivating imagery. These are just a few fine examples of what our students have created at DigiPen.

3D Modeling

computer-generated 3d models of an older man in a safari shirt with a small messenger bag slung across his chest

Digital Painting

digital painting of a happy purple alligator hiding playfully under a large leaf while a bird flies overhead

Drawing

Black and white still-life drawing of a tree branch

Painting

still-life traditional painting of a tea cup, a lemon, scissors, and a roll of blue painter's tape on a white draped sheet

Inspiring Stories

Student Shannon Parayil smiles and stands in the Tesla computer lab on campus, in between rows of team spaces where students are working on projects.

Announcements

Announcing the Winners of the 2019 Student Life Excellence Awards

Check out the recipients of this year’s awards, and see what the DigiPen community had to say about these outstanding students, staff, and faculty.

The characters from Apex Legends pose for a selfie.

Alumni

10 DigiPen Grads Helped Make Apex Legends a Surprise Smash Hit

We caught up with one of the 10 alumni who contributed to Respawn Entertainment’s wildly successful battle royale game.

Professor Danny Samuels poses in front of student work in his miniature set design class.

Faculty

From Laika to the Lecture Hall: Danny Samuels Teaches Big Lessons Through Mini Set Design

Formerly a model maker at Laika, Robot Chicken, and Disney, Danny Samuels now passes his skills on to students as a DigiPen professor.