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.

Looking Back With Legacy Alumni: Valve Veteran Eric Smith on his Game-Changing Career

Alumni

The valedictorian of DigiPen Redmond’s first graduating class revisits his nearly two decades at gaming giant Valve.

Eric Smith poses with the actual valve at the Valve office

William Mao Discovers the Nuts and Bolts of Game Publishing on Crackdown 3

Alumni

We talked with DigiPen graduate William Mao who recently shipped his first commercial game, Crackdown 3, as a member of Microsoft’s publishing team.

A man in a futuristic black jumpsuit leaps away from a purple-hued explosion of a truck overturning behind him on a road

Design Graduate Winson Han on Making Games for AI

Alumni

At the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Winson Han’s game design skills are helping AI see and identify the world around them.

A collage of room environments from the Allen Institute for AI’s “AI2-THOR” project.

Two Digital Audio Grads Take the Wheel in Forza Motorsport 7

Alumni

Deepak Chennakkadan and Michael Pitaniello give us a look under the hood on their audio work at Turn 10 Studios.

Michael Pitaniello and Deepak Chennakkadan stand next to luxury cars in the Turn 10 Studios lobby.

Meet Ryan Dudley, Lead App Developer for the NFL and DigiPen’s First Football Star

Alumni

The Real-Time Interactive Simulation grad went from a decade in casual games to professional sports.

Ryan Dudley poses for the camera above the crowd at the NFL draft.

Looking Back With Legacy Alumni: Duncan Shields on Life as a Rockstar

Alumni

We spoke with Duncan Shields, a 1999 graduate of DigiPen’s 3D animation program who spent 11 years working on many of Rockstar Games’ classic titles.

A screenshot from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas of a man in a jacket with the Rockstar logo on it riding a gold motorcycle.

A Perspective Retrospective: Looking Back on the Student Game that Beguiled the Internet

Alumni

In honor of DigiPen’s 30th anniversary, we’re revisiting a classic student game that went viral before it even released.

The player's avatar stands atop blue blocks running the length of a long metallic hallway

With Coco VR, “Takki” Thammawan Takes a Blind Leap Into the Land of the Dead

Alumni

A BFA graduate discusses his journey from DigiPen to working on the virtual reality adaptation of Pixar’s award-winning film Coco.

A profile photo of DigiPen BFA graduate Takki Thammawan.

Computer Science Graduate Allan Deutsch Takes the Lead on a Proposed Change to the C++ Language

Alumni

Allen Deutsch hopes to introduce a new type of data structure to the C++ Standard Library, one that could be of particular benefit to game developers.

A profile shot of BS in Computer Science graduate Allen Deutsch.

Computer Science Graduate Karim Fikani Builds AR Solutions for the Workplace

Alumni

A DigiPen grad discusses his work on wearable augmented reality being used in the manufacturing, aerospace, automotive and maintenance industries.

An aerospace engineer wearing a hard hat and Atheer AR's wearable augmented reality glasses interacts with an AR interface displaying schematics of a plane part.

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