For a position in Programming / Software Engineering
Computer Engineering
(BSc, 4 Years)
For a position in Programming / Software Engineering
Computer Science
(MSc, 2 Years)
For a position in Programming / Software Engineering
Production Animation
(BFA, 4 Years)
For a position in Art / Animation
Game Design
(BSc and BA/BGA, 4 Years)
For a position in Game Design
Campus:Yes Online: No
In state: $476 per Unit Out of state: $621 per Unit
Yes
Yes
13:1
Founded in 1988, DigiPen Institute of Technology has been a pioneer in interactive entertainment education for offering the first Bachelor’s degree in video game programming in all of North America.
Over the years, DigiPen has been recommended by students and game industry experts as the leading college for game development education and has won recognition for the following achievements:
Earning over 23 awards at the annual Independent Games Festival (more than any other school across the globe), placing student games in the professional competition, and winning the student showcase 3 years running, and
Placing graduates at top companies such as Microsoft, Valve, Bungie, and Nintendo and being surrounded by over 70 different game/animation companies in the Seattle, WA area.
Additionally, DigiPen offers the appeal of a small student body, project based learning, and high placement rates. DigiPen currently offers a master's degree in Computer Science, and bachelor degrees in Real-Time Interactive Simulation (video game sciences), Computer Engineering, Game Design and Production Animation.
Located in a technologically advanced suburb of Seattle, DigiPen's location is ideally situated for maintaining strong industry connections that have led to opportunities such as interning at Nintendo on the Wii technology, collaborating with Microsoft Research on special projects, drawing side by side with professionals from ArenaNet at DigiPen’s life drawing labs, and learning from industry guest speakers from companies such as Pixar, Disney, or Valve.Those interested in applying to DigiPen should visit www.digipen.edu and can email admissions@digipen.edu for details.
In addition to our degree programs, DigiPen also offers exciting educational opportunities for students in grades 5 and higher to learn about video game development, 3D animation productions, game design and robotics technology. Through DigiPen's ProjectFUN Initiative, these students can experience the world of digital interactive entertainment via summer workshops or online courses. For more information about DigiPen, please contact admissions@digipen.edu.
In the fall of 2009, DigiPen launched its first international branch campus in Singapore. In cooperation with Singapore’s Economic Development Board, DigiPen's new campus is located in an area called “One-North,” an ambitious live-work project that connects information technology, communication, and media industries. Students at DigiPen’s Singapore campus will go through the same rigorous education as their Redmond counterparts, and will be poised to take advantage of the rapidly growing Asian digital media sector.
Empyreal Nocturne is a third-person aerial action game in which you combat enormous flying monsters by commanding a legion of birds. The monsters are comprised of connected orbs, which are fiercely defended by birds of its own. All of a monster’s weak points must be destroyed in order for it to be defeated. You play as a god bird with the power to convert birds to your flock, and then command them to attack, defend, or sacrifice themselves for you.
Requirements: System Requirements
2.4 GHz Processor
128 MB Video card with Shader 2.0
512 MB RAM
50 MB Hard Drive Space
Synaesthesia - noun. A sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color.
Developed by students at DigiPen Institute of Technology, Tag: The Power of Paint is a free, first-person puzzle platformer which focuses on the players’ ability to modify their environment as they see fit, simply by painting it. Enjoy a unique and emergent gameplay experience, as you traverse each highly stylized level, using your endless supply of paint and all the power that comes with it to make your way to the goal.
Requirements: Minimum System Requirements
Windows XP
Pixel Shader 2.0a Compatible Video Card
128 MB Video RAM
512 MB System RAM
1.5 GHz CPU
200 MB Hard Disk Space
