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From landmark film and video game credits to award-winning scientific research, the accomplishments of our faculty are extensive and diverse. Read all about their stories and accomplishments.

Professor Writes the How-to Guide on Code Samples for Programmers

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For junior programmers looking to land that coveted job interview, DigiPen professor Ellen Guon Beeman’s new book on code sample writing aims to help.

DigiPen faculty member Ellen Guon Beeman

Digital Arts Instructor Zahra Haghiri’s Top 5 Digital Artists

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The digital painting and character design teacher breaks down some of her personal favorites.

DigiPen Digital Arts instructor Zahra Haghiri

Senior Lecturer Matthew Picioccio’s Top 5 Games That Make You Think Like a Programmer

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The Elder Scrolls programmer recommends games that will hone your computer science skills.

A headshot of DigiPen senior lecturer Matthew Picioccio.

Professor James S. Peet Turns Students Into Worldbuilders

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Far from your typical geography courses, Geography and Cartography for Worldbuilding mixes academic science with art.

Professor James Peet stands in front of a vast valley and mountain range.

Watch Now: DigiPen's Jazno Francoeur Animates an Avalanche

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In the first of our DigiPen Direct video series, BFA program director Jazno Francoeur gives a visual effects lesson on how to draw an avalanche in motion.

DigiPen's Jazno Francoeur sits in a computer lab

DigiPen Program Director Benjamin Ellinger’s Top 5 Favorite Online Games

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Having worked on classics of the genre himself, the professor runs down his favorite games for connecting with others.

Program director Benjamin Ellinger smiles for the camera in a DigiPen polo shirt.

Why DigiPen's Computer Science Education Is Different

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An animated comic with Program Director Prasanna Ghali on what sets DigiPen apart.
A DigiPen student levitates and codes in a green digital space next to a knight with a DigiPen shield.

DigiPen Professor Helps Put the Spotlight on Student Films

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Pamela Mathues champions the work of DigiPen student animators from behind the scenes, and the awards are piling up.

Screen capture from the student film Adija. A young girl looks at a happy family photograph.

How DigiPen Students Learn Music and Sound Design Through Breath of the Wild

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Program director Lawrence Schwedler explains why the Zelda title is “the apex of non-linear game audio” and how he teaches his students with it.

Program director Lawrence Schwedler explains why the Zelda title is “the apex of non-linear game audio” and how he teaches his students with it.

Animation Faculty Revisit Their Work on the Newly Remastered Aladdin and Lion King Games

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The retro console classics were some of the animators’ first assignments as full-time Disney employees.

DigiPen animation professor Dan Daly sits at his desk with an original rough in-between drawing from the Aladdin game.

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