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Six recently graduated motion picture science students from RIT’s College of Art and Design wove together the captivating videos for a museum exhibit at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the nonprofit cultural center located at the National Register Historic Site of the Woodstock festival in Bethel, N.Y.

When the Seneca Park Zoo Society needed a way to create detailed 3D computer models of rare insects from Madagascar, they turned to RIT’s imaging science program for help. A multidisciplinary team of first-year students designed and built a new system to tackle the problem and will showcase the final product at the Imagine RIT festival.

There is an RIT graduate behind the enhanced image quality of movies viewed with Dolby Laboratories’ technology.

Researchers from RIT and Seneca Park Zoo are developing a virtual reality gaming environment that will let zoogoers experience a Madagascar rainforest ecosystem.

Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 9: In the digital age, how can you be so sure that the photo, video or audio being shared on social media hasn’t somehow been altered or manipulated? Associate professor of photography Christye Sisson and motion picture science undergraduate student Owen Thompson discuss media forensics and its role in protecting us all from fake news.

RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios opened the doors to its new home this fall, inviting students, faculty and industry professionals to experience a digital media development and publishing learning laboratory never before seen in the Northeast.

Motion picture science students, faculty and alumni took home several awards at the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 2018 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 25.

As the 2017-2018 NFL season kicks off, fans of the Buffalo Bills will be treated to a new virtual-reality experience at New Era Field, designed by RIT alumni, to help fans “see” the stadium from a unique perspective.

RIT College of Art and Design faculty, and an alumna, will be heavily involved and featured in numerous panel discussions and exhibitions that are part of a brand-new, technology-focused event in Rochester.