Champlain Named to List of Top Game Design Schools
For the ninth year in a row, Champlain has been named to Princeton Review’s list of the top undergrad game design programs in the country—this year, ranking 17 out of 50.
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Fiberworld: The Virtual Craft Festival Created by Kel Bachus and Students
The assistant professor and a team of Champlain students recently piloted the fully virtual craft festival.
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2020 Game Studio Senior Show
Congratulations to the 119 talented Game Studio Seniors on an outstanding 2020 Game Studio Senior Show, streamed live on May 8, 2020 to nearly 900 viewers! Your games are engaging, dynamic, beautifully crafted, challenging and, of course, super fun! Check them out and get ready to play! Eira: Echoes of Adventure Eira always felt destined […]
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Champlain Hosts Annual CCM Honors Night
In a celestial-themed tribute, the Division of Communication and Creative Media livestreamed its 2020 Honors Night on April 16.
This was the first time the ceremony was produced for a virtual presentation because of the COVID-19 pandemic that mandated the departure of students from campus. Fifty students, recognized as Shining Stars in the CCM division, were honored as recipients of the Dean’s scholarships for returning students, the Excel Award for outstanding seniors, and other academic honors for the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semesters.
Immersive Retro Gaming Experience at Champlain Gallery
Until February 27, the Champlain College Art Gallery will display A Link to the Past: Decades of Digital Gaming. The immersive exhibit includes gaming consoles (some of which are playable) and other artifacts, spanning several decades and platforms. Continue reading
Game Studio Seniors Present Capstone Games
On November 25, game studio seniors presented the 23 capstone games that they’ve been working on for the past semester with their teams. A panel of game professors selected 8 games to move forward to next semester. Students who worked on the games that have been cut will join the teams that moved forward. Next semester, the 8 teams will present their polished games.
CCM Students Compete at 2019 Elevator Pitch
At Champlain College’s 2019 Elevator Pitch, students from all majors and years competed to pitch ideas to “executives” in a fictional elevator. The 12th annual Elevator Pitch finals took place on March 5, where 20 finalists competed in four categories—Entrepreneur, Game Developer (pitched to Associate Dean for Administration Dr. Roz Whitaker-Heck), Job/Internship Seeker, and Nonprofit/Social […]
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Champlain Game Programs Featured in U.S. News Article
Champlain College game students and faculty were featured in a Burlington Free Press article that was picked up by U.S. News. The article, which was written by Nicole Higgins DeSmet and published on March 18, explains how many Champlain game major graduates find that they have to leave Vermont to find well-paying jobs related to their majors. […]
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Senior Series Showcases Written Works
Several faculty members read from their work to an audience of other faculty and students from the Professional Writing program and other programs on Friday, Jan. 19. Students heard the writings of Kel Bachus, assistant professor of Game Design, Rachel Carter, Professional Writing adjunct, Brian Murphy, Core Division assistant professor and Jericho Parms, Professional Writing […]
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EMC Projects Featured in VermontBiz
Champlain College’s Sandbox team at the Emergent Media Center (EMC) has partnered with ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain and Generator maker space to create an interactive exhibit at the aquarium. The exhibit, called “Innovation Playground” includes three of the EMC’s recent projects: Spacebox, Graffiniti, and Variance. VermontBiz recently published an article about the exhibit, […]
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