1.Faculty affiliation is designed to be a loose system, easy for collaborators to join and choose their level of engagement. 2.Because it reaches across the university, it is specifically designed to promote multi-disciplinary collaboration and engagement. The primary purpose of affiliation is to build community, density, and capability in the area of digital media. 3.Because […]
The following is a diagram of how overhead for funded projects is ‘split out’ when work is affiliated with the Center. While individual colleges and PI’s still get the same percentage they would for non-affiliated work, the university gives back to the center an additional return that can be used to support the project in […]
As an RIT Research Center of Excellence, the MAGIC Center acts as a nexus point for the exploration of digital media, interactive experiences, and expression through technology, as well as the considered study of the impact of such work and experiences on the human condition. In order to promote a broad and inclusive culture of […]
The Initiative in Religion, Culture, and Policy @ MAGIC cultivates new research, focused on games, religious literacy, the acquisition of cultural practices, and the implication on policy and politics. How can game systems and interactive media provide insight into religious studies, learning, and cultural production? And how can the study of religion and culture illumine […]
Led by Professor Owen Gottlieb, the MAGIC Center Initiative in Religion, Culture, and Policy, cultivates new research and design, focused on games, religious literacy, the acquisition of cultural practices, and the implications for policy. How can game systems and interactive media provide insight into religious studies, learning, and cultural production? And how can the study […]
Walking into the MAGIC Center, visitors will see faculty and students experimenting, designing, and developing their ideas, with plans to create a finished product. Some projects are funded by outside grants, some are self-funded, while others are fully or partially funded by the MAGIC Center. Center funding isn’t tuition based, and it isn’t a part […]
There are several ways to give to the MAGIC Center in support of student projects, research, and learning by doing. Below are just a few of the ways our alumni, friends, sponsors and partners can help support our work: Make a Donation Please consider making a donation through the RIT Development & Alumni portal at […]
Learn more about Magic Spell Studios and its unique relationship with the RIT MAGIC Center.
In addition to the incredible value of co-op and experiential learning that happens on and off campus the world over (and is the hallmark of an RIT education), MAGIC Spell Studios provides a new and unique learning opportunity for our students. Many of our students come to campus today with ideas for products, services, or […]
Private agreements & studio sub-contracts: Ability to negotiable based on market forces and demand, to deal with 3rd party licensed content privately and effectively, and to contract with other commercial entities as needed…
Engage faculty, staff & students via non-traditional models of contribution: Ability to hire as consultant, contractor, and/or professional, through customized IP negotiation, etc. as commonly practiced in the commercial industry.
Engage students via traditional methods of contribution: hourly positions, work-study, tuition waiver, research stipend, scholarship, etc.