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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.

New Dragon-Developed Games Are Slaying on Steam

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With hundreds of reviews (and Let’s Play streams too), these DigiPen projects are finding fast fans.

Three side-by-side screenshots taken from DigiPen student games Arc Apellago, Isles of Limbo, and Nohra.

Students Put the Shine on Sword-Themed Excalibots

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The DigiPen students of team MooseBear take a look back at the making of their 3D hack-and-slash adventure starring a sword-collecting robot knight.

Excalibots screenshot: Robot knight swings sword at cluster of enemy goblins in a field of flowers

Team Nuclear Lunch Builds a 3D Action Adventure with Homeland: Lay to Rest

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When members of student game team Nuclear Lunch decided to make a 3D action adventure for their junior-level project, it took a team effort to pull it off.

Group photo with the 16 members of DigiPen student game team Nuclear Lunch

DigiPen Student Game Recoil Riot Dares to Play With Chaos

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Recoil Riot was born of a wild notion: Is there such a thing as too much rocket jumping?

In-game screenshot of rusty, silver buildings splashed with colorful graffiti.

Despite the Quarantine, DigiPen Interns Keep Games Going Strong

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Developing video games from home is a tricky transition, but DigiPen student interns are adapting to the challenge.

An illustration of a laptop with the DigiPen Dragon logo onscreen, next to a cup of tea.

2020 DigiPen Game Showcase A Virtual Success

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Students put their game team projects on display for the first time in front of a digital audience.

A collection of video game screenshots taken from 2020 DigiPen game team projects.

DigiPen Student Project Heads to Space on Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket

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A cosmic particle detector developed by students in the Computer Engineering program will head to space on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket.

Three students stand next to computer engineering projects on display.

Frenzied Fridays: A Glimpse at DigiPen’s Lively Lab Life

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At the end of each week, DigiPen’s two production labs fill with 40-plus buzzing project teams.

A DigiPen student in a red hoodie smiles as he works on his game project in the Tesla production lab.

How DigiPen Sophomore Brandon Stam’s Halo Club Led to Real-Life Adventures

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A simple idea to gather students for weekly Halo multiplayer evolved into so much more.

Brandon Stam poses on DigiPen’s campus with a copy of the original Halo game.

McMillen Foundation Art Scholarship Helps DigiPen Students Pursue Careers in Video Game Art

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With the help of the McMillen Foundation art scholarship, two DigiPen students are eagerly pursuing their dreams of making art for video games.

Trang “Sushie” Ta and Jesse Munguia stand next to each other in the DigiPen MFA lab.

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