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March 3, 2017
Student’s video game competes in Intel Showcase
RIT made a strong showing at the 2017 Intel University Games Showcase on March 2 where student John Miller presented his video game, Gibraltar, in front of students and faculty from the top game developer academic programs in the United States. -
March 1, 2017
Student enters game into Intel Showcase at GDC
John Miller, a third-year game design and development student, debuts his game Gibraltar in front of students and faculty from the nation’s top gaming schools at the highly anticipated Intel University Games Showcase at the 2017 Game Developers Conference. -
March 1, 2017
Professor elected to CHI Academy
Distinguished Professor Vicki Hanson was elected to the ACM CHI Academy, an honorary group of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of human-computer interaction. -
February 28, 2017
RIT MicroMasters in cybersecurity launches March 21
A new offering in cybersecurity from RIT was one of 16 new MicroMasters programs announced today by edX. The credit-eligible, career-relevant programs are free to try and can help advance careers and offer a pathway to an accelerated master’s program. -
February 27, 2017
Game makers put to the test at GDC
Hundreds of game developers and designers from around the world come to the Prototype/Playtest Night, hosted by RIT, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco hoping to have their games torn apart. -
February 23, 2017
Gaming students catch Train Jam to GDC
Five RIT game design and development students are on track for the annual Train Jam, a 52-hour video game building event held on an Amtrak train from Chicago to California. The train’s final stop is San Francisco, for the Game Developers Conference Feb. 27–March 3. -
February 20, 2017
RIT heads to Game Developers Conference
More than 100 RIT students, faculty, alumni and staff will travel to San Francisco this week to participate in the Game Developers Conference 2017, the world’s largest professional gaming industry event of the year. -
February 16, 2017
RIT hosts all-women hackathon Feb. 25–26
The free collaborative programming event creates an inviting and encouraging environment for young women to explore the world of technology, to learn something new and develop the confidence needed to succeed in a competitive tech industry. -
February 16, 2017
RIT celebrates 2017 National Engineers Week
Engineers Week, Feb. 20–25, takes place annually to highlight engineers’ contributions to society and to increase understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers. Events at RIT include talks by engineering alumni and topical presentations. -
February 3, 2017
Team spends winter break helping refugees in Rwanda
Six RIT students and a professor spent winter break collecting GPS data points and conducting economic surveys for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at a refugee camp in Rwanda. The team will use the data to create maps to help improve the lives of refugees and camp organizers. -
December 19, 2016
Gaming professor aims to enhance religious literacy
A team of interdisciplinary researchers, designers and developers led by Owen Gottlieb, an assistant professor of interactive games and media at RIT, has created a digital prototype for Lost & Found, a strategy game that aims to promote and enhance the public understanding of religion. -
December 12, 2016
Professor gets grant to help gaming scholars
Owen Gottlieb, assistant professor in the School of Interactive Games and Media and research affiliate in the MAGIC Center, received a National Science Foundation grant to design a capacity-building program tailored to early-career scholars.