Category: Game track

  • UMBC researchers develop better techniques to render characters with realistic skin

    UMBC researchers partner with Epic Games to develop a better way to render video game characters with realistic skin.

  • UMBC 16th Digital Entertainment Conference, 11-5 Sat. 4/18 online

    UMBC’s 16th Digital Entertainment Conference, online 11-5 Sat. 4/18   16th UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference   11:00am-5:00pm, Saturday, April 18, 2020 Online on YouTube The Digital Entertainment Conference (DEC) is an annual event run by the students of the UMBC Game Developer’s Club that brings professional game developers from the area to UMBC to talk…

  • Global Game Jam at UMBC, 5pm Fri 1/31 – 5pm Sun 2/2

    For the 12th year in a row, UMBC is the Baltimore host site for the Global Game Jam, from 5pm Friday, Jan. 31 to 5pm Sunday, Feb. 2. Space is limited, so sign up now!

  • UMBC’s 15th Digital Entertainment Conference, 11-5, Sat May 11

    UMBC’s 15th Digital Entertainment Conference 11:00am-5:00pm, Saturday, May 11, 2019 Commons Sports Zone, UMBC The Digital Entertainment Conference (DEC) is an annual student-organized event that brings professional game developers from the area to UMBC to talk about their experience in the game industry. DEC’19 will be held 11-5 on Saturday, May 11 in the Sports…

  • Game Development Workshop, 12-1pm Fri 12/7

    The mobile game Deliverance by UMBC student Paul Tschirgi ’15, visual arts.   Game Development Workshop 12-1:00pm Friday, 7 December 2018, ENGR 002   Join HackUMBC and CWIT for a Game Development Workshop, facilitated by Prof. Marc Olano. This workshop will focus on various facets of research and practice in the games industry, the kinds…

  • Game Developers Club Fall 2018 Opening Meeting and Game Jam, 1pm Fri 9/7

      Game Developers Club Fall 2018 Opening Meeting and Game Jam The UMBC Game Developer’s Club (GDC) explores the art and science of game development in a club environment and includes members from many backgrounds, including computing, digital art, computer modeling and music composition. Their first meeting will start next week at 1pm on Friday,…

  • 2018 UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference

    2018 UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference UMBC’s Game Developers Club will hold its 13th annual Digital Entertainment Conference from 11:00-5:00 on Saturday April 28 in the UMBC Commons. Come learn about the game industry from local game developing companies. High school students, college students, aspiring game developers, and game developers are all welcome. Meet professionals in…

  • Global Game Jam, UMBC, 26-28 January 2018

    Global Game Jam at UMBC For the 10th(!) year in a row, UMBC is the Baltimore host site for the Global Game Jam! Where: Engineering (ENG) building on the UMBC campus When: 5 PM January 26 – 5 PM January 28, 2018 Cost: Free, but advance registration is required (register at globalgamejam.org) What is a…

  • Baltimore Sun highlights UMBC programs that prepare students for high-demand careers

      Baltimore Sun highlights UMBC programs that prepare students for high-demand careers   The latest special section on education in The Baltimore Sun highlights several UMBC programs that prepare students to succeed in careers in rapidly growing and already high-demand industries. The Sun highlights how the flexibility of these programs makes them particularly accessible and…

  • 2017 Digital Entertainment Conference, 11-5 Sat. April 8, UMBC

    UMBC’s Game Developers Club will hold its twelfth annual Digital Entertainment Conference from 11:00-5:00 on Saturday April 11 in the UMBC Commons. Come learn about the game industry from local game developing companies. High school students, college students, aspiring game developers, and game developers are all welcome. Meet professionals in the game industry Learn the…