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The End of Semester Demo for the Fall 2025 VGDev semester is TODAY at Cypress Theater from 5-7pm! Expect an amazing time playing games, eating food, and celebrating a great VGDev semester!

Thank you to Alexa S. for the outstanding trailer!

November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM

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Our election meeting is TODAY at 5PM at CCB 017! We'll be playing laser tag at the EcoCommons after, so be sure to stop by!
Next week, we will not have a general meeting—we'll be holding our Final Demo at the Cypress Theater from 5:00-7:00 PM!

Thank you to Adna (@cultdowntown) for the amazing art!

November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM

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DreamHack Atlanta is happening from October 31st - November 2nd at the Georgia World Congress Center. Four of our games will be boothing, so be sure to stop by!

🐟 Back to Bassics - Booth 89
🌟 Lightborne - Booth 59
☕ Mourning Brew - Booth 60
❄️ Sleighers - Booth 65

October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM

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Join us TODAY at 5:00 in CCB 017 for our M2 meeting! Hear from the team leads about their game's progress!
After the meeting, we'll be heading to Cypress Theater to playtest and give feedback. There will be free Sweet Hut for those who play the games!

Thank you to Adna for the amazing poster art!

October 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM

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Come see Sleighers and the other Spring 2025 games at VGDev's opening showcase on TODAY at 5:00-7:00 PM in the Klaus Atrium! (4/4)

August 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM

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(3/4)

August 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM

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August 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM

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Our opening showcase is TODAY! Today's game is Sleighers. Sleighers is a festive/anthro-themed networked multiplayer first-person shooter. Players battle each-other and land grab for their opposing teams, all while avoiding periodic weather events. (1/4)

August 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM

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Come see Mourning Brew and the other Spring 2025 games at VGDev's opening showcase on August 26th at 5:00-7:00 PM in the Klaus Atrium! (4/4)

August 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM

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(3/4)

August 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM

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August 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM

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Two days left until the opening showcase! Today's game is Mourning Brew. You died... and now you're a ghost! Stranded in purgatory with no idea why you're here, you decide to open up a cafe to chat with other ghosts and the grim reaper, and maybe learn a bit more about yourself! (1/4)

August 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM

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Come see Murder Most Fowl and the other Spring 2025 games at VGDev's opening showcase on August 26th at 5:00-7:00 PM in the Klaus Atrium! (3/3)

August 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM

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(2/3)

Photo with the title "Team Leads" and two placeholder photos of Athena holding a magnifying glass, with the caption "Jade (not interviewed)" under the left photo and "Sophia (not interviewed)" under the right photo.

Photo with the title "Media" and two photos. The top photo is a photo of a bulletin board with icons of objects connected together via red string and a sidebar with item names and descriptions alongside a caption with the text "Clue Board". The bottom photo shows a athena talking to a peacock character called Melissa, who says "Hello darling. Quite an unfortunate morning, is it not?" alongside a caption with the text "NPC Dialogue".

Photo with the title "Media" and two photos. The top photo is a photo of a classroom filled with students posing for a photo alongside a caption with the text "Onboarding meeting". The bottom photo shows Sophia and Jade posing alongside someone on a laptop playing the game alongside a caption with the text "Final Demo".

August 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM

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Four days left until the opening showcase! Today's game is Murder Most Fowl. Play as Athena Nox, who has found herself in the middle of a tragedy during her train ride. It’s up to this detective to put together the clues and solve the murder! (1/3)

Photo with Athena and Little Guy with the title "Game Description" and body text: :"Athena Nox has found herself in the middle of a tragedy during her train ride. A man has been found hanged in the dining car, but something’s not adding up to the natural conclusion of suicide. It’s up to this detective to put together the clues and solve the murder!

Collect evidence, interrogate the various passengers, and cross-examine them based on the clues. Use Athena’s mindboard to organize your thoughts, connect evidence, and create deductions to find new leads in the case!"

August 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM

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Come see Hadopelagic and the other Spring 2025 games at VGDev's opening showcase on August 26th at 5:00-7:00 PM in the Klaus Atrium! (3/3)

August 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM

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Photo with the title "Team Leads" and two placeholder photos of Lober, with the caption "Sean (not interviewed)" under the left photo and "Wiley (not interviewed)" under the right photo.

Photo with the title "Media" and two photos. The top photo is a photo of a red stingray and lobster claws with blades alongside a caption with the text "Hammerhead boss". The bottom photo shows a first-person point of view with the lobster holding a sword under the sea alongside the caption "Game POV".

