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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.

How Max Hayes’ Unreal Engine DigiPen Project Turned into a Full-Time Job at Epic Games

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The BS in Computer Science in Digital Audio graduate went from tinkering in Unreal as an academic exercise to getting hired to work on the real deal.

DigiPen graduate Max Hayes smiles in the campus audio lab.

Tristan Begin Pulls Off a One-Man Game Project with the Impressive Aftermoor

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The DigiPen senior did all the design, programming, art, animation, and sound on his final project entirely on his own.

Tristan Begin works at a computer in a DigiPen lab

In Student Game The Pilgrim, the World Is the Puzzle

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The senior game project, inspired by immersive puzzlers like Myst and The Witness, plops players in a strange, rune-filled world.

Student game team Free Minds poses in front of the Redmond forests that inspired The Pilgrim.

Student Film Ming Named an Official Selection for SIFF 2019

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The DigiPen short film Ming has been announced as an official selection for the 2019 Seattle International Film Festival.

The DigiPen student team behind animated film Ming hang out together

Students Unveil Latest Projects at 2019 DigiPen Game Showcase

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Stream the showcase yourself for a first look at this year’s batch of student game projects.

Screenshots from a few of the featured student game projects.

Student Intern Develops VR Training for Government Road Workers

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How Real-Time Interactive Simulation student Brett Cunningham helped West Seattle’s MXTreality build a unique virtual classroom.

BS in Computer Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation senior Brett Cunningham talks about his VR internship.

DigiPen’s Fifth Annual Internship Fair Was the Biggest Yet

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Students gathered for the chance to chat with representatives from giants of the game and tech industry.

Students shared their resumes with companies like Nintendo, Epic Games, Xbox, and more.

DigiPen’s Top 20 Most Downloaded Student Games of All-Time: 10-1

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A countdown of the 20 DigiPen student games with the highest number of downloads, featuring numbers 10 through 1.

A mashup of screenshots from seven DigiPen games depicting a raindrop creature, a neon race car, a chained man, and more.

DigiPen’s Top 20 Most Downloaded Student Games of All-Time: 20-11

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A countdown of the 20 DigiPen student games with the highest number of downloads, featuring numbers 20 through 11.

A mashup of screenshots from seven DigiPen games depicting an explosion, a hovercraft, a sea creature, a princess, and more.

1998-Bit: Looking Back at DigiPen Institute of Technology’s First Game Projects

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Student games from DigiPen’s inaugural BS in Real-Time Interactive Simulation cohort are collected, featuring animated GIFs captured in-game.

A picture of the 1998 DigiPen student video game demo CD.

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