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Catch up on the latest news and events from around the DigiPen community.

At teamLab, Alumnus Elliott Davis Conjures Up “Borderless” Digital Artworks

Alumni

The DigiPen graduate discusses programming interactive experiences with an acclaimed international art collective.

Elliott Davis stands with coworkers in teamLab’s Borderless museum.

3D Artist Armando Panciotto Works the Landscape in Farming Simulator 22

Alumni

If you’ve played any recent games in the popular series from GIANTS Software, you’ve likely seen the handiwork of DigiPen grad Armando Angelo Panciotto.

Four separate in-game panels showing different seasons of nature inside Farming Simulator 22

Meet the Many Dragons That Helped Forge Halo Infinite

Alumni

A few of the 50-plus alumni at 343 Industries break down their experience on the genre-defining series’ latest entry.

A Halo Infinite screenshot of Master Chief holding his helmet at his waist.

On Psychonauts 2, DigiPen Alumni Blow Minds with Brain-Melting Gameplay and Art

Alumni

Double Fine character artist Zahra Amirabadi and gameplay programmer Juli Gregg break down their work on the long-awaited cult-classic sequel.

Raz from Psychonauts 2 runs across a colorful concert stage with a crowd behind him.

DigiPen Alumni and KRAFTON Launch Student Scholarship Fund

Alumni

KiKyeong Lim and four other DigiPen alumni joined with game studio KRAFTON, makers of PUBG: Battlegrounds, to give back to their alma mater.

A player on a motorcycle chases a smoking truck down a western themed street

Two DigiPen Graduates Build the Tools to Help Craft Zombie Mayhem in Back 4 Blood

Alumni

Back 4 Blood marks the return of co-op zombie shooting chaos, and it was created with the help of alumni Lucy Ainsworth and Jonathan Hurtado.

Four armed survivors approach an exit door.

On Life Is Strange: True Colors, Justin Maio Trades Combat AI for Colorado Passersby

Alumni

The DigiPen alumnus breaks down his role crafting the “living world” of Haven Springs.

Main Street in Haven Springs, Colorado, the fictional setting of Life Is Strange: True Colors.

DigiPen Grad John Yednock Tunes Up the Gameplay in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Alumni

The MS in Computer Science alumnus discusses his experiences developing the PS5’s “first genuine masterpiece.”

Ratchet admires his mechanical glove in a screenshot from Ratcher & Clank: Rift Apart.

From Games to Hurricanes: Dhrumil Shukla’s DigiPen Thesis Finds Meteorological Fans

Alumni

Using machine learning, one DigiPen student was able to automate the prediction of cyclone intensity, impressing atmospheric scientists along the way.

DigiPen MS in Computer Science graduate Dhrumil Shukla poses in front of Snoqualmie Falls

Corey Bowen on His Magical Job Designing Magic: The Gathering Cards

Alumni

With a number of lead design credits on popular Commander decks, the DigiPen alumnus discusses the craft of Magic card design.

Corey Bowen and fellow Council of Colors members pose wearing variously colored wizard robes.

Jiyun Kang Helps Bring Transparency to the World of Pharmaceuticals at Medzii

Alumni

As a software developer at Medzii, DigiPen graduate Jiyun Kang works on an app that educates users about adverse drug reactions.

DigiPen grad Jiyun Kang sits at computer workstation

Video Games for Vehicles: Chia-Hao Ching Makes Simulations that Self-Driving Cars ‘Play’

Alumni

The DigiPen MS in Computer Science grad develops simulations that make autonomous cars smarter.

DigiPen graduate Chia-Hao Ching poses on a beach lined with palm trees.

DigiPen Grad Molly Jameson Engineers Snazzy Clothes for Cozy Grove

Alumni

The Spry Fox senior software engineer discusses her work on the cute and acclaimed new life-sim.

DigiPen graduate and Spry Fox senior software engineer Molly Jameson poses in front of a cactus.

Student Game Team Goes Out with a Bang with OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns

Alumni

With the breakthrough success of their senior game project, OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns, three DigiPen students look back on their four-year journey.

Game screenshot from OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns; room filled with deadly enemy robots

Russell Wardinsky Assembles an International Crew at Japanese Indie Studio

Alumni

DigiPen graduate Russell Wardinsky talks about the unusual journey that led to him co-founding an indie studio in Kyoto, Japan.

DigiPen grad Russell Wardinsky and others gather around a laptop computer

From Tech Art Club to Tech Artists at Unity

Alumni

Blending programming with art, two alumni discuss the unique hybrid field they discovered at DigiPen.

A demonstration of different Unity Shader Graph effects applied to the same sci-fi character model.

A Madden Dragon: Brett Schiphoff On His Eight Years Turning Football into Code

Alumni

Brett Schiphoff discusses his dream career as a Core Football Gameplay Engineer at EA.

A screenshot of the Green Bay Packers exiting their locker room with lasers overhead from Madden NFL 21.

Dragons at Giant Enemy Crab Turn Heads With Studio Debut, Due Process

Alumni

Innovative design by this alumni-founded studio is making their tactical FPS a Steam success.

Bullets shatter soda bottles, snacks, and a neon sign as a Defender character from Due Process dodges gunfire.

Meet Brittany Aubert, the Game Producing, Pro-Wrestling TV Star

Alumni

Known to AEW fans as Referee Aubrey Edwards, read how one DigiPen graduate went from game dev, to Dynamite and back.

Referee Aubrey Edwards presents the AEW Championship Belt at All Out.

Eduardo Gorinstein Delivers Never-Ending Challenge and Fun in Hades

Alumni

From level layouts to combat design, DigiPen game design graduate Eduardo Gorinstein talks about his work on the breakout hit Hades from Supergiant Games.