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Game Design & Production News

    • Drexel's URBN Center interior with students learning on multiple floors

      April 14, 2026

      91制片厂’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is home to nationally ranked and internationally recognized programs across, design, media, entertainment, industry management and more.

    • iterations logo

      March 27, 2026

      Hosted by Westphal鈥檚 Associate Director of Communications and successful podcast producer Laurel Hostak Jones, Iterations features conversations with Drexel faculty, researchers, and community partners whose work bridges disciplines and demonstrates the impact of creative practice in addressing social and environmental issues.

    • November 06, 2025

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • June 10, 2025

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • A VR headset, held by four sets of hands

      May 12, 2025

      A Voice from the Hut is an animated virtual reality hybrid documentary featuring fictional and non-fictional elements. Set in a rural village of far western Nepal, the story is a first-person VR experience, in which the viewer embodies Priya, a 13-year-old village girl who dreams of becoming a singer. Two days before she is set to participate in a prestigious singing contest, she gets her first period - and must navigate her culture's menstrual taboo.

    • James Poyser

      May 05, 2025

      Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for our 2025 Commencement ceremony will be Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, and composer James Poyser.

    • March 31, 2025

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Digital Media's LED Volume wall

      March 27, 2025

      At 91制片厂’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, we’re continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation – and recent facility and technology upgrades reflect our commitment to preparing students for the future of the entertainment industry. The new Immersive Audio Mixing Studio, Content Creation Studio, and LED Volume Wall bring emerging media technologies to our community, encouraging students to explore the future of immersive media and storytelling.

    • October 22, 2024

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Breonna Danielle Rodriguez Delgrosso with Elmo

      May 24, 2024

      Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is pleased to announce its keynote and student speakers for Commencement 2024.

    • April 17, 2024

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • April 02, 2024

      91制片厂’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is one of the top schools for game design studies according to ®. The education services company features Westphal on its 15th annual ranking lists: Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Game Design for 2024 and Top 25 Graduate Schools for Game Design in 2024.

    • March 12, 2024

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • February 13, 2024

    • November 10, 2023

      The Westphal Dean’s Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (IDEA), in partnership with the Westphal Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council (DEIC), are pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural IDEA-Development, Education, and Cultivation (DEC) Mini-grants. These small seed grants, in amounts between $500-1000 support projects that develop, educate, and cultivate inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism in accordance with the College’s Strategic Plan.

    • October 17, 2023

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson

      May 09, 2023

      Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2023 Commencement ceremony of 91制片厂’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design on Friday, June 16, 2023.

    • April 18, 2023

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • March 15, 2023

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • March 14, 2023

      On Friday, February 24, 2023, Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design held its annual showcase of faculty research, scholarship, and creative work, organized by the Westphal Research Council. Featuring five-minute presentations by faculty members from each of the College’s departments, the event was an exploratory window into the cutting-edge projects happening in the creative heart of 91制片厂.

    • Women's History Month 2023

      March 06, 2023

      Westphal DEI is proud to honor 10 transformative, resilient, innovative, creative, entrepreneurial, and inspiring women to commemorate and celebrate the movement of all women towards equity, equality, and full agency.

    • February 14, 2023

    • Francis Aguas Photo by Stephen Salpukas

      February 09, 2023

      The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is excited to introduce our inaugural Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Francis Tanglao Aguas. Joining us from William & Mary College in Williamsburg, VA, Francis has already brought energy and ideas into our community as we strengthen a culture of belonging.

    • Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

      February 02, 2023

      We, members of the Westphal community, with roots, family, friends, and colleagues in California or who belong to the Asian American Pacific Islander community, and the dance community share in the grief and pain suffered by our fellow humans in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay.

    • January 10, 2023

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • November 15, 2022

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • October 18, 2022

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Headshots for new faculty 22-23, text in article

      September 16, 2022

      Drexel's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design welcomes fourteen new faculty members for the 2022-23 academic year. The incoming faculty represent programs across the College's departments, and come from impressive careers in the industry and higher education.

    • May 24, 2022

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Richelle Parham

      May 16, 2022

      Drexel’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is thrilled to announce it 2022 Commencement speakers.

