Games, Film, and Digital Media
A multidisciplinary, entrepreneurial approach to digital media research and production.
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7,000 sq. ft. sound stage plus post-production sound mixing and color correction facility
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University to publish to Xbox One platform
1 of 3
Empire State Development-designated Digital Game Hubs
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Video- and audio-related items students can check out and use through the School of Film and Animation
Multidisciplinary Research in VR/AR/MR/XR
Frameless Labs
Frameless Labs serves to bring attention to all research, innovation, and artistic creation in the fields of virtual and augmented reality at RIT. By providing symposia and an online space for the community of VR/AR makers at RIT to collaborate, Frameless Labs supports the growth of existing ventures and the inspiration of new projects and technology. Frameless Labs also serves to connect RIT ideas to the greater outside community of VR and AR thought leaders.
Related Degree Programs
- 3D Digital Design BFA
- Digital Humanities and Social Sciences BS
- Film and Animation BFA
- Film and Animation MFA
- Game Design and Development BS
(Accelerated dual degree available) - Game Design and Development MS
- Motion Picture Science BS
- New Media Design BFA
- New Media Interactive Development BS
- Visual Communication Design MFA
- Web and Mobile Computing BS
Latest News
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July 22, 2020
RIT’s MAGIC Center and Vicarious Visions sign agreement to expand collaborations
RIT’s MAGIC Center and Vicarious Visions (VV), a game studio well-known for some of the industry’s most iconic franchises, have signed a partnership agreement that will include new collaborations and scholarship opportunities for students in RIT's Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences and College of Art and Design.
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June 11, 2020
RIT Rallies: Finding a financial heartbeat during COVID-19
As businesses look to reopen and jumpstart the COVID-19 stalled economy, RIT alumnus Jim Swift finds himself a much sought-after adviser. Swift ’88 is president and chief executive officer of Cortera, a national business intelligence company that is providing analytics on an estimated $1.5 trillion annual business-to-business transactions — data that businesses need to determine their future.
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June 2, 2020
Pandemic inspires student to create interactive narrative game about isolation
In a new game created by an RIT student, players must navigate paranoia and loneliness in order to make it off an isolated ship alive. Sean Arnold ’20 (game design and development) was inspired by his experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic to create an interactive narrative game called The Peresmeshnik.
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May 21, 2020
RIT Libraries celebrates Geek Pride Day as geek goes mainstream
The Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT is marking Geek Pride Day with a public online lecture combining two RIT specialties that draw students from all over the world—video games and graphic communication.