Recent news and success stories from the DigiPen (Singapore) community.
Students
Every year, about 150 students of DigiPen (Singapore) travel to the DigiPen campus in Redmond as part of the annual Overseas Immersion Programme (OIP).
Alumni
SPirit, a Singapore Polytechnic supplement, caught up with some of their graduates to see where their gamer destiny had taken them: DigiPen.
DigiPen (Singapore) alumnus Gavin Yeo talks about how DigiPen and a scholarship from the MDA helped him achieve his dream of becoming a game designer.
DigiPen (Singapore)’s submission, Dungeon Delvers, wins Best Student Game award at IGF China 2015, the Asian offshoot of Independent Games Festival.
Announcements
DigiPen (Singapore) 2014 graduates had an almost 100 percent employment rate according to a survey released by the Ministry of Education on Oct 15.
DigiPen Game Studios organized the inaugural DigiPen Game Conference on October 8, calling for proposals from among the 120 attendees.
Industry
DigiPen (Singapore) and Japanese digital game developer BANDAI NAMCO Studios announce strategic partnership that to benefit both parties.
Jason Chu, Chief Operating Officer-International of DigiPen Institute of Technology, announces establishment of DigiPen Game Studios (DGS).
DigiPen Game Studios (DGS) launches digipengamestudios.com and a Facebook page to bring game ideas in Southeast Asia to life.
DigiPen alumni Tan Yong He, Timothy Tham, and Muhsen Bin Hassan talk about their jobs at 12 Gigs Asia, a subsidiary of a mobile social casino company.
Community
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong gives a speech at the People’s Action Party Rally citing DigiPen’s education as part of “the Singapore story.”
Excerpt of PM Lee Hsien Loong’s 2015 National Day Rally speech on Education
Prime Minister Lee shared the story of Chen Zhangkai, a DigiPen (Singapore) graduate, whose education led him to becoming a professional animator.
13 students from the NUS High School of Mathematics and Science in Singapore arrived at the DigiPen Redmond campus to attend ProjectFUN programs.
DigiPen (Singapore) is announces the establishment of DigiPen Game Studios (DGS), a new venture in video game development support and publishing.
DigiPen (Singapore) alumnus Cheng Ding Xiang made the transition from student to professional developer and advises that students dare to dream.
DigiPen (Singapore) alumni Chin Yong Kian and Lim Chian Song jumped into the startup world immediately after graduation with their company, Rotten Mage.
Faculty
An introduction to Joe McGinn, with DigiPen (Singapore) for two years, and newly promoted to Department Chair of Game Software Design and Production.
Interview with Soh Huajin, an RTIS graduate from DigiPen (Singapore) who now works as a client programmer at gumi Asia.
DigiPen (Singapore) has formed a strategic partnership with Koei Tecmo to nurture more direct collaboration between the entities.