School of Game Development

This week we’re doing something special!
Instead of spotlighting just one student, we’re highlighting a full Spring Show project — and the amazing team behind it.

💥 BRAWLER is a 2D beat-em-up game concept brought to life through stunning character design, animation, and gameplay logic by students across disciplines.
It was originally created in the Collaboration Studio class and later submitted to the 2023 Spring Show!

🎮 Work Featured by:
🎨 Character Design – Lauryn Henderson
🌀 Enemy Animation – Norine El-Safadi
🛠️ 2D Animation & Tech – Kaitlyn Lobitz
📐 Game Design – Jeffrey Byczko

Scroll through for concept art, designs, and in-game animation previews featuring enemy attacks, player moves, and more!
This multi-disciplinary spotlight is a great reminder of what makes game development so exciting — collaboration from every corner of the pipeline. 💪🎮

🕹️ Featured in the 2023 Spring Show
💬 Let us know which part of the pipeline you’re most interested in — art, tech, design?

👾✨ Meet Game Instructors Monday! ✨👾
We’re starting a new weekly series where you’ll get to know the amazing faculty who make the School of Game Development what it is.

This week’s spotlight:
🎨 Brian Hess – Director of Game Art & Design
💻 David “Rez” Graham – Director of Game Programming

From comics and movies to acting and even magic 🎭, our instructors bring unique passions and insights that help students level up their game dev journey.

Check back every Monday to “summon” a new instructor and discover more fun facts & advice!

Hello Students! Welcome to the new Fall 2024 Semester! Fall Virtual Open Office hours through Zoom have started up again! These are drop in friendly and do not require an appointment. Please note that you may be in the waiting area while the instructor helps other students before you. You will be seen as soon as the instructor is finished meeting with the prior student. We hope you have an amazing Fall Semester! Follow this link to get more information: bit.ly/4e7fQnG

Couldn't make it to our AlumNights event? You can watch the replay here, where graduates from Animation, Game Development, UI/UX, Industrial Design, and Advertising share their journeys from student life to successful careers. Hear firsthand how they built successful careers in creative industries and get tips for your own career path.

Career Journeys of ArtU Alumni: Insights & Advice | AlumNights Event Join our ArtU AlumNights event where graduates from Animation, Game Development, UI/UX, Industrial Design, and Advertising share their journeys from student ...

Welcome back students! Summer Virtual Open Office hours through Zoom are starting again! These are drop in friendly and do not require an appointment! Please note that you may be in the waiting area while the instructor's help other students before you. You will be seen as soon as the instructor is finished meeting with the prior student. We hope you have a wonderful summer session!

DEADLINE APPROACHING: Apply ASAP!

The 14th Annual Rookie Awards is accepting submissions! The Rookie Awards is the world's largest contest for aspiring creatives in games, animation, visual effects, immersive media, motion graphics and 3D visualization. Fellow Academy students have either won or placed in this competition in previous years so don't miss your chance to showcase your creative works to industry heavyweights and influencers, receive badges and certificates, connect with other young artists and more! We wish you all good luck in the contest!

Congratulations to the GAMMYs Programming winners, Michael Nevins and Thomas Jensen! Thank you so much for submitting your incredible work and participating in this year's show!

Congratulations to all of the talented student winners for the 7th Annual Spring Show Gammy's! Thank you for your amazing hard work and dedication! We wish you all the best and enjoy your upcoming Summer!

This semester, Art U's Game Studio brings you something a little darker. Come hear from Game Development students on the creation of the isometric hack-and-slash game, "Teeth".

Sink deeper into the maw and grind... your.... TEETH.

Teeth is an action PC game that was created in the department's collaborative Game Studio class where 3D Art, Concept Art, and Game Design students use their combined skillsets to create various games and industry projects in a studio environment.