Game Creation Society is a student-run organization at Carnegie Mellon University, dedicated to the art and science of making games. Composed of individuals from all across the academic spectrum, GCS provides an environment for people of various disciplines to work together on projects as they would in a real development environment. Whatever your talents are, if you are interested in making games we can find a role for you!

If you want to get involved, come to a weekly meeting, join our mailing list, or contact an officer!

Recent News Posts

Blender 3D Workshop Today

Submitted by wkeyes on Sat, 03/26/2011 - 10:19

Just a reminder that Matt will be leading a Blender 3D workshop today, March 26, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Windows cluster on the third floor of the CFA. You'll learn how to take a simple model and make it look awesome by modeling details, adding textures, baking lighting, and more. No prior experience with Blender is required, so everyone can participate.

Charles Gray is Speaking Today

Submitted by wkeyes on Mon, 03/21/2011 - 09:56

Charles Gray (Cryptic Studios, Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment) is coming to speak to GCS this today, Monday 3/21/2011. The talk will begin at 4:30PM in Rashid Auditorium. It should be very interesting, so come check it out, and bring your friends. Read on for more about Charles's background.

Weekly Competition Reminder

Submitted by wkeyes on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 01:15

Voting for our "30 Second Game" competition ends today, Feb. 25 at 4:00 pm EST. You can vote here.

And as usual, there is a competition in progress right now! The theme is "One Player Controlling Multiple Characters", with art modifier "The Characters" and sound modifier "Multiple Lead Instruments." You can submit entries here. This will close on Friday, March 4th, which is also mid-semester break.

Pitch Fair Project List

Submitted by vreznits on Mon, 01/31/2011 - 03:22

For those of you who couldn't make it to Pitch Fair on Friday, here is a list of all of the projects pitched and the contact information of the respective Project Leaders. All 8 of these projects set the end of the semester as the deadline. If you're interested in any of them, contact the project leader for more information.

Just a reminder: if you still want to pitch a game this semester, it's not too late. Just send an email to one of the officers, and we'll schedule your pitch for a regular Friday meeting. Naturally, this means that more projects could be starting up as the semester goes on, so this may not be your only chance to join one.

101 Ways to Die
"Humorous RPG where your character finds himself in near-death situations and must puzzle his way out"
Todd Medema
tmedema[at]andrew[dot]cmu[dot]edu

Battery Assault 2
"Scramble to collect batteries faster than your opponent, or stalk your opponent and thwart their attempts to collect"
Matt Kaemmerer

Contest #2 and Voting.

Submitted by cefallon on Sun, 01/23/2011 - 19:03

Hey all,
Our second contest is officially underway! The theme? Into the Wilderness!
The art modifier is: Location!
The sound modifier is: You are about to be...
The contest ends two weeks from now, at 4:30pm on February 4th, 2011. Entries can be submitted here: http://www.gamecreation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=291 The prize this time around is a Dozen's Cupcake, which is frankly delicious so you should be excited.

On a similar note, voting for the last contest, "Duel!" is now underway, and will close at 4:30 PM, Friday the 28th. Please take the time to vote, especially if you submitted an entry, and provide constructive feedback if you can. The voting thread, and entries, can be found here:
http://www.gamecreation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=290

Good luck!