Ranked the top game design program in Oklahoma by Animation Career Review, TU’s CSG program stands out for its collaborative, studio-style approach to game development. Students across animation, music, programming, and design work together on a multi-semester capstone game, gaining real production experience long before graduation.
Step inside the making of Blank Slate, our Senior Production class’s capstone game. The students’ reflections reveal the messy, creative, and collaborative journey of game development like never before.
Students in CSG 3023 created polished physics-based puzzle games in Unity, focusing on clean code and clever mechanics. You can play all their prototypes now on itch.io.
TU Computer Simulation and Gaming faculty attended the OKMPA Conference to explore how game design skills connect to film and animation, where tools like Unreal Engine are now in high demand.
The Computer Simulation and Gaming program at TU partnered with Riverfield Country Day School to introduce middle schoolers to game design through the theme The Hero’s Journey. Riverfield students visited campus to attend a lecture, playtest TU senior projects, and will return to pitch their own games next month.
Students in the Game Design Concepts course showcased their creativity in the annual Card Game Design Challenge, playtesting original two-player games to explore how rules and goals shape play.
TU students put their creativity to the test at the Back-to-School Game Jam, designing innovative escape room games in just 48 hours. From collaboration to rapid prototyping, the event offered a hands-on experience that’s perfect practice for the upcoming Global Game Jam.
TU’s CSG program took over a full block at the 2025 Tulsa Maker Fair, showcasing everything from senior project games to 3D animations and a hands-on paper arcade activity. Visitors got to play, create, and explore the future of game design, all in one interactive experience.
Freshmen kicked off their TU journey by transforming simple shapes into imaginative 3D creations during Unbox Your Imagination in 3D. Guided by Professor Burris, students got hands-on experience with the same tools used in gaming and animation — and walked away with something they built themselves.
Our CSG students and alumni made a big impression at Tulsa’s Frequency: Game Night Edition. From thought-provoking gameplay to inventive puzzle design, their work turned heads and sparked conversations.