    • April 18, 2022

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • December 07, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • October 08, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • September 16, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments. 

    • Cruiser Olympia on the Delaware River in Philadelphia

      July 08, 2021

      The latest collaboration in a 14-year relationship between Drexel’s Department of Digital Media and the Independence Seaport Museum is an animation recreating the perilous 1921 journey of the USS Olympia.

    • June 28, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • June 02, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments

    • 40 Under 40

      June 01, 2021

      Each year, Drexel Magazine recognizes some of the most promising, entrepreneurial, creative, and inspiring alumni under the age of 40. These alumni launched new companies in the middle of an historic downturn, reimagined how they delivered on their talents, and, collectively, adapted their professional environments to the unique challenges of 2020. This year, seven Westphal College of Media Arts & Design alumni were highlighted as nominees of the Class of 2021.

    • Digital Media Showcase 2021

      May 11, 2021

      Join us for Drexel Digital Media's 2021 Showcase on Sunday, May 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT streaming via YouTube Live! The stream features live presentations by 13 senior project teams from the Animation & Visual Effects, Game Design & Production, and Interactive Digital Media programs, along with members from the College of Computing and Informatics.

    • Drexel鈥檚 Entrepreneurial Game Studio

      March 15, 2021

      91制片厂’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio (EGS) was featured in a new episode of series.

    • March 09, 2021

      Celebrate the students, faculty, staff and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

    • Zoom screenshot of Digital Media students

      February 16, 2021

      Game Design & Production senior Malcolm Bornmann wrote a letter to the 2021 incoming class of freshmen reflecting on 2020 and sharing how the Department of Digital Media adapted to the unprecedented changes in teaching and learning caused by the pandemic.

    • February 09, 2021

      The Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is committed to creating a better Westphal. In an effort to increase transparency, open lines of communication, and advocate for the student experience at Westphal, we have established our first Westphal College Student Council, comprised of 25 students representing various student organizations and all seven departments in Westphal.

    • December 14, 2020

      Several students from Drexel’s Digital Media Department had research projects completed in Drexel’s new accepted into the (NCUR), set to take place virtually from April 12-14, 2021.

    • December 14, 2020

      Celebrate the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.


    • November 17, 2020

      Westphal BRIDGE Scholars is a welcoming, inclusive learning community designed to enhance the success of underrepresented minority and first-generation college students. In its first year, the program welcomed seventeen students representing ten majors throughout Westphal.

    • November 09, 2020

    • October 30, 2020

      The Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is looking forward to welcoming many of our undergraduate students back in January, and we are working to ensure the safest and most engaging educational experience possible for our community, whether you are taking courses remotely or face-to-face.

    • October 15, 2020

      Celebrate the faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.

       

    • Creative Connections Summer Series 2020

      July 20, 2020

    • Resilience receives 2020 Games For Change Best Student Game Award

      June 11, 2020

      Resilience, a new game created by , a senior student team from the Digital Media Department, Music Industry Program, and College of Computing & Informatics (CCI), has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Awards in the Best Student Game category.

    • May 27, 2020

      While this spring term has presented tremendous challenges, we are excited to share new ways of celebrating the achievements of Westphal's graduating students. While the usual roster of Senior Shows cannot be presented in person, our supportive community will still be able to see and appreciate impressive student work in the virtual Senior Shows and activities from our various programs.

    • Allen Sabinson

      May 19, 2020

      Long-standing Dean of the 91制片厂 Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, Allen Sabinson, reflects on his 15 years of leadership of one of the best Applied Art and Design schools in the nation.

    • Emil Polyak using motion capture

      April 23, 2020

      The faculty of the Department of Digital Media have adopted a number of innovative strategies to move their curriculum online. A tech-savvy bunch, their biggest challenge is less about adapting to technology shifts and more about supporting student needs and limitations of the remote environment.

