Art of Game Design

The wait is almost over! This Monday, April 20, we’re officially launching Game Jam Universitar II! It’s time to turn those late-night ideas into a playable reality.

Are you ready to see what the theme is? We’re kicking things off with a Grand Opening Stream where we’ll reveal the secret theme and all the rules you need to know.

Save the Date: Monday, April 20
When: 13:00
Where: Live on YouTube 👉 Link: youtube.com/live/Zr28wm03dZ0

To all the selected teams and solo devs: This is your moment! Whether you’re a coding wizard, an art god, or a sound master, we can't wait to see the worlds you'll build in 7 days!

Timeline Recap:

🏁 April 20: Theme Reveal & Kickoff

🕹️ April 20 – 26: The Jam Period (Grind Time!)

🏆 May 8: Final Results

GLHF to everyone! Let’s make some magic happen!

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🚀 Registrations are now OPEN! We just launched the second edition of our University Game Jam, an online event aiming to bring students that love video games together.

To register, fill in the form here and save your spot: https://rgda.ro/game-jam-universitar-2026/

The Game Jam is open to students from the following Universities:
🎮Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara
🎮Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie POLITEHNICA București
🎮Universitatea Națională de Artă Teatrală și Cinematografică “I.L. Caragiale”
🎮Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara, Universitatea Nationala de Arte București
🎮Universitatea de Arhitectură și Urbanism “Ion Mincu”
🎮Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca

All skills and experience levels are welcome ✨

🎮 At Art of Game Design, we see games as a true form of art. Every year, we push ourselves to innovate through the creative briefs we launch. 
This year, we’re inviting you to explore every way to play — from toys to playgrounds to games. Come experience it all in a Christmas vibe! 🎄

⏰ 6:00 PM
📅 17th of December 2025
📍 *UNATC * Matei Voievod 75-77
🏫 first floor the rooms * 112A & 108A

Congratulations to our amazing students who just graduated from the Art of Game Design Master’s program! 🎉🎓🎮

We’re incredibly proud of all your hard work and dedication! The gaming world awaits your talent! We can’t wait to see the incredible games you’ll design. 🤩

It’s here! 🎉 We, the Art of Game Design Master’s students at UNATC, are thrilled to announce our participation in the “Anuala de Artă și Știință - Ediția 3,” alongside the entire Department of Animation and Interactivity!

Come explore an exhibition showcasing incredible projects from:

AGD (Art of Game Design) - featuring works by Ana - Maria Giosan, Fabian Pintea, Maria Hodor, Ștefana Crăciun, and Cristian Bobouțanu!

ITPMA (Interactive Technologies for Performing and Media Arts)
Anthony Deaibes, Mara Olaru,Lorena Cocora, Orsolya Rend, Daria-Andreea Nicu, Andrei Gheorghe

And Animation students .unatc Iulia Turicianu (BA) & Alina Gheorghe (MA).

Join us for the VERNISAGE on June 21st at 17:00 at GALERIA GALATECA! The exhibition runs from June 21st to July 15th, 2025.

📍 You can find us at 2-4 C.A. Rosetti, Bucharest.

Don’t miss this celebration of creativity, technology, and art! See you there!

The past few weeks have been packed with activities!
After a successful playtest with fellow game dev players, we also took part in the Education Corner at Dev.Play, where we caught up with old friends and made some new ones too 💜
But we wrapped it all up in a special way—by winning Best Student Project at the Romanian Game Awards with Nancy Project, a game created during the 2024 University Game Jam.
GameDevs, welcome our outstanding student, Andreea!

🎮 Art of Game Design Playtest – Special Edition!
in partnership with Interactive Technologies, New Media & Audio-Visual Archives (UNATC)

🗓️ Friday, 30 May 2025
🕓 4:00–8:00 PM
📍 Cinema Foyer, UNATC

Step into the world of student-made games – raw, original, and ready for your feedback!
This year’s playtest is part of the International Master’s Showcase – and it’s our biggest edition yet!

Why show up?

🏆 3 out of 5 Best Student Game nominations @ Romanian Game Awards 2025

🎓 7 years of game design excellence

🕹️ Hands-on with tomorrow’s indie hits!

🎮 What you’ll play:
✨ Mișu’s Adventure – A magical summer from Mișu’s diary
🎼 NoTES – Music, mystery, and clever puzzles
🖤 Quiet Echo – A moody walking sim with spatial puzzles
🃏 World of Veilmore – Card-battling tactics & fantasy
🧬 T-VEC – Shrink down and battle cancer from the inside
🥦 Forklands – Moldy mutants, forks, and fury in this 2D metroidvania

🎉 After-Party Vibes
Stick around after the playtest for good music, good people & good vibes – connect with students, teachers & fellow creatives from all master's programs!

Don’t miss it – and don’t forget to post it!
📸 Tag us in your stories & reels!

Facebook event link:
https://facebook.com/events/s/unatc-intrntzl-show/679300404949855/

🎮 Primul Game Jam academic din România acum documentat într-un articol științific!

Scris Diana Dragomir (UNATC) și publicat în revista CONCEPT (nr. 2/2024), articolul explica cm a fost organizat game jam-ul sustinut de RGDA, care a reunit, pentru prima dată, studenți și profesori din patru universități (UNATC, UPT, UVT, UNArte), plus alti profesionisti din industria de game dev.

📄 Titlul: Sistematizarea procesului de lucru
🔗 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37130/qbmz8z85

Ce a însemnat evenimentul?
🎓 Peste 100 de participanți
🕹️ 15 jocuri dezvoltate în 7 zile
👥 35 de mentori
🏆 Jurizare pe categorii + Best Game Overall
📢 Colaborări online, echipe mixte și o săptămână intensă, creativă și plină de energie

Articolul oferă o cronică a evenimentului și o reflecție asupra game jam-urilor ca metode de învățare experiențială, cercetare artistică și punți între mediul academic și industrie.

Toate cele 15 jocuri sunt disponibile aici: https://itch.io/jam/game-jam-universitar-2024

Mulțumim tuturor celor implicați – fie că ați creat, ghidat, jurizat sau susținut din umbră.
P.S. E doar începutul. 😊

Last Friday, our associate lecturer Andrei Moran-Nae launched his new book at Cărturești 🛹🥁🔥
Our teacher Diana Dragomir and our former student Daria Geagăn were there to participate in a thoughtful discussion about games together with Georgiana Toea from AMC and Andreea Per from RGDA 🧩