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MAGIC Spell Studios is a best-in-class 52,000 square foot facility devoted to digital media research and production. Our faculty, staff and students are ready to work with you on your next project. Let’s make magic together!
MAGIC Spell Studios is excited to announce our latest big game project, That Damn Goat! " "Goat" is a party game where chaos reigns, frustrations mount and everything you think you know about your situation is instantly thrown out of whack by a head-butting goat with magical powers. Play as the soccer mom, viking warrior, shaman or the masked nomad. “Goat” is a faculty-led and student-developed project that aspires to emulate standard industry production practices and methodologies to provide a best-in-class student experience. Coming soon!
That Damn Goat
A multiplayer competitive party game where chaos reigns, frustrations mount, and everything you think you know about your situation is instantly thrown out of whack by a flying, head-butting goat with magical powers.
Blizzard Entertainment Scholarship for current students
The Blizzard Albany scholarships were established in May 2020 to provide financial support to meritorious students in degree programs related to game design and development in the Golisano College of Computing and the College of Art and Design and to promote diversity and inclusion in the field.
These scholarships, the “Pathfinder” and “In it Together” scholarships are valued at $2500 each and will be awarded on an annual basis to students who meet the criteria for each scholarship.
Apply NowEnroll now for our four-day LA-based Virtual Production Master Class, October 11-14
RIT and Synapse Virtual Production are offering a four-day, hands-on certification training in virtual production, designed specifically for industry and early career professionals looking to up-skill in the virtual production workflow. Join us for this rare opportunity to learn from top industry experts and pioneering faculty in a small group setting (limited to 20) at the flagship Synapse Virtual Production facility in downtown Los Angeles.
Let's bring your ideas to life.
Our talented students and faculty in media production and design provide a capable workforce ready to transform your imagination into reality.
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A Creative Pipeline
Andrew SevignyMotion Picture ScienceSevigny is conducting research to help filmmakers translate what they create on their computers to a full cinematic experience.
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The Sky’s the Limit
Aaron GordonFilm and AnimationGordon started Optic Sky, an animation company, after graduating from RIT with a degree in film. He helps develop new talent by inviting RIT students to work on his production crews.
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The Physics of Animation
Mari Jaye BlanchardAssistant ProfessorSchool of Film & AnimationTo create movement, Blanchard’s classes are full of motion, with students jumping, crawling, and walking to better understand the physics they are trying to draw.
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MetroGnome
Barrington CampbellGame Design and DevelopmentTinkering, testing, designing, coding – it's what he does. Through RIT's game design program, Campbell and his team created a game that garnered attention from 20th Century Fox, leading him to an internship with the company.
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Latest News
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November 20, 2025
Game design student develops virtual seat viewer
Annalee Dorozynski, a fifth-year game design and development major, has created a VR recreation of the Music Performance Theater that audience members can use to locate their seat to see the view of the stage from that location.
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September 12, 2025
Digital media projects take shape with help from MAGIC Spell grants
The new MAGIC Spell grants, earmarked for digital media projects in art, games, interactivity, and creativity, provide RIT researchers in any college with funding up to $5,000 to help in their pursuits to secure additional external grants in their fields.
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September 9, 2025
RIT project increases representation in animated films
The Character Mosaic Project is a recently revived initiative that aims to build a library of 3D characters — diverse in their ethnicities and backgrounds — that are open source for animators to seamlessly use as a broader range of subjects in their films. The project is led by Kevin Bauer, graduate director of the film and animation MFA program.
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July 17, 2025
App blends history, technology, and student talent in new tourism initiative
The Finger Lakes Virtual Museum app is a digital storytelling platform that combines historical content with technology to create immersive visitor experiences.
