The Arcade: A Showcase of Student-Made Video Games

The Arcade is a collection of video games made by NC State students, made playable on a custom-built computer kiosk, with new games added regularly.

On view Thursday, September 7, 2023 to Friday, August 1, 2025

About This Exhibit

The Arcade is a collection of video games made by NC State students, showcasing a wealth of talent in design, software development, and production. The games are diverse in many ways, created by individuals and large groups, built for academic courses, in game jams, and independent projects. They deploy a variety of game mechanics and represent a spectrum of genres. Many of the creators are connected with NC State’s vibrant Video Game Development Club community.

The Arcade’s custom-built computer kiosk allows you to browse through the collection and play each game using touchscreen, keyboard and mouse, or a game controller. The web-based platform for hosting and playing the games was itself built by students working for the Libraries: Elliott Schultz (development) and Jillian Swaim (design).

Games in the Arcade:

  • Tron Brick Breaker (play online) by Elliott Schultz
  • Apimancer (play online) by Adam Imbert, Alex Owens, Isaiah Che, Jackson Peck, Kai Machuca, Thomas Gelman, and Trevor Stevens
  • Squirrel Drop (play online) by Phillips Albright, Nikolaus Johnson, Max Eddington, Carson Cole, and Jerin Smith
  • Vola-Tile (play online) by Aaron King, Phillips Albright, Elliott Schultz, Jack Grace, Tommy Riga, and Abi
  • Soul Sellers (play online) by Duncan Glynn, Max Eddington, and Violet Stokoszynski
  • 3D Snake (play online) by Jayden Sansom
  • Inflipity (play online) by Elliott Schultz, Haley Barnette, Alex Owens, and Tommy Riga

Submit your game! We hope to continually add new games to the Arcade, and invite submissions of any game with an NC State student contributor. Please reach out to us at library_innovationstudio@ncsu.edu.

When

On view Thursday, September 7, 2023 to Friday, August 1, 2025

Where

iPearl Innovation Studio, D. H. Hill Jr. Library

Admission

Free and open to the public.

Contact

Contributors

  • Staff profile photo
    Elliott Schultz
  • Staff profile photo
    Jillian Swaim