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 →
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 →
CAN YOU SAVE THE CREW? “There has been a fuel-related emergency aboard the R.V. Minerva. The crew is in cryosleep, bound for a distant asteroid. As the ship’s ‘caretaker bot’, you are responsible for the allocation of the now-precious energy reserves. Solve puzzles by powering different objects around the… Continue Reading AikuRead 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 →