It's time for our annual Digital Entertainment Conference (DEC 2024)! During this event we will bring in industry professionals to talk to us about their experience in game development. The event will be on Saturday, April 27th from 11am-5pm in PAHB 107 and streamed on YouTube.

We're spotlighting our presenters for DEC, and today we're talking about Seth Davis! He is a Gameplay Engineer and UMBC alumni who will be presenting "Getting Cozy with Godot". Here's some of his work! Seth will be our first presenter, so tune in at 11am to catch his talk!

We're spotlighting our presenters for DEC, and today we're talking about Natalia "Tulie" Mitiuriev! She is a Junior Character Artist and alumni from UMBC who will be demoing How to make 3D Hair for Games. Tulie will be our second presenter, so tune in at 12pm to catch her talk!

We're spotlighting our presenters for DEC, and today we're talking about Katie Hirsch! She is a Senior UI Engineer at Zenimax and UMBC alumni who will be giving a talk on Common UI Pipelines in the Industry. Katie will be our third presenter, so tune in at 2pm to catch her talk!

We're spotlighting our presenters for DEC, and today we're talking about Dr. Marc Olano! He is the COEIT Associate Dean with experience at Epic, Firaxis, and Oxide. He will be presenting Game Innovation. Dr. Olano will be our fourth presenter, so tune in at 3pm to catch his talk!

We're spotlighting our presenters for DEC, and today we're talking about Ryan Griffin! He is a 3D artist and alumni of UMBC who will be talking about Making a stylized bush. Ryan will be our final presenter, so tune in at 4pm to catch his talk!

DEC is live! Tune into the stream here: youtube.com/watch?v=j8XA1a…

And that's a wrap for DEC2024! Thanks to all of our presenters for their awesome presentations and thank you for watching. See you next year!

We have a special tutorial by Calvin Kumagai this week! He will be presenting about educational games and user feedback this Friday from 2-3pm in ENG005. Stop on by and learn more about how Fun Freighter Games collects user feedback and play test Planet Pushers.

May 10th, 1 - 5pm ENG 005 Come join the Game Developers Club for Playtest Day! This Friday, members will be showcasing playable demos of their games. You don't wanna miss this!

Welcome back! Our first club meeting is this Friday (9/13) from 1-5pm in Engineering 005A. We’ll start off with officer introductions, discussing how the club works, and doing pitches for this year’s official club games! No experience is required to join. We hope to see you soon!

We're excited to announce our collaboration with hackUMBC on a game dev track for the hackathon! Join us Sept. 28th-29th and create a game (or prototype) for a chance to win Switch Lites (with copies of CIV VII, courtesy of Firaxis Games!) or Razer Gaming Mice for your team!

Come join us for our first tutorial of the semester! Scott Serafin (IcyPenguin_) will be hosting a Gamemaker tutorial this Friday from 2-3PM in Engineering 005. #umbc #GameDevelopment

Come join us for our Halloween Meeting on October 25th! There will be candy and a costume contest at 2pm, so wear your best costume for a chance to win a prize!

On Nov. 1st, join us for a 3D art tutorial featuring Adobe Substance Designer, led by Ryan Griffin, former 3D artist for Oxide Games! Ryan has been an incredible supporter of our club over the years, and he’ll be back to share his expertise in creating a Stylized Ground Texture.

This Friday we will be doing a group watch-along of the Brackeys Godot tutorial. This video is beginner friendly, so if you've never used a game engine before, now's your chance to try it out with in-person feedback! #umbc #umbcgamedev

This Friday, December 6th, is the last meeting of the semester! This means that we'll be holding our Fall 2024 Playtest Day, where everyone who's worked on a game shows off the progress they've made, and at the end we do a gallery walk to play each others' demos! #umbc #gamedev