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 →
Interactive Arts and Media senior students in the IAM Team class created a website, a game, and other materials to support the Coaster Challenge (for Special Olympics Illinois). Meet Donorsaur! Donorsaur is a character to help guide folks through the Coaster Challenge’s website. He’s fantastic at persuading people to donate… Continue Reading Coaster ChallengeRead 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 →
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 →
Hack-n-Snack The fall 2018 Hack n Snack event brought developers and creatives together for a few hours of music, hacking, and healthy snacking. The next Hack-n-Snack will be in Spring 2019! Missed the event? Check out the new programming club </hackerjacks> Read More →
Refract is a dynamic collaborative platform where talented students can creatively address organizations’ and individuals’ needs through civic media micro-projects. Explore the 2017 IAM Team project Refract:Read More →
Read about IAM faculty member K-J Mathieson’s recent award-winning work Corky!Read 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 →