DLSU GAME Lab

DLSU GAME Lab secures another major DOST PCIEERD funding!

We are proud to announce the approval of a two-year, P14M DOST-PCIEERD grant for the project: "Game Development Meets Computer Vision: Using Synthetic 3D Scenes for Computer Vision Tasks."

Can we merge game development techniques with computer vision? 🎮🤖 This pioneering project will be led by Dr. Neil Patrick Del Gallego (Head, DLSU GAME Lab) with co-proponents Dr. John Jethro Virtusio (DOST Balik Scientist) and Mr. Arren Matthew Antioquia (Head, DLSU CIVI Lab), strengthening the collaboration between the Graphics, Animation, Multimedia, and Entertainment Laboratory (GAME Lab) and the Center for Computational Imaging and Visual Innovations (CIVI Lab). 🤝🤝🤝

GAME lab: https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/research-centers/adric/gamelab/
CIVI lab: https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/research-centers/adric/civi/

Continuous Support: 4 Years of Innovation!
The project is scheduled to run from 2027 to 2029, immediately following the completion of the ongoing Project Anito (2025-2027), signifying four years of continuous DOST-PCIEERD support for our research agenda! 🥳

Pictured during the Grand MOA Signing: Dr. Enrico Paringit (Executive Director, DOST-PCIEERD), Dr. Raymond Girard Tan (VP for Research and Innovation, DLSU), Ms. Edna Nacianceno (Chief Science Research Specialist, DOST-PCIEERD), along with the project leaders and proponents. We are grateful for their trust! 🙏

Industry Collaboration: Our partners and beneficiaries are crucial to the success of this research:
- ArtMiker Studios and The Leveret Games: Assisting in creating AAA-quality art assets.
-Orange & Bronze: Helping identify key AI use cases where our synthetic environments can be applied.

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LOOKING FOR PROGRAMMING INTERNS! 🤖👾👩‍💻👨‍💻
Expected Start: January 2026

Be a pioneer in Philippine Game Engine Development! 🎮 DLSU GAME Lab is looking for programming interns interested in joining the innovative research project of DLSU GAME Lab to work on "Project Anito," aiming to provide a framework and in-house game engine for the PH gaming industry.

Funded by DOST-PCIEERD, titled "Support for the PH Gaming Industry Towards Embracing In-house Game Engine Development", we aim to provide support for the PH gaming industry in assisting them towards creating their own tech stack, game engine, scene editors, and the like. The members of this project will be spearheading the development of the foundational tools typically used for game development, such as a game library, framework, 3D editor, or game engine.

If you're passionate about innovation and empowering local game developers, we want you! This is open to DLSU CCS students looking for internship positions within DLSU. See details in our photos!

The engine room is buzzing! ⚙️ A quick look inside the Project Anito workspace where our staff and interns are actively building the in-house game engine and all the technology, stories, and research that go with it. It's full-on production! Stay tuned. 🔥 ----- Project Name: Project Anito DOST-PCIEERD Project No. & Title: 1212909: Support for the PH Gaming Industry Towards Embracing In-House Game Engine Development #ProjectAnito #GameEngineDevelopment #PHGaming #ComputerGraphics #RealTimeRendering #DOSTPCIEERD #FilipinoInnovation #GameDev

Big steps for the future of Filipino game development! 🎮 We're excited to share a look at the custom, in-house game engines actively being developed as part of Project Anito!

From advanced real-time rendering and graphics to practical simulators 🖥, our team is building the core technology that will empower the Philippine gaming industry.

But we're not just about code and graphics! Project Anito brings together an incredible team from the Department of Software Technology 💻, Literature 📚, and Communication 🗣️—experts in computer science, game engines, HCI, cultural studies, game narratives, and creative writing—to ensure our engine development is grounded and contextualized to the needs of game developers.

We recently held our 1st quarter project alignment. Attendees included: Dr. Neil Patrick Del Gallego (project leader), Dr. Jose Kervin Calabias, Mr. Jordan Deja, Mr. Terrence Esguerra, and Mr. Robin Sebolino, along with project staff Myla Julliene Dacanay and John Raymond Cala.

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Project Name: Project Anito
DOST-PCIEERD Project No. & Title: 1212909: Support for the PH Gaming Industry Towards Embracing In-House Game Engine Development

🖥️ Is Operating Systems still relevant in today’s AI-driven world?
If you're asking this, you're not alone — and you're exactly who needs to hear this talk.

🎓 At , join Dr. Neil Patrick Del Gallego, Associate Professor and Chair at De La Salle University, as he shares how he made the OS course matter again, with real impact for the Philippine software industry.

🎤 “Making an Operating Systems Undergraduate Course More Relevant to the PH Software Industry”

Instead of teaching OS concepts in isolation, his course challenges students to build a working OS emulator, using C++ and grounded in real commands like vmstat, nvidia-smi, and free.

In this session, you’ll learn:

🧠 How classic OS theory connects to modern dev skills
⚙️ Project specs that bring OS to life in the classroom
📈 How this approach prepares students for careers in systems programming, embedded dev, and beyond

Whether you're in academia, tech leadership, or talent development, this session offers a roadmap for future-proofing CS education.

🎟️ Be part of the transformation. Get your tickets now: https://softconph.com/tickets-non-members/

Thrilled to showcase four thesis/capstone projects from the DLSU GAME lab at the Indie Game Stars area at ! A key highlight: all Anito-based projects like AnitoPlume, AnitoCrosshatch, and AnitoArcade are created from the ground up, running on their own unique "engine/framework." These are our initial proof-of-concept works from the DOST-PCIEERD funded game engines project. Come check them out!

We're still hiring!

Our lab head will be talking about the DOST-PCIEERD-funded initiative of building our own game engine!

We’re honored to welcome Neil Patrick Del Gallego as our Speaker for
“Building Game Engines with Academic and Industry Collaboration in the Philippines.”

Discover the story behind Project Anito — a groundbreaking, DOST-PCIEERD–funded initiative bringing together students, educators, and PH game studios to build a game engine that’s proudly Filipino-made.

Learn how research, creativity, and culture can come together to build game tech made by and for the Philippines.

Get your PGDX TICKET NOW AT https://tickets.pgdx.ph/

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Join AI Pilipinas on July 30, 2025, for "Introduction to AI Image Enhancement." Discover how AI can improve the quality of your images.

This event is FREE, but slots are limited, so please sign up early! Register here -> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXJTcTFpk5htzV51tqs_RyzTpBMBQsYuGMuY3g14Z2A4lYNA/viewform

LARO 2025 Speaker profile:
Siklab Studios is a visionary capstone team from De La Salle University, who are bringing to life a real-time Taal Volcano simulator. You may get your tickets here: https://tickets.pgdx.ph/ See you at the SMX on July 25!