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March 3, 2020
RIT game design programs ranked among best in the world
RIT is one of the best places in the world to study game design and launch a career, according to new international rankings from The Princeton Review.
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February 12, 2020
RIT named one of the best colleges to study video game design
Animation Career Review has again named RIT one of the top game design schools in the country. RIT ranked seventh on the list of Top 50 Game Design Schools in the U.S. and second in New York state.
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April 25, 2019
Animation Career Review names RIT among nation’s best colleges to study video game design
Animation Career Review has again named RIT one of the top game design schools in the country. RIT ranked fifth on the list of Top 50 Game Design Schools in the U.S. and second in New York state.
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April 15, 2019
RIT Digital Games Hub seeks to make Rochester a video-game haven
Rochester Business Journal features the RIT Digital Games Hub.
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March 27, 2019
Beyond ‘Bandersnatch,’ the future of interactive TV is bright
Guest essay by
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March 12, 2019
RIT video game design programs again ranked among the best
RIT again boasts some of the top programs in the world to study game design, according to the latest international rankings from The Princeton Review. RIT’s game design and development program was ranked eighth at the undergraduate level and seventh at the graduate level on the 2019 list.
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January 15, 2019
'Bandersnatch' Was a Hit Made by Humans. The Sequels Could Be Made by A.I.
Inverse talks to David Schwartz, associate professor and director, School of Interactive Games and Media, about Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, a choose-your-own-adventure movie.
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May 30, 2018
RIT ranked No. 1 game design school on East Coast
Animation Career Review has again named RIT the top game design school on the East Coast. RIT also ranked second on the list of Top 50 Game Design Schools in the U.S., moving up from third in 2017. -
March 13, 2018
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. -
May 4, 2017
RIT ranked No. 1 game design school on East Coast
Animation Career Review has named RIT the top game design school on the East Coast. RIT also ranked third on the list of Top 50 Game Design Schools in the U.S. -
March 21, 2017
Video game design programs jump in 2017 rankings
RIT is one of the top schools in the world to study game design and launch games for 2017, according to new international rankings from The Princeton Review. RIT’s game design and development program was ranked second at the undergraduate level and fourth at the graduate level. -
October 20, 2016
Esports becomes RIT’s newest intramural sport
Starting this fall, teams of five began facing off in the battle arenas of the video game Heroes of the Storm. Nearly 50 students compete in weekly match-ups during the 10-week season, with the goal of making it to playoffs and the championship game.