ABOUT

ABOUT

Want to know more about our club?

Want to know more about our club?

Mission Statement

Mission
Statement

The Video Game Development Club (VGDC) at UC Irvine is devoted to providing a community to student game developers.
Whether acting on an interest in the medium, or in pursuit of a long-term career, all are welcome.

We look to build each other up through workshops, crafting successful portfolios, and establishing lasting networks.
Each and every voice is valuable and contributes to making our games what they are.

Board Members

Administration

Administration oversees all behind-the-scenes club functionalities, such as financing, events coordination, corporate outreach, media management, project management, and graphic designs.

Malachy Kennedy

President

Karina Chen

Vice President

Sky Antoniewicz

Secretary

Jianan Zhu

Events Coordinator

Keira Mullen

Outreach

Alex Zhuang

Outreach

Daniel Salameh

Outreach

David Smith

Treasurer

Luke Sheng

Historian

Jude Del Mundo

Historian

Yao He

General Meeting Coordinator

Angel Marquez

General Meeting Coordinator

Neil Ketteringham

Project Manager

Lucas Zhong

Project Manager

Christopher Walden

Project Manager

Daphney Tsai

Project Manager

Marketing

Marketing creates all content and media for all social media platforms including our Instagram, Website, YouTube channel, and TikTok!

Laura Nguyen

Marketing Director

Nicole Utama

Graphics Manager

Bryant Dai

Publicity Manager

Aithy Ho

Publicity Officer

Helena Shi

Publicity Officer

Joey Wong

Graphic Designer

Minjoo Shin

Graphic Designer

Kai Castilliano

Graphic Designer

Kevin Chen

Graphic Designer

Operations

Operations run the daily activities of the club, such as workshops, game dev education, and events. They also assist general members on their game projects and provide direction and guidance.

Connor Wood

Art Director

Ansh Minhas

Art Officer

Elijah Smuga-Otto

Art Officer

Isabel Matsuno

Art Officer

Lukas Hauge

Art Officer

Henri Eriksson

Art Officer

Joey Jara

Audio Director

Travis Lee

Audio Officer

Akhil Baidya

Audio Officer

Brandon Tsai

Design Director

Liam Burley

Design Officer

Alex Madas

Design Officer

Vix Wang

Design Officer

Zoya McDonnell

Design Officer

Joshua Varela

Production Director

Kristin Zhang

Production Officer

Jett Chandruang

Production Officer

Brandon Retana

Programming Director

Mary Ivanov

Programming Officer

Anushka Dubey

Programming Officer

Noah Conzetti

Programming Officer

Karl Klaffenbach

Programming Officer

Will Bao

Strike Director

Seraphine Ho

Strike Officer

Quin Lebovic

Strike Officer

Wesley Dye

Writing Director

Peter Yoon

Writing Officer

Myria Lazarus

Writing Officer

Lawrence Le

UI/UX Director

Annabella Luy

UI/UX Officer

Erin Leong

UI/UX Officer

Board Alumni

Here are the past VGDC board members.

2025-2026

2025-2026

2025-2026

2024-2025

2024-2025

2024-2025

2023-2024

2023-2024

2023-2024

2022-2023

2022-2023

2022-2023

2021-2022

2021-2022

2021-2022

2020-2021

2020-2021

2020-2021

2019-2020

2019-2020

2019-2020

2018-2019

2018-2019

2018-2019

2017-2018

2017-2018

2017-2018

2016-2017

2016-2017

2016-2017

Have questions for us?

Contact us here at VGDC@UCI.EDU

Interested in being more involved?

Become an officer!

Each winter, Admin and Operations officer positions open for applications and interviews - posted in the Discord server.

If you're interested, be sure to stay up-to-date with VGDC, be an active member in the club, and practice your craft!

VGDC

Video Game DEVELOPMENT Club

FAQs

How do I get involved?

You can get involved by joining our Discord server, general meetings, events, game jams, and anything that sounds of interest to you!

I've never made games before...

That's okay! We offer an assortment of workshops to learn new game development skills. To get more hands-on experience, we also offer introductory development projects.

I've made a lot of games, how can VGDC help me?

Our events are a perfect place where you can network with other seasoned developers, especially our pitch projects. We also offer industry speakers at certain special events, so look forward to those!

I wanna work on a game, but there's so many roles...

Workshops can be a great place to find your development niche! Our seven departments cover many topics that give you an insight into what your work will look like under each role.

VGDC

Video Game DEVELOPMENT Club

FAQs

How do I get involved?

You can get involved by joining our Discord server, general meetings, events, game jams, and anything that sounds of interest to you!

I've never made games before...

That's okay! We offer an assortment of workshops to learn new game development skills. To get more hands-on experience, we also offer introductory development projects.

I've made a lot of games, how can VGDC help me?

Our events are a perfect place where you can network with other seasoned developers, especially our pitch projects. We also offer industry speakers at certain special events, so look forward to those!

I wanna work on a game, but there's so many roles...

Workshops can be a great place to find your development niche! Our seven departments cover many topics that give you an insight into what your work will look like under each role.

VGDC

Video Game DEVELOPMENT Club

FAQs

How do I get involved?

You can get involved by joining our Discord server, general meetings, events, game jams, and anything that sounds of interest to you!

I've never made games before...

That's okay! We offer an assortment of workshops to learn new game development skills. To get more hands-on experience, we also offer introductory development projects.

I've made a lot of games, how can VGDC help me?

Our events are a perfect place where you can network with other seasoned developers, especially our pitch projects. We also offer industry speakers at certain special events, so look forward to those!

I wanna work on a game, but there's so many roles...

Workshops can be a great place to find your development niche! Our seven departments cover many topics that give you an insight into what your work will look like under each role.