Photo with the title "Media" and two photos. The top photo is a photo of an uncolored 3D crab model alongside a caption with the text "Crab model". The bottom photo shows a red stingray and lobster claws with blades alongside a caption with the text "Hammerhead boss".

Photo with the title "Media" and two photos. The top photo is a photo of a classroom filled with students alongside a caption with the text "Onboarding meeting". The bottom photo shows Sean and Wiley posing alongside someone with a VR headset playing the game alongside a caption with the text "Final Demo".

August 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM

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Four days left until the opening showcase! Today's game is Hadopelagic. Dive into the depths of the ocean as a lobster with sword arms, and fight off fantastical and horrifying creatures, as you attempt to reach the fabled forge in the depths of the Mariana Trench. (1/3)

Photo with Lober and Little Guy with the title "Game Description" and body text: :"In Hadopelagic, you play as Lober trying to make it to the forge. You will fight various rhythm-based boss fights set to the album Pelagial, by the ocean. You must utilize your slashing, as well as your ability to parry and dash to avoid damage and slowly widdle down the bosses. As you descend, the environment and enemies will increase in both difficulty and surreality. Keep in mind, that if you fail, you restart a fight. However, once you learn the attacks and start to anticipate what is coming next, completing the fight will make you feel like an unstoppable killing machine."

August 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM

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Come see Botting Alive and the other Spring 2025 games at VGDev's opening showcase on August 26th at 5:00-7:00 PM in the Klaus Atrium! (3/3)

Photo with title "What was your favorite part about working on your game?". Alex says "Writing the story of course. At first I just want to build a funny game shitting on UPS customer service, but later (and after I saw Adna’s concept art) I realize what I truly want to do is to use game to tell a story."
Below the text is a photo of an in-game CG of Callie crying.

$Photo with title "Are there any parts of your game you wish you could have polished more?". Alex says "A lot I would say. I think the major issue is that this game is \*very\* static. Like this is no on-going stuff happening, and guidance & hints are very limited. So the player will either lose their track or become bored really quick. Also in the demo we removed the time limit, but later I think that is actually crucial. Anyway I'm working on a new game (also called B.A.) and hopefully we will see the improvements there."$ Photo with title "Any other notes/comments?". Alex says "lober!!"
Below the text is a photo of a blue lobster.

Photo with title "Any other notes/comments?". Alex says "lober!!"
Below the text is a photo of a blue lobster.

Photo with title "Come see Botting Alive at VGDev’s Opening Showcase!" and body text "Tuesday, August 26th 5:00-7:00 PM Klaus Atrium." Attached is the game's title screen, featuring an Apple Watch receiving an incoming call from Callie Abbondi and the text "BA" and "Botting Alive".

August 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM

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Photo with Callie and Little Guy with the title "Game Description" and body text: "Callie had a long nightmare last night. It began with a tense dinner with her family, following an ugly argument with her girlfriend Beth. She wanted to go back to her dorm, only to forget the room key…

That’s the last thing she remembered.

Then things got even worse. She quickly realized she was buried alive in a coffin. Sure Callie got a broken apple watch, but what could she do with that huh? As she dug deeper into the watch, something strange began to unfold, and the events of yesterday no longer seemed so clear. Details slipped. Doubts crept in. Was any of it real? And wait, is this description even how it really happened? "

Photo with the title "Team Leads" and a photo of Alex.

Photo with title "Tell us a little about yourself!". Alex says "I’m Alex, a 2nd year PhD student in neuroscience. I specialize in programming and writing."
Below the text is a photo of an in-game conversation on an Apple Watch.

Photo with title "How did you come up with the idea/concept for your game?". Alex says "I happened to come across a game called COLD LINE, basically you have to call the White House via bureaucratic annoying voice bot to stop a nuclear weapon. That’s a cool concept and I also happen to hate those voice bots (UPS especially cuz I almost lost my packages). So I was considering an extreme case, what if you are buried alive and all you can do is to use your broken apple watch to get out of here. (there is even an irl inspiration, a dude in Washington state tried to buried her wife alive, but she somehow survived)"

August 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM

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Five days left until the opening showcase! Today's game is Botting Alive. In Botting Alive, you wake up in a coffin, and all you have is a broken Apple Watch with which you can only call some voice bots. Could you use it to get out of here? (1/3)