MAGD EXPO 2025

Wednesday, May 7

ABOUT

The MAGD Expo is an annual juried showcase celebrating the best in interactive entertainment, digital art, animation, and game development. Hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Media Arts and Game Development (MAGD) Program, this event highlights innovative student work across various digital media disciplines.

Our annual event is being held in the Hamilton Room at the University Center. Projects will also be hosted online after the event.

We hope you’ll spend some time experiencing, playing, and viewing our students’ projects.

2025 MAGD Expo Submissions

Submission Form

Submission Deadline: April 21

MAGD Alumni & Guests

We love to see our alumni and share what the program has been doing since they left.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday MAY 7, 2025

The Hamilton Room, University Center – UW-Whitewater
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
4:00 PM – 7:45 PM

Event Schedule
4:00 PM – Expo Opens to the Public
5:30 PM – MAGD Alumni Meet-Up & Group Photo
6:30 PM – Video & Animation Showcase
7:00 PM – Keynote Speaker: Jiawei Gong
7:45 PM – MAGD Expo Awards Ceremony

MAY 18

Online expo continues, showing projects from the in-person Expo with additional online-only works.

EXPERIENCE

Immerse yourself in a showcase of

2D & 3D Digital Art
Motion Graphics & Animation & Video
Game Design & Interactive Media
Audio & Sound Design

2D Art

3D art

Motion Graphics

Games

Audio

Video

MAGD EXPO 2024 SPONSORS

BECOME A SPONSOR

Our event helps students gain experience by sharing their work with the public in a professional setting and receiving feedback from industry experts.

Sponsorship money goes directly to student awards.

I want to Sponsor

We hold multiple game jams a year where students across the program collaborate in 48 hour sessions to complete mini projects.

Students earn credit with our Game Jams course held multiple times a semester.

Students design their own senior projects. Kalei shows her UI/UX design to Dean Hayes.

Our students can gain experience making games in virtual reality.

Our students also gain experience creating games for alternative controls. Luke and Nicole are showing off their mid-air haptic feedback rhythm game.

Motion capture can bring your VR, AR, Motion Graphic to life. We have a new suit- and marker-based system.

Our annual summer camp brings in future students from 8th grade to seniors in high school to campus for a week of game development.

Nathan creates sound and audio for games. Courses in electronic music help make that happen.

Students can bring their own drawing tablets or check out equipment for their use.

About the MAGD Program

The Media Arts and Game Development Program’s mission is to deliver effective and relevant interdisciplinary curriculum responsive to the growing needs of the rapidly changing, evolving, and emerging time-based and interactive media disciplines and professions.

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