Known for “Braid,” one of the most popular and successful independently created games to date, as well as for his somewhat controversial views on the mass video game market, independent game developer Jonathan Blow is currently developing his next game “The Witness.”

On the distant, video-game planet of Poliphony, native creatures don’t communicate through spoken word or even body language, but rather through the sound of music.

And although Lee said he enjoys the sport of basketball, his true passion does not lie in shooting hoops, but in making video games.

After years of this extensive and sometimes unconventional costume research, Karvonides started serving as a costume design professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television just last year, passing along similar tricks, valuable treats and years of experience.

While Halloween means late-night parties and cool costumes to college students, spooks and scares are still the night’s main attractions.

About a year and a half ago, Comedy Central aired the first episode of “Workaholics,” a sitcom about three college dropouts turned telemarketers.

Echoing the classic scene from “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” more than 10 students break into carefree dances like ballroom and the Bernie, their moves as different as their preferred studies and places of origin.

Vicious, man-eating and disease-carrying rats infest the city of Dunwall, where steampunk meets supernatural in Arkane Studios’ new first-person stealth title “Dishonored.”

Aesthetically similar to industrial 19th century Britain, “Dishonored” puts players in control of Corvo Attano, Dunwall’s royal protector and the Empress’ personal bodyguard.

Moustachia, Mistress of the Night, is a sultry individual who isn’t afraid to leave a little extra hair under her arms, or anywhere else for that matter.

Classes have started, but the video games keep on coming and students keep on playing.