Catch up on the latest news and events from around the DigiPen community.
Students
Drew Mitchell and Sasha Ponomarenko discuss their award-winning character art and FX submissions.
Industry pros from Apple, Microsoft, Nintendo, and dozens of other game and tech companies visited campus to meet DigiPen’s newest graduating class.
Alumni
Two alumni trace their journey from licensed Funko figurines to the debut of their own original, designer collectibles.
The BFA graduate details her unexpected apparel design journey from Etsy and official DigiPen merch to malls around the world.
We chat “The Bat” with the DigiPen graduate who helped Camouflaj craft The Game Awards’ Best AR/VR Game of 2024.
Faculty
Before he became the big maestro on campus, DigiPen music professor Stephen O’Bent had already built up quite the impressive, and unusual, resume.
The DigiPen Music and Sound Design graduate scores two wildly successful series emblematic of a shift in the animation industry.
Illustrator Melissa Murakami’s Kid and the Nothing-to-Do Year is already a Spokane bestseller.
The Year of the Dragon was full of student and alumni excellence, faculty achievements, and more.
Animation professor Randall Ng reflects on the creative journey that turned him from a Transformers fan to an official franchise artist.
As an intern and an ambassador, Gryphon Mclaughlin builds bridges to the world of Roblox.
Jimmy Spencer’s fantastical story of loss, loneliness, and friendship came to life thanks to a crew of DigiPen friends.
With his omnipresent support and iconic outfit, this student-turned-staff member makes a massive impact on campus.
At Portland’s iconic Claymation powerhouse, the DigiPen program director led the studio into a new era of CG animation.
After 14 years at Bethesda Game Studios, DigiPen grad Nate Purkeypile channels his world-crafting expertise into a heavy metal monster-hunting indie game.
With colorblind, dyslexic, and motion sickness features, the multiplayer brawler broadens who gets to enjoy the mayhem.
Dr. Barnabas Bede, program director for the BS in Computer Science in Machine Learning, highlights three avenues of DigiPen-led research in Explainable AI.
The DigiPen alum’s combat design on World of Warcraft: The War Within completes a personal career “trifecta.”
DigiPen graduate Adam Estela reflects on an unexpected career path that led him to a data engineering job at one of the world’s largest streaming services.
DigiPen alum Alex Williams talks about his new role as chief technology officer at Studio Wildcard, makers of the dinosaur-infused ARK: Survival Ascended.
