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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.

Q&A with a Naughty Dog Game Programmer

Alumni

DigiPen graduate Ming-Lun “Allen” Chou (2014) talks about how he landed his dream job working on games like Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us Part II.

Ming-Lun "Allen" Chou in a Naughty Dog t-shirt

Shannon Parayil Joins Nickelodeon’s The Loud House as a Full-Time Background Designer

Alumni

The DigiPen BFA alumna has taken her cartooning to network television just a year after graduating.

A drawing from Nickelodeon’s The Loud House depicting the chaotic Loud family on their front yard.

Unreal Engine 5 Audio Programmer Max Hayes on the DigiPen Projects that Prepped Him

Alumni

The BS in Computer Science and Digital Audio graduate breaks down the features he contributed to the next gen game engine.

A screenshot, taken from the Unreal Engine 5 demo, of a woman with glowing runes on her arm, crouching in a cave.

At Camouflaj, Alumni Fly High With Marvel’s Iron Man VR

Alumni

Playstation VR’s immersive new superhero simulator comes courtesy of nine DigiPen graduates.

Iron Man flies through the sky with his fist at the ready.

Thomas Parrish Talks Sci-Fi Sound Design on V1 Interactive's Disintegration

Alumni

V1 Interactive’s debut game, set 150 years in the future, features audio crafted by this BA in Music and Sound Design graduate.

DigiPen BA in Music and Sound Design graduate and V1 Junior Sound Designer, Thomas Parrish.

DigiPen Alumni Forge Their Own Paths to Crucible

Alumni

Three alumni tell the story of how they landed their roles on the Relentless Studios team.

A group of several heroes from the Crucible game charging into action.

From Trauma to Triumph: Hannah Patten on Her Comic Book Thesis GRL PWR

Alumni

A DigiPen MFA student turned real women’s stories of harassment and assault into superhero origin stories.

The cover art for Hannah Patten’s comic book GRL PWR.

DigiPen Graduate Adam Brennecke Aims High with Grounded

Alumni

The game director and DigiPen alumnus discusses Obsidian’s big new game about being small.

A tiny teenager stands on a leaf in a field of roses, drawing their bow at a bee.

Heather Gross Illustrates Scholastic Children’s Book, Bedtime for Cranky Crab

Alumni

The DigiPen alumna puts her cute spin on a cantankerous crustacean.

Heather Gross’ self-portrait, showing the artist surrounded by wide-eyed cartoon rabbits, cats, dragons, and unicorns.

With Half-Life: Alyx, DigiPen Graduate Kerry Davis Helps Redefine VR Games

Alumni

Kerry Davis, one of 14 DigiPen alumni who worked on Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx, talks about his contributions to the innovative ‘gravity gloves’ and more.

Half-Life: Alyx screenshot – close-up view of the ‘gravity gloves’ device

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