Game Design, Development, and Arts News
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January 14, 2021
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Alumni spotlight: Google designer Jason Blythe
Jason Blythe '02, '05 MFA has had a hand in advancing the look and functionality of Google's most popular services.
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January 11, 2021
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5 careers that command over $100,000 per year — and don’t require you to go to med school
Mic mentions the School of Interactive Games and Media, highlighting the game design and development program.
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January 5, 2021
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BSSP's Sinan Dagli on LeBron, the Warriors, and Reintroducing the ESPN App to the Masses
Muse by Clio talks to Sinan Dagli '09 (new media design), a group creative director/partner at BSSP.
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December 9, 2020
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Alumna lives out her fantasy as illustrator and author
Rose Catherine Khan '06 (Illustration), '09 MST (Visual Arts-All Grades) is a fantasy illustrator whose work has been licensed into a range of products — including puzzles that have been flying off the shelves.
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December 3, 2020
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Rochester area part of video game industry boom
FOX Rochester mentions RIT's game design and development program.
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December 2, 2020
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Student straddles line between film and games
Amanda Dellostritto '21 (Film and Animation) is leading a collaboration with developers to create a video game and companion experimental film for her senior capstone project.
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November 30, 2020
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Alumnus turns collaborative RIT experiences into 'rewarding' career
Marty Pietras '17 (3D Digital Design) is a 3D materials artist for Sony, where he textures environments for PlayStation game titles.
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November 24, 2020
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Video games help keep people of all ages connected during the pandemic
WROC-TV talks to Lyndsay Herkimer, senior staff assistant in the School of Interactive Games and Media; David Schwartz, director of the School of Interactive Games and Media; and student Alexa Amoriello about the draw to video games.
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November 16, 2020
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International graduate students look forward to joining RIT campus community
RIT’s annual celebration of graduate research begins this week with an online platform that reflects the new normal during COVID-19. The virtual symposium also expands the content to an audience of international graduate students who started their programs from their home countries.
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November 16, 2020
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Holiday animation special by alumnus set for Netflix premiere
"Alien Xmas," a 40-minute stop-motion animation special directed by Stephen Chiodo '76 (Professional Photographic Illustration), premieres Nov. 20 on Netflix.
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November 13, 2020
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Anna Murray Douglass art installation to be unveiled Friday
An art installation depicting Anna Murray Douglass, the first wife of famed social reformer and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, will be unveiled today at the site of where the couple lived at 297 Alexander St. in Rochester from 1848 to 1851. The piece was funded by RIT.
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November 6, 2020
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RIT professors release new Islamic law module for ‘Lost & Found’ religious laws game series
A new module of the Lost & Found religious legal systems game series, created by an interdisciplinary RIT team, is now available. The new game, called Lost & Found: New Harvest, has also been added to a collection at The Strong National Museum of Play.
