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What do our graduates go on to do after attending DigiPen? Quite a lot! From their contributions to critically-acclaimed games to their groundbreaking work in emerging technology industries and more, read on to learn all about the exciting careers and accomplishments of our talented alumni.

MS in Computer Science Alumni Are MVPs on NBA 2K23

Alumni

At Visual Concepts, a roster of DigiPen master’s graduates are building the NBA’s official video game.

Zion Williamson from NBA 2K23 mid-air preparing to make a slam dunk.

Level Artist Nathaniel Hinton Lays It All Out on Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

Alumni

The DigiPen graduate brings his compositional know-how to Gearbox’s new Borderlands spinoff.

A fantasy character with spiky armor and a mohawk holds a large rifle.

A DigiPen Duo Makes Their Mark on the RTS Genre With Byte Lynx

Alumni

The co-founders of Artful Games discuss their unique debut title, born from a freshman game project.

A blue sci-fi structure fires a beam at opposing red buildings in the game Byte Lynx.

At Papercutz, Comic Artist Lex Hobson Turns Nicktoons into Graphic Novels

Alumni

The DigiPen BFA graduate is taking The Loud House and The Casagrandes from TV screens to the printed page.

Meet the “MegaMaster” Mandi Paugh, Creator of the Internet’s Preeminent Mega Man Fan Site

Alumni

Mandi Paugh was a student at DigiPen when she inadvertently created what would go on to be the longest-running fan site devoted to Capcom’s “Blue Bomber.”

Mega Man 11 screenshot: Blue robot slides across a stone platform

Wreckmate! Student Game FPS Chess Finds Wild Success Adding Combat to a Classic

Alumni

The three-student DigiPen game team breaks down their viral hit fusing chess matches with deathmatches.

A rook looks at a king down the barrel of its sniper rifle in FPS Chess.

The Saints Row Series Returns with the Help of Two DigiPen Grads

Alumni

We caught up with graduates Ryan Spencer and Jeff Keely, two veteran programmers at Deep Silver Volition who helped ship the new Saints Row reboot.

Four Saints Row IV characters pose against a brick wall with graffiti on it

Randy Totah Takes His Game Design Skills to the Skies at the NASA Ames Research Center

Alumni

The 2018 DigiPen BA in Game Design graduate breaks down his work with KBR at one of NASA’s major research centers.

A model of a spaceship outside the NASA Ames Research Center.

Cal Santiago Levels Up From ‘Soulsborne’ Superfan to Elden Ring 3D Artist

Alumni

The MFA alumnus talks about crafting the iconic Prisoner Iron Mask and more for FromSoftware’s acclaimed RPG.

Cal Santiago smiles wearing a Bloodborne-themed shirt, holding two Dark Souls figurines.

Natalie Spitzel’s Video Game Thesis Lirica Brings Opera to Your Operating System

Alumni

The DigiPen graduate reflects on merging her love for opera with digital art and going her own way as an MFA.

Renatta, hero of student game Lirica, overlooks a lake as the sun sets.

Idris Grey MacChruiteir Discusses Her Zest for Quests and Horizon Forbidden West

Alumni

The senior quest designer and DigiPen alumna breaks down her role on Guerrilla Games’ post-apocalyptic hit.

A headshot of Idris Grey MacChruiteir wearing an orange scarf on a blue background.

How Design Graduate Howard Wang Found His Voice in the World of Games and Anime

Alumni

What began as a hobby turned into something much bigger for DigiPen grad Howard Wang, a designer and professional voice actor with more than 150 credits.

Characters exchange gun fire from across an open room.

Cody Luitjens Is Living the Stream at HBO

Alumni

The DigiPen grad discusses his career serving up record-setting shows and blockbuster movies.

DigiPen graduate Cody Luitjens smiles on a beach.

At teamLab, Alumnus Elliott Davis Conjures Up “Borderless” Digital Artworks

Alumni

The DigiPen graduate discusses programming interactive experiences with an acclaimed international art collective.

Elliott Davis stands with coworkers in teamLab’s Borderless museum.

3D Artist Armando Panciotto Works the Landscape in Farming Simulator 22

Alumni

If you’ve played any recent games in the popular series from GIANTS Software, you’ve likely seen the handiwork of DigiPen grad Armando Angelo Panciotto.

Four separate in-game panels showing different seasons of nature inside Farming Simulator 22

Meet the Many Dragons That Helped Forge Halo Infinite

Alumni

A few of the 50-plus alumni at 343 Industries break down their experience on the genre-defining series’ latest entry.

A Halo Infinite screenshot of Master Chief holding his helmet at his waist.

On Psychonauts 2, DigiPen Alumni Blow Minds with Brain-Melting Gameplay and Art

Alumni

Double Fine character artist Zahra Amirabadi and gameplay programmer Juli Gregg break down their work on the long-awaited cult-classic sequel.

Raz from Psychonauts 2 runs across a colorful concert stage with a crowd behind him.

DigiPen Alumni and KRAFTON Launch Student Scholarship Fund

Alumni

KiKyeong Lim and four other DigiPen alumni joined with game studio KRAFTON, makers of PUBG: Battlegrounds, to give back to their alma mater.

A player on a motorcycle chases a smoking truck down a western themed street

Two DigiPen Graduates Build the Tools to Help Craft Zombie Mayhem in Back 4 Blood

Alumni

Back 4 Blood marks the return of co-op zombie shooting chaos, and it was created with the help of alumni Lucy Ainsworth and Jonathan Hurtado.

Four armed survivors approach an exit door.

On Life Is Strange: True Colors, Justin Maio Trades Combat AI for Colorado Passersby

Alumni

The DigiPen alumnus breaks down his role crafting the “living world” of Haven Springs.

Main Street in Haven Springs, Colorado, the fictional setting of Life Is Strange: True Colors.

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