The UMBC Game Developer Club holds its 2023 Digital Entertainment Conference (DEC) on April 29th from 11am - 5pm in room 005 on the ground floor of the Engineering building (ENG 005). DEC brings professional game developers from the area to UMBC to talk about their experience in the game industry. DEC is a student-run event organized by the Game Developers Club that has been held annually since 2006.
DEC 2023 is an in-person event, but it will also be live streamed on YouTube. It is open to UMBC students, high school students, UMBC alumni, and anyone interested in game development.
DEC 2023 has professional game developers giving presentations on a variety of topics, including the following.
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Natalia "Tulie" Mitiuriev, 3D Artist
Demo of Marvelous Designer WITHOUT Marvelous Designer: Using Only Blender to make Game-Ready Clothes -
Savannah Shire, 3D Artist
Experience in the industry + social media content -
Ryan Griffin, 3D Artist
Sci - Fi Corridor Demo -
Andrei Shulgach, SFX
Animation in game engines, performance capture, and how easy it is for indie developers and students to bring AAA quality to their projects quickly. -
Eric Jordan, Veteran Game Developer & Software Engineer
On Game Industry Careers
