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March 19, 2018
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RIT contingent heads to Game Developers Conference
With RIT boasting some of the top programs in the world in game design and development in 2018, more than 100 RIT students, faculty, alumni and staff will travel to San Francisco to participate in the Game Developers Conference 2018, the largest professional gaming industry event of the year. -
March 19, 2018
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Video game made by alumni coming to Playstation 4
Super Daryl Deluxe, an action role-playing game created by RIT alumni Gary Porter ’15 (game design and development) and Dan Plate ’16 (illustration), will launch on the SONY Playstation 4 and Steam platforms this spring. -
March 15, 2018
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Student dedicated to changing energy landscape
Fourth-year applied arts and sciences student Brandon Hudson is CEO of Connexus, a heating and cooling control and monitoring company that offers a suite of products designed to simplify the installation of any HVAC system. -
March 13, 2018
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Video game design programs among top in the nation
RIT’s game design and development program was ranked fifth at the undergraduate level and seventh at the graduate level, according to the latest international rankings from The Princeton Review. -
March 5, 2018
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GCCIS hosts programming contest for high school students
The RIT High School Programming Contest on March 12 will bring 50 high school students and their teachers to RIT to learn about computer science and compete in a programming competition. -
February 22, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Game designer and vibraphone player
Meet Justin Levine, a third-year game design and development major who plays the vibraphone in RIT’s Jazz Ensemble. -
February 15, 2018
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Venture Creations graduate receives major investment
Token, an identity technology start-up founded by RIT alumni Melanie and Steve Shapiro, will receive up to $1.75 million through the New York State Innovation Venture Capital Fund. -
February 9, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Heading to Game Developers Conference
Meet John Blau, a second-year game design and development major and the producer and game designer of MetroGnome, is a rhythm-based defense game for tablets and mobile devices that teaches users the basic principles of rhythm. -
January 31, 2018
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RIT hosts conference on crisis response
Researchers and practitioners from around the world are coming to RIT to better understand how to improve crisis response and disaster management at the International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM). -
January 3, 2018
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RIT to host statewide Game Dev Challenge
The New York State Game Dev Challenge, hosted by RIT's MAGIC Center, is an opportunity for students enrolled in New York state colleges and universities and indie developers residing within the state to bring their game ideas to production. The challenge kicks off with an event at 4 p.m. Friday. -
December 11, 2017
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Professor launches games about religious legal systems
A team of interdisciplinary researchers, designers and developers led by Owen Gottlieb, an assistant professor of interactive games and media at RIT, has produced two first-of-their-kind table-top games that aim to promote and enhance the public understanding of religion and law. -
December 7, 2017
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Student Spotlight: Creating a Holo-Assistant
Meet Chirag Kular, a computer science graduate student who is working on an innovative research project using augmented reality technology and incorporating the technology of Microsoft HoloLens, Amazon’s Alexa and IBM’s Watson.
