History

1988 – Established computer simulation and animation company in Vancouver, Canada.

1990 – Opened the 3D computer animation course.

1990 – Started a video game programming course in collaboration with Nintendo America.

1994 – Opened a two-year degree program in 2D and 3D video game programming.

1996 – Approved by HECB for the four-year Computer Science Degree in Real-Time Interactive Simulation.

1998 – Moved the main campus to Redmond, WA.

2002 – USA certified by the accreditation committee of Career School and Colleges (ACCSC).

2004 – Established two undergraduate programs: Computer Engineering, Digital Art and Animation, and one graduate program: Computer Science.

2007 – Made an agreement for a dual degree program with Keimyung University in Korea.

2008 – Established two undergraduate programs: Computer Science and Game Design.

2008 – Established the first overseas campus by signing a partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board.

2010 – Established the first European campus in Bilbao, Spain.

2015 – Established Singapore DigiPen Game Studio (DGS).

2019 – Worked with Game Changers, an apprenticeship program aimed at helping entrepreneurial individuals launch their own indie game start-ups in Saudi Arabia.