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April 29, 2024
Thousands attend Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival
WROC-TV talks to Jennifer Hinton, director of games industry relations at RIT's MAGIC Center, about the students and creators who make Imagine RIT a success.
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April 22, 2024
Breaking Things to Learn: Inside RIT's VP Research & Education
The VP Land Podcast features David Long, director of RIT's MAGIC Center, about how emerging tech like AI will impact filmmaking.
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April 11, 2024
RIT’s Game Symphony Orchestra celebrates the music of video games
Finals week is approaching and, in addition to studying, a club of students, nearly 150 strong, gather to perform “Snake Eater” from the video game Metal Gear Solid 3, the title theme from Octopath Traveler, and “The Battle at the Summit” from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
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March 27, 2024
RIT Esports unites students with a competitive spirit and a passion for gaming
RIT’s Esports Counter-Strike 2 team won the Varsity Premier division of the National Association of Collegiate Esports last semester, and its Hearthstone team has had players enter the top eight, two semesters in a row.
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March 21, 2024
RIT game design and development programs ranked among top 10
RIT is one of the top 10 universities for students looking to land their dream job as a game designer, according to new international rankings from The Princeton Review.
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March 13, 2024
RIT ranked among top game design schools in the United States
RIT has been recognized as one of the top game design universities in the nation. RIT was named No. 6 on the Animation Career Review list of Top 50 Game Design Schools and Colleges in the U.S. and No. 2 in New York state.
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March 5, 2024
Interview with Jack Kalina, Game Producer
Open 3D Engine (O3DE) talks to student Jack Kalina, game producer on Team Plutinite, about his journey into game development.
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February 15, 2024
Inside the making of 'That Damn Goat,' RIT's latest video game
Chaos is the only constant in "That Damn Goat," a party, "anti-Covid" video game made by around 60 RIT faculty, students and staff. The project was led by School of Film and Animation faculty Brian Larson (creative director) and Jesse O'Brien (art director).
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January 16, 2024
Professor recognized for role as a Pixar pioneer
Flip Phillips, professor of motion picture science, shared a Milestone Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his hand in creating RenderMan, Pixar’s revolutionary software still used today to create the iconic animation look of classic films.
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December 26, 2023
RIT video game 'That Damn Goat' is now available on Steam
The Democrat and Chronicle features That Damn Goat, a game created by nearly 60 students and faculty at RIT.
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December 15, 2023
‘That Damn Goat’ now available for purchase on Steam
That Damn Goat, a game created by nearly 60 students and faculty at RIT, is now available for purchase on Steam. The students and faculty who have worked on the game come from across RIT’s nine colleges, making it a truly multidisciplinary effort.
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December 8, 2023
RIT to partner with Synapse VP for exclusive virtual production immersion in LA next month
RIT is partnering with Synapse Virtual Production on an in-person immersion in Los Angeles next month that will provide creatives, technologists, and classically trained filmmakers with the latest training in experiential elements for virtual production.