On Thursday, March 23rd, the Japanese Anime and Magna (J.A.M.) student organization hosted the first annual C3 Expo in the Columbia College Chicago Student Center. A day-long celebration of anime, magna, and Japanese culture, the Expo was open to both the Columbia and wider Chicago communities and featured cosplay, student-run… Continue Reading C3 ExpoRead More →
When you think of sports, you probably think of fields and courts, bleachers and scoreboards, and two teams going head-to-head in real-time, physical competition. But at Columbia, there’s another way to play. A virtual way. We sat down with Sophomore Audio Arts major Thomas Gorman, the ESports Representative of the… Continue Reading Thomas Gorman Coaches Us on All Things ESportsRead More →
D&D Club A student organization for fans of narrative and character design! Dungeons and Dragons Club teaches new players and offers an outlet for old players to engage in the fantastic yet classic roleplaying game, Dungeons and Dragons. We run through one off adventures and campaigns devised by our group’s… Continue Reading Dungeons & DragonsRead More →
GETTING A JOB 101 Presented by Becca Hallstedt (Class of 2017) Freelance Concept and Texture Artist In partnership with </hackerjacks>, Becca Hallstedt, formerly of World of Warcraft at Blizzard as well as Injustice 2 at Netherrealm, led a presentation and discussion about techniques around job applications and interviews in the games… Continue Reading Getting A Job 101 (with Alumni Becca Hallstedt)Read More →
On Saturday, October 13th, AlphaLab hosted the first Game Jam of the 2018-2019 school year! Game Jams hosted by AlphaLab are intended to give participants the opportunity of understanding team dynamics, as well as learning how to fit multiple roles in the game development process. Each of the 60 participants were… Continue Reading Alpha Lab Game Jam (Fall 2018)Read More →
Alum Jeremy Kahn @ </hackerjacks> Jeremy Kahn Friday, October 26th, 4:00PM Senior Engineer, Jellyvision “I’m a JavaScript Engineer that focuses on getting things shipped and making people’s lives better. I love making awesome user experiences and fun animations on the web. I am passionate about open source and love to… Continue Reading Meet Alum Jeremy KahnRead More →
</hackerjacks> Nerds of a Feather Code Together Join the programming club </hackerjacks>! We are a student run club that explores fun programming topics and how to apply them in your life! Join us for our second meeting where we will talk about Technical Art and Plugin Scripting. Our second meeting will… Continue Reading </hackerjacks>Read More →