From concept to console – students demo new video games.

Each spring, Cornell's Game Design Showcase (GDIAC) presents student-developed games from both introductory and advanced courses, featuring work from teams of programmers, artists, sound designers, and UX experts

Power up: Game Design at Cornell

Cornell's Game Design Initiative, established in 2001, was the first Ivy League gaming program. Open to all Cornell students, students master design through project-based learning and cross-disciplinary teams.

 

Learn more about GDIAC

Read more about the Game Design Minor

 

Four men sit at a round table playing videogames on laptops

Previous Winners

Browse past lectures. If you wish to view an event listing prior to 2023, please email comm-office [at] cis.cornell.edu.

Most Polished

  • Gone Astray (desktop)
  • Le Goosery Store (mobile) 


Judge’s Choice

  • Cartastrophe (desktop)
  • Sweet Sweet Betrayal (mobile)


Audience Choice

  • Daedalus (desktop)
  • Trigger Happy (mobile) 

Introductory Division

  • Most Innovative: Le Petite Raccoon
  • Most Polished: Catacombs
  • Audience Favorite: Seas the Throne

Mobile Division

  • Most Innovative: Animal Spies
  • Most Polished: Hellfrost
  • Audience Favorite: Heaven’s Devils