About
The Adelphi University Game Development Lab is the center for game design and development and affiliated initiatives at Adelphi University. Under the direction of
Dr. Lee Stemkoski, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, this center brings together students, faculty, and staff to collaborate on scholarship and development of games and related technologies.
To schedule an appointment to visit, to learn about or try out some of the technology available in the lab, please contact
Chris Benson, Assistant Lab Technician for the Game Development Lab.
Academics
Students wanting to learn about the art and science of games have many options available, including the following programs of study:
Students in these programs have access to specialized labs, including the computer science department lab and the
video game development lab. Technology students learn about include game engines (Construct, Unity), programming languages (Python, Java, Javascript, C#), and associated software libraries (PyGame, LibGDX, Phaser).
Specific courses related to game design and development include the following:
| ART 125: Digital Art | COM 345: Animation | MUA 136: Music Technology |
| CSC 137: Introduction to Video Game Programming | CSC 237: Video Game Programming (Intermediate) | CSC 390: Advanced Video Game Programming |
| CSC 233: User Interface Design | CSC 338: Mobile App Development | CSC 350: Web Development |
| CSC 333: Computer Graphics | CSC 302: Artificial Intelligence | CSC 450: Network Programming |
| CSC 387: Game Development Workshop | CSC 391: Independent Study | CSC 480: Senior Project |
| CSC 637: Gamification | CSC 633: Virtual and Augmented Reality | CSC 640: Network Game Programming |
News
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| June 2019 |
| Playcrafting Game Exhibition |
| Local Indie Game Dev Studio Glass Robot Games, including Adelphi alumnus Mateusz Piekut, exhibited their upcoming RPG, "Tranquil Garden", at Playcrafting NYC. |
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| May 2019 |
| Bayside High School Visits, Presents Video Game Projects |
| In their third annual visit, students from Bayside High School spent a day at Adelphi University showing their video game projects to university faculty in the mathematics and computer science department. |
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| May 2019 |
| Video Game Project Reaches Kickstarer Goals |
| Adelphi alumnus and entrepreneur Mattia Ciurlino creates "MidKnight Story", reaches funding goals on Kickstarter. |
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| April 2019 |
| AU Research Day Video Game Exhibition |
| At Adelphi University's annual Research Conference, video game design and development students showcased their work in a special day-long exhibition session; see the photo gallery from this year (and previous years). |
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| February 2019 |
| Faculty Awarded Grant for Virtual Reality Projects |
| Adelphi professors John Drew, Ann Holt, Cindy Maguire, and Lee Stemkoski have been awarded a collaborative faculty development grant for the project "Virtual Reality: Experiences and Education". They will be working a number of interdisciplinary projects involving standalone VR headsets from Oculus, including the Oculus Go and recently released Oculus Quest. |
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| December 2018 |
| Student Co-Authors Video Game Development Book |
| Adelphi alumnus Evan Leider featured in an article about co-authoring a textbook in video game development. (Evan was also a student in the 2013 pre-college summer course!) |
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| July 2018 |
| Pre-College Summer Course in Video Game Development |
| Adelphi's pre-college course in video game programming is now in its 6th year. You can play some of the games created in the course online here (desktop/laptop computer required). |
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| May 2018 |
| Student Featured in Graduation Profile Video |
| Adelphi alumnus Mat Mallory was one of a small number of students selected to be featured in one of Adelphi's graduation profile videos this year. |
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| January 2017 |
| Global Game Jam at Adelphi University |
| Once again, Adelphi University will be a host site for the Global Game Jam. |
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