Computer Game Design

ARTS by George! returned on Saturday, September 30, 2023, hosted by the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at George Mason University. The benefit event, which was headlined by GRAMMY and Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, raised more than $275,000 for student scholarships in visual arts, dance, music, theater, game design, film, arts management, as well as for the Mason Community Arts Academy, Green Machine Ensembles, and the Great Performances at Mason season at the Center for the Arts.

Foteini Baldimtsi, an assistant professor in Mason’s Department of Computer Science, and James Casey, an associate professor in Mason’s Computer Game Design program, help us understand what the metaverse is, or will be, and how the volatile world of cryptocurrency fits in.

Game Mason: Hosted by Student Involvement and the Center for the Arts (CFA), in collaboration with GMU Esports and the computer game design program, this year’s event at the Fairfax Campus on March 3-4 had classic arcade games like Pinball and Ms. Pac-Man, an Esports tournament, and more.

“An evening like no other,” ARTS by George! makes its in-person return on September 24. The philanthropic event, headlined by Emmy® and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, raises support for student scholarships in visual arts, dance, music, theater, game design, film, arts management, as well as for the Mason Community Arts Academy, Green Machine Ensembles, and the Great Performance at Mason season at the Center for the Arts.

Honors College freshman Maia Ocampo sees her identity and experiences as a Filipino-American woman as a strength that will aid her in her future career. “I’d like to see more women in the game design field. Men have dominated this field for many years, and I think it's time for women to show what they’ve got,” says Ocampo.  

Mason Korea Computer Game Design faculty Jared Bruhn and John Doran recently interviewed with Alex Jensen on Koreabizcast, a daily podcast by the Korea Business Leaders Alliance (KBLA).

College and high school students competed in a social impact digital art contest hosted by George Mason University Korea to win cash prizes for their work.