Would you like to attend the Game Developers Expo in San Francisco? The IAM department has 10 GDC Expo passes to give away to IAM students.Read More → Continue Reading Game Developers Conference Exposition Pass Contest
KISSY GHOST IAM Indie Team Capstone Kissy Ghost is a game about a bunch of humans trying to exorcise a ghost residing within their house by taking it on a really sweet date! Developed by IAM Students under the team DogDadGames, Kiss Ghost is a 2D pixel arena game for… Continue Reading Kissy Ghost: IAM Indie Team Capstone 2016Read More →
The Metacosmic Earth-Race is a first-person racing platformer for 2-4 players, developed by students during their senior capstone project. Taking place in Generic, New Mexico after the crash of the spaceship Metacosmic, the game is centered around discovering the mystery behind the ship crash by discovering wondrous artifacts that allow… Continue Reading The Metacosmic Earth Race: IAM Large Team Capstone 2015Read More →
Water Aloft the Ridge (WAtR) is an evocative adventure game from the Interactive Arts and Media capstone class at Columbia College Chicago. Three damaged souls climb the mysterious Ridge seeking solace, comfort and forgiveness from one they have lost forever. A disturbingly elegant 3D puzzle/adventure game, the player ascends the… Continue Reading Water Aloft the RidgeRead More →
IAM Students at ChiTAG Columbia College Chicago proudly represented games created by students on November 17th & 18th at the annual Chicago Toys and Games Fair. The games presented were part of indie team, large team & game production. The experience gave a chance for the college to represent the… Continue Reading ChiTAGRead 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 →
Inspiration is a storytelling improvisation card game for 3-6 players created by IAM seniors. In Inspiration players take on the role of a bard tasked with the creation of brand new tales for a new era. Players are given a Subject Card to base their story off of. To help… Continue Reading InspirationRead More →
Our amazing students took the lead, showing off their talent and explaining their creative process at our Fall Open House. Talented students demonstrated their leadership skills; as teams of creative developers they build interactive experiences, and inspire others to do the same. Interactive work (games, web sites, and other applications) were… Continue Reading Fall Open House 2018Read More →
In 2016, the first place winners of the first-annual Young Tech Challenge at the Chicago Toy & Game Fair were the developers of Fizz: Glenn Careau, Cassidy Lucas, Julian Rojas & Raphael Alvarado. In FIZZ, players explore the world of the Fizz Co. Soda Factory as Tap, a robot whose… Continue Reading FizzRead More →
IAM is featured as a top college for Game Design! “Have you ever found a treasure chest in a Legend of Zelda dungeon and pulled out one awesome prize after another? Finding the Columbia College game-related majors kind of feels like that.” Check out the rest of the article here(and the awesome photo… Continue Reading Top Game Design CollegeRead More →