Tartu Ülikooli Mängujämm 2023 was a three-day event that took place from 28th to 30th April 2023 hosted by University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science and CGVR lab. The event was aimed at beginner game developers who were interested in learning more about game development and gaining experience in creating games. The event started […]
The University of Tartu Pro Game Jam 2023 recently (3rd – 5th February) concluded with 63 participants showcasing their creativity and skills in game development. The event, which lasted for 48 hours, challenged the participants to create games from scratch, based on a given theme. The University of Tartu Pro Game Jam 2023 was a […]
Fans of video games, computer graphics, and extended reality gathered on the 27th of January in our third annual expo. Our lab and the nearby area became a meet-and-greet area for our students and the local industry. Seven Estonian video game and extended reality companies showcased their latest works. Our students showed ten outstanding course […]
From the 30th September to 2nd October in 2022, the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science together with the CGVR lab organized their own game jam called University of Tartu 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. […]
On the 17th of September our students showed their games and projects at the popular Estonian gaming event MängudeÖÖ. Compared to our previous expo visit to Comic Con Baltics, our booth in MängudeÖÖ was three times larger. This allowed us also to showcase our current virtual reality (VR) projects, one of which had multiplayer. Overall […]
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 […]
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 2025 took place from January 24th to 26th. It was a collaborative event for both gaming enthusiasts, students, beginner game and professional game developers. The event encompassed two parallel tracks: the Global Game Jam 2025 for junior participants and an advanced game development challenge for seasoned professionals. The […]
Estonian video game and extended reality developers gathered the annual Computer Graphics EXPO at the 24th of January to showcase their latest projects, meet each other and aspiring students, and just spend a fun Friday afternoon with each other. There was a record number of 12 registered companies, associations, and educational institutions. From our side, […]