Back in 2019, our students showed their games at a gaming convention GameOn in Lithuania. Since then we had been waiting for another chance to go to that event, but due to Covid that wait was for a couple of years. Now in 2022, GameOn partnered up with another big Lithuanian convention – Comic Con […]
The software developers conference Digit took place on the 22nd of April in 2022 in the Estonian National Museum. The conference featured booths from big software developers in Estonia and a number of talks on varying software development subjects. Our students had a great opportunity to demo their games in the booth of the University […]
From the 1st to 3rd April in 2022, the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science together with the CGVR lab organized for the sixth time their own game jam called Tartu Ülikooli Mängujämm 2022. There the participants found interesting people and developed a small game together in less than 48 hours. The participants had […]
From the 28th to 30th January in 2022, the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science together with the CGVR lab organized their own game jam called University of Tartu Pro Game Jam 2022. A game jam is usually a 2-3 day event, where you find some interesting people and develop a small game together. […]
To give our game development, computer graphics, and virtual reality student projects an outlet, help our outstanding students network with the industry, and celebrate the Delta building anniversary, we organized our second expo on the 28th of January. The area around the CGVR Lab in Delta transformed into a fun little fair. In total, there […]
From the 1st to 3rd October in 2021, the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science together with the CGVR lab organized their own game jam called University of Tartu Game Jam 2021. A game jam is usually a 2-3 day event, where you find some interesting people and develop a small game together. Most […]
On the 25th of September in 2021, our students showed their games at the MängudeÖÖ event in Apollo Kino Ülemiste. MängudeÖÖ is a gaming convention event that includes streamers, cosplayers, indie games, video game museums, game development education, and much more related to the gaming culture. In MängudeÖÖ there were 5 different student projects from […]
On the 23rd of September there was a gaming and game development conference sTARTUp Gaming 2020 here in Tartu. The conference included a big expo area, where our students Daniel Nael and Tanel Marran showed the games they had made during their studies. There were several talks by both local and international game developers, including […]
During the Delta Opening Event on the 29th of January in 2020 our students and staff showed their best works to the public. The expo was in the lab room 2007 and the computer graphics computer lab room 2006. In total 16 authors showed 22 projects. The projects ranged from computer games and virtual reality experiences […]
Our students showed their games in the Robotex International 2019 expo. The expo lasted three days from 29.11 to 01.12 and took place in Saku Suurhall, Tallinn. The games ranged from action-packed platformer games and casual mobile puzzle games to tactical turn-based card games. The expoed games were: ShieldFormer by Karl Erik Karindi & team During […]
The Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality Lab at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia provides video game development, virtual reality (VR), and computer graphics education both inside and outside the uni and a study place for our students.
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The University of Tartu Pro Game Jam 2024, held from January 26th to 28th, was a collaborative event catering to both gaming enthusiasts and professional developers. The event encompassed two parallel tracks: the Global Game Jam 2024 for junior participants and an advanced game development challenge for seasoned professionals. Splitting of Juniors and Pros The […]
Video games, virtual reality, and computer graphics enthusiasts gathered on the 26th of January for our yearly expo. Our lab rooms and hallway became a place for the local industry and students to show each other their latest fantastic works. Five local organizations were represented, and ten of our best student projects were available for […]