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January 12, 2019
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Game Development's Next Hub: Rochester, NY?
GameDaily.biz features RIT, including the MAGIC Center and Rob Mostyn, Digital Games Hub Coordinator.
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January 2, 2019
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Girls Who Code: Canandaigua coding club fosters STEM
The Daily Messenger features Alex Livings, a fourth-year computer science major.
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December 6, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Game design student working on sensor technologies
Meet Austin Ford, a fourth-year game design and development student who is working as an FPI software engineer at RIT’s Center for Detectors. -
December 6, 2018
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RIT researcher presents with world’s top artificial intelligence experts
Researchers at RIT are sharing their work amongst the world’s top artificial intelligence experts this week at NeurIPS 2018, the premier AI conference. The RIT team designed and implemented an algorithm that allows AI to analyze high-dimensional data sets more efficiently. -
December 4, 2018
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Students’ video game launches on multiple platforms
Crazy Platez, a high-octane, Rochester-themed game, is now available on the Google Play Store for Android and the App Store for iOS. -
November 21, 2018
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Program helps students succeed in ‘historically difficult’ classes
RIT’s Supplemental Instruction program offers free sessions for students in historically difficult classes to study with other students outside of the classroom. The program recently became the first in the state to be certified by the International Center for Supplemental Instruction. -
November 20, 2018
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MAGIC spells opportunity with new learning laboratory
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. -
November 20, 2018
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MAGIC Spell Studios: Gaining exposure
Barrington Campbell loved playing video games as a child, but he didn’t think there would be a future as a professional in the game design industry. “I was wrong,” he said. -
November 20, 2018
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Improving ASL communication
Matt Huenerfauth and his research team are developing animations of American Sign Language—a language that requires precise control of hand and body movement as well as facial expressions. -
November 16, 2018
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Student Spotlight: Refurbishing computers for the greater good
Meet Josh Geise, a fifth-year computing security student and co-founder of The Shore Foundation, which refurbishes and donates computers for those in need. -
November 5, 2018
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Colleges battle at national pentesting competition
Stanford University took home the top trophy in the 2018 National Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition, held Nov. 2–4 at RIT. -
October 30, 2018
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Creators of ‘Lost & Found’ game honored for work
The interdisciplinary team of RIT faculty and student researchers, designers and developers that created the Lost & Found tabletop game is getting recognition for its design. Throughout the year, the game has been featured at several showcases for independent and serious games.
