Come join Billy Carlson at 916 S Wabash, Rm 142 on November 7th at 10am. This wireframing workshop will introduce you to what wireframes are, what they are good at and why you should use them when designing digital products. We’ll then dive in and work on a few wireframing… Continue Reading UX Wireframing Event on Nov. 7thRead More →
We’re looking for student work to display around the halls of the IAM department and during events throughout the year. Have something to share? We want to hear from you! Send us your animation stills, game screenshots, website/app designs, 3D renders, pictures of your source code, etc. Deadline: November 1st,… Continue Reading Call for Student Work: Cover the HallsRead More →
M.M.O. VR IAM Senior Capstone Game 2018-2019 (Course: Indie Team) Players must rise through the ranks in this gritty sci-fi combat game to earn their place as a top arena combatant. The game’s setting and mechanics convey a world of hardship and futuristic turmoil, and the varying types of enemies require… Continue Reading M.M.O. VR: Indie Team Capstone 2019Read More →
Congratulations to Animation majors Del Sego and Sung Min Byun for winning 1st and 3rd place, respectively, in the 2019 Paula F. Pfeffer & Cheryl Johnson-Odim Political Cartoon Contest! Animation majors have participated in the contest for over 10 years, but this is the first time two animation students have placed… Continue Reading Award-Winning Students: Political Cartoon ContestRead More →
Each year the IAM department hosts a game jam that culminates on Manifest. Students form small teams (max 5 people) to build a game collaboratively. This year students will have an expanded timeline so that they can participate in Industry Night without losing time to work on their Game Jam… Continue Reading 2019 IAM Manifest Game Jam ChallengeRead More →
It is getting closer to the time of the year where 28,000 members of the gaming industry migrate to San Francisco, California for the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC). For five days the Moscone Center is transformed into a gaming and high tech playground for its attendees with 550 leading… Continue Reading Game Developers Conference 2019Read More →
Inspired by the famed westerns of Sergio Leone, Undertakers is a third-person LAN shooter that pits you against three of your friends in a frantic battle to seize gold. Read More → Continue Reading Undertakers
Over sixty freshman Animators debuted their work in the new Animation Foundations class.Read More → Continue Reading Animation Foundations Inaugural Class
Hooked is a VR puzzle game that challenges the way you think. Don’t be fooled by the first level… you are in for a surprise. https://vimeo.com/304212619 Ishan, an artist on the team, says, “Inspired by other 2-D games, we were motivated to make something familiar in 3-D. We are using… Continue Reading HookedRead More →
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Alex Damarjian helped create a doctor and parent-approved video game entitled PDI Check. If played in moderation, PDI Check can help young kids improve their eye sight and develop in educational, social, and physical ways. Read More → Continue Reading Assistant Professor Alex Damarjian Featured on NBC