2013 Game Art Festival
A festival of experimental games, game art, tournaments, performances, music, and presentations.
Augmented Reality Demo with Daqri
daqri shows us what's possible in the field of Augmented Reality
Joseph DeLappe
"I think if you can get inside someone’s head, and make the synapses shift for a second, then there’s something really valuable to that."
Jim Munroe Lecture
Design | Media Arts Lecture Series
Starting to make Interactive Fiction with Jim Munroe
Jim Munroe shows us got to get started making interactive fiction
Fabrication Workshop
Master mold maker Chad Takenaka talks about his 20+ years of experience fabricating models
The Independent Startup with Scott Lee
Scott Lee will discuss his experiences at Riot Games and Smilu and highlight the differences between Indie and AAA.
Game Design and Development Major
Garrett Johnson describes how he created an independent major for Game Design at UCLA
Lecture and Workshop with Lea Schönfelder
Lea Schönfelder will speak about her work and explain her artistic process
International Games Day
Come and celebrate International Games Day at the Powell Library on UCLA campus!
Chris Solarski on Art in Games
Join us for a talk with Chris Solarski, author of the new book Drawing Basics and Video Game Art: Classic to Cutting-Edge Art Techniques for Winning Video Game Design
The Game of Sunken Places
a educational meta LARP designed by Live Game Labs
LARP Design Workshop
Help us design a LARP to play at the Melrose Trading Post!
Game Design and Development with
Brad Nelson
Learn from a seasoned indie developer what it's like work on an ambitious video game project
2012 Game Art Festival
A two day festival of experimental games, demos, game art, performances, music and tournaments. Admission is free and open to the public!
Aaron Casillas: Working in the Game Industry
A workshop by Aaron Casillas on breaking into the game industry.
Paolo Pedercini of Molleindustria
A lecture by the founder of molleindustria.
Quick and Dirty: 2D Games Made Easy
A no-frills workshop in Game Maker.
Video Games: The State of the Field
A discussion with Steve Mamber, Peter Lunenfeld, and Eddo Stern.
Game Lab Chiptune Concert
One night, six chiptune bands, lots of electronics - April 26, 2012.
Unity Mesh Creator Workshop
Jonathan Cecil leads a workshop on mesh creation in Unity.
1st Annual Intermural Game Carnival
The Game Lab presents a night of fun, food, games, and art! See full videos of the presentations.
Interview with Eddo Stern
Eddo Stern discusses his background, what skills have been helpful to him as an artist and game designer, and games' ability to engage with serious issues.
Game Maker Workshop – 2D Games Made Easy
Come learn Game Maker, quick and dirty style, and start making 2D games.
Unity Workshop – Let’s Make a Fortune!
Come learn the fundamentals of game design in Unity, or develop your skills to the next level.
Summer Institute 2011 | Game Design
Game Lab members teach high school students the principles and practice of digital game design.
Unity Mesh Creator
A tool made by the UCLA Game Lab to create simple meshes from image textures based on image transparency, allowing easy generation of colliders fit to the mesh and the assignment of physics/texture materials.
Unity 5 – Incrementing Mvmt., Turns, Win State
This tutorial demonstrates incremental movement, turns, cheating prevention, win conditions, and an end screen.
Unity 4 – Timers, Text Meshes, and Fixing the Die
This tutorial demonstrates how to use and display a game timer, as well as how to improve the die's behaviors.
Unity 3 – Importing Assets, Board-Making
This tutorial demonstrates the board-making process and how to assign behaviors to the board and player piece.
Unity 2 – Beginner / Dice Making, Pt. 2
This tutorial demonstrates how to make your die keep track of which side it lands on, and not roll off the screen.
Unity 1 – Beginner / Dice Making, Pt. 1
This tutorial gives a basic introduction to Unity, as well as demonstrating how to create a rolling six-sided die.
Visually Directing the Player
A study of techniques for guiding player attention throughout a game.
Warcrack for the Hordes: Why Warcraft Pwns the World
The paradoxical combinations of WOW.
Negotiating Transitional Spaces in Classic Games
Analyzing the structure of transitional spaces, from Donkey Kong's blank screens to Zelda’s interactive Hyrule Field.
UCLA Game Lab Reel
A video showing the variety of game work produced at UCLA.
Game Maker Sprite Editor (PC + Mac)
Game Maker's Sprite Editor is a nice free tool for creating lo-fi game sprites.
SFXR (PC)
SFXR is a free simple tool for generating lo-fi sound effects.
Joy To Key (PC)
This is a mini-review of a favorite tool for emulating the keyboard. An easy way to save keyboard emulation presets.
Bitmap Font Builder (PC)
Create complex bitmap fonts for your game with this easy-to-use tool.
Audacity (PC + Mac)
This is a mini-review of a favorite tool for manipulating audio.
CamStudio (PC)
Record footage of your game in action for promotional videos.
VirtualDub (PC)
This is a mini-review of a favorite tool for editing video.
Flixel/FlashPunk (PC + MAC)
This is a mini-review of a couple of favorite tools for AS3 flash game development.
Mappy (PC + Mac)
This is a mini-review of a favorite tool for tilemapping.
Interview with Cactusquid
Cactus tells us about his background, his goals, and his thoughts on the current state of independent game design.
Workshop and Lecture with Scott Stoddard at UCLA
The UCLA GAME LAB presents a lecture and workshop with Scott Stoddard, creator of the web phenomenon Robot Unicorn Attack.
Game Maker Tutorial #1
Develop your first game in Game Maker!
Interview with Scott Stoddard
Scott Stoddard tells us about the development of Robot Unicorn Attack and how he measures a game's success.
EVENT VIDEO: Walter Langelaar at UCLA
The UCLA Game Lab presents a talk by our first international Artist in Residence, Walter Langelaar.
Clinton Keith Game Development with SCRUM
UCLA Game Lab is proud to present a workshop on Game Development with SCRUM by Clinton Keith, a leading consultant in this field.
Walk Cycles
This tutorial will demonstrate a technique for animating walk cycles.
Workshop: Roll Your Own OS
...getting familiar with customized Operating Systems for creative coding and ad-hoc/intervention-style hacking.