    • Drexel Magazine 40 Under 40

      March 31, 2020

      Each year, Drexel Magazine highlights the achievements of 40 of their most successful alumni under the age of 40. These alumni are living proof that Drexel’s unique co-op education system gives students the tools necessary to become leaders and innovators in their chosen fields, and constantly adapt to their ever evolving professional environments. This year, five Westphal College of Media Arts & Design alumni were highlighted on the list.

    • Game Design & Production Ranking

      March 29, 2019

      The Princeton Review just released its , listing Westphal’s undergraduate Game Design & Production (GDAP) program at #6 and graduate program in Digital Media at #10.

    • NBC10 vists Drexel's Immersive Research Lab

      February 22, 2019

      NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal visits 91制片厂’s Immersive Research Lab as part of a virtual reality series hosted on the network.

    • Oscars, Live Sunday Feb 24

      February 04, 2019

      The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced its nominees for the 91st Academy Awards on Tuesday, and four of the nominated films feature the work of Drexel alumni from the Department of Digital Media: Ralph Breaks the Internet, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ready Player One, and Avengers: Infinity War. 2019 is the seventh consecutive year that films nominated in the Visual Effects or Animated Feature Film category have featured the work of Westphal Digital Media graduates.

    • Forbes 30 Under 30 Games

      November 15, 2018

      Westphal College of Media Arts & Design alumni Greg Lobanov (Digital Media ’14) and Dan Fornace (Digital Media ’11) are listed among  Leading a Technological and Artistic Revolution—the magazine’s “annual list chronicling the brashest entrepreneurs across the United States and Canada”—in the Games category.

    • Young woman wearing virtual reality headset

      September 27, 2018

      91制片厂’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design welcomed incoming freshmen to campus through a ‘Virtual Reality Block Party’ on Friday, September 21, 2018. Coinciding with the launch of the new major in Virtual Reality & Immersive Media, the party was publicized on. 

    • root121 Games

      September 12, 2018

      What started as a senior thesis project presented during the 91制片厂 Westphal College of Media Arts & Design 2018 Digital Media Senior Showcase can now be purchased for .

    • Gossamer Games

      July 01, 2018

      Game Design & Production alumni, Thomas Sharpe (16’), was featured in the  issue sharing his story of starting his own game studio within Drexel’s .

    • Fling to the Finish small

      April 03, 2018

      Game Design & Production juniors, collectively known as , take home the top Gameplay Prize at the  for .

    • November 15, 2017

      The ArtistYear program provides a unique opportunity for Westphal students graduating this year and alumni up to the age of 28 to make a difference by creating unique arts programs and classes in nearby, underserved Philadelphia public schools.

    • October 30, 2017

      BioDesign Challenge is a special topics course that will be offered this winter term and is open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Participants will work towards a coveted spot in the annual , an annual competition held in conjunction with the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).

    • March 31, 2017

      Our undergraduate and graduate s have once again been ranked in the top ten by in their eighth annual ranking of the best schools for students to not only study but kick start their career in game design.聽

    • November 22, 2016

      The 91制片厂 Virtual Reality (DUVR) club, where students experiment and use the latest virtual and augmented reality technologies, recently participated in the MIT Media Lab’s Reality Virtually Hackathon – the world’s largest VR competition. DUVR won 1st prize in the category of Human Well-Being for their project !

    • September 21, 2016

      The prestigious London-based fashion trade publication, ,听recently released their rankings and have our as #3 in the United States and #11 in the world. , which produces USA Today鈥檚 College Guide, new rankings have Westphal as #5 nationally out of 223 schools in the category of Best Design and Applied Arts Schools.

    • May 02, 2016

      With the help of a Westphal Mini-Grant, the MSL is under re-construction as , Digital Media and Game Design & Production Professor, and students work feverishly to make needed repairs and updates. 

    • March 25, 2016

      Students win Best Game award at Game Developers Conference in San Francisco

    • March 25, 2016

      Our Gaming program received top 2016 rankings from the Princeton Review

    • March 09, 2016

      The students in our 17 undergraduate programs continuously produce wonderfully dynamic work that reflects their accomplished skills and creative vision of the world. We’re incredibly proud of what they achieve and we think you’ll enjoy this short video which showcases work from all of our programs.

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