Game Design, Development, and Arts News

More than 170 higher education professionals from across the country came to RIT Nov. 14-16 for the 2024 a2ru National Conference. The a2ru national conference is an opportunity for practitioners and researchers from across higher education to share innovations and perspectives in the arts.

Unique program offerings, technological expertise, and cutting-edge facilities earned RIT’s School of Film and Animation another placement on a top film school ranking list this year. RIT placed 29th in TheWrap’s Top 50 Film Schools for 2024 list, marking the first year RIT was featured in this ranking.

Spectrum News speaks to Mari Jaye Blanchard, associate professor in the School of Film and Animation, about the talented and collaborative students in the animation program, following the school's recent recognition as one of the top 25 film schools in the U.S.

Students are bringing mural art into the spotlight through TunnelVision, an immersive project designed to engage and inspire. The initiative transforms the residence hall tunnels into a vibrant gallery, showcasing student-created murals. It aims to foster community and spark conversations about public art on campus.

What a hoot! RIT students and faculty harnessed the power of technology, the arts, and design to create a giant owl structure out of 1,500 pounds of canned food, all of which will be donated.

Six faculty are featured in an exhibition in Venice that showcases the College of Art and Design's breadth of creative disciplines through the unification of sculpture, film, photography, and industrial design. 

WHAM-TV interviewed game developers and content creators at the 8th annual ROC Game Fest Sept. 28 at RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios.

Fox Rochester interviews several exhibitors and Jennifer Hinton, director of games industry relations at RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios, about the ROC Game Fest that will be held Sept. 28 at RIT.

WROC-TV reports that gamers are invited to RIT’s eighth annual ROC Game Fest from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The new listing of the nation’s prestigious research universities is the highest to date for RIT, a jump of seven spots from last year.

WHEC-TV reports that RIT will host the eighth annual ROC Game Fest Sept. 28 to celebrate all things video games.

The Exchange plans to build a 400,000-square-foot campus on Governors Island, in the West River, next to the Statue of Liberty. One of the new facilities will be a state-of-the-art building with a serpentine roof that resembles a roller coaster with a solar canopy.