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DigiPen students are amazing! Read all about the stories behind their award-winning game and film projects, outstanding research endeavors, and more.

DigiPen Computer Engineering Project Inches Closer to Space

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A team of DigiPen students had cause to celebrate after their scientific payload project flew on a Blue Origin rocket.

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DigiPen’s 9th Annual Internship Fair Unites Companies With Talented Dragons

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Held virtually on Handshake, the event connected 257 Dragons with 19 game and tech companies.

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DigiPen 2022 Year in Review

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Take a look back at all the student and alumni successes, campus developments, and Dragon events that defined this year.

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With Cyrah’s Ascent, DigiPen Student Team Coffee Break Reach the Top of Their Game

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Recognized in international competition, the team looks back on their impressively polished action game.

Cyrah dashes past a large spiky enemy shooting a beam from its mouth.

Playing With Dolls: How Soul Soup Developed Its Housebound Horror, Ceramic Soul

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The DigiPen game team breaks down the unique aesthetic and mechanics behind their puzzle horror game project.

Yu, from student game Ceramic Soul, looks wide-eyed next to another doll with glowing eyes.

Watch the 2022 DigiPen Student Game Showcase

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Check out trailers for the game projects that DigiPen students created during the 2021-22 academic year.

Screenshots from 2022 DigiPen student games

Three DigiPen Seniors Earn Top Honors at 2021 World of Warcraft Student Art Contest

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BFA students Hwa Min Jung, Annie Hanson, and Joe Rouverol discuss their award-winning entries.

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How a DigiPen Film Project Gets Made

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Learn how student art and animation teams collaborate to produce festival-ready films.

A DigiPen student works on her film team project on her drawing tablet.

Five DigiPen Redmond Students Win Gold in GDC 2022 Narrative Analysis Competition

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A crew of game design students turned their classroom studies into award-winning contest submissions.

A scene from GDC with five award laurels on top and the words “GDC Student Narrative Analysis Competition.”

DigiPen 2021 Year in Review

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In a year that bridged the digital and the physical, Dragons found success and crafted a resilient campus culture.

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Scholarship Universe Makes It Easier Than Ever to Find and Apply for Scholarships

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With the help of Scholarship Universe, current and future DigiPen students can get instantly matched with thousands of scholarship opportunities.

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DigiPen Game Design Disciplines, Explained: User Research

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The BA in Game Design program features six specialty tracks. In this article, we explore the ins and outs of user research.

A magnifying glass icon next to a suspicious looking man, from student game Penny Blue Finds a Clue

DigiPen Game Design Disciplines, Explained: UX Design

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The BA in Game Design program features six specialty tracks. In this article, we explore the ins and outs of user experience design.

A knight swipes at enemies in DigiPen student game Excalibots

DigiPen Game Design Disciplines, Explained: Technical Design

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The BA in Game Design program features six design concentrations. In this article, we explore the ins and outs of technical design.

A geometric, pixel art screenshot from DigiPen student game Netgunner.

DigiPen Game Design Disciplines, Explained: Narrative Design

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The BA in Game Design program features six design concentrations. In this article, we explore the ins and outs of narrative design.

A screenshot from DigiPen student game The Blade in the Bark showing a girl on a wolf’s back in the woods.

DigiPen Game Design Disciplines, Explained: Level Design

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The BA in Game Design program features six design concentrations. In this article, we explore the ins and outs of level design.

A screenshot from DigiPen game “Homeland: Lay to Rest,” depicting the hero and the game world.

Anatomy of a Game Team: Senior Year

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Learn what to expect from your senior year DigiPen game team project course.

A DigiPen student tries out their VR game team project as their teammates smile at them.

DigiPen Game Design Disciplines, Explained: Systems Design

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The BA in Game Design program features six design concentrations. In this article, we explore the ins and outs of systems design.

A screenshot from DigiPen student game Metamorphos depicting the hero confronting a large fiery scorpion boss in a stone temple.

Anatomy of a Game Team: Junior Year

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Learn what to expect from your junior year DigiPen game team project course.

A DigiPen professor points to three students’ game team project on a computer in a campus production lab.

Anatomy of a Game Team: Sophomore Year

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Learn what to expect from your sophomore year DigiPen game team project course.

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