The organizers of the Rochester Game Festival are taking over the Irondequoit Public Library for a special Spring Showcase. Dozens of professional developers, hobbyists, and students from the Rochester area will demo their video games and tabletop games for the public at this free event. And be on the lookout for a big announcement about […]
McQuaid Jesuit High School will be hosting a “Teach the Teacher” day focused on educating teachers about the industry of digital game development. Professional development day for Diocese of Rochester teachers featuring: Andrew (Andy) Phelps, Director of the RIT Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity (MAGIC), Professor in the School of Interactive Games […]
We are excited to host a launch party to celebrate the April 10 release Super Daryl Deluxe on PS4, Nintendo Switch and Steam by Dan & Gary Games. MAGIC has been partnering with Dan Plate and Gary Porter since 2015, when they were students at RIT and we are thrilled to see them release their […]
RIT professor launches table-top games to enhance people’s understanding of religion, ‘Lost and Found’ games aim to change the legal discourse about religious legal systems, increase collaboration and cooperation The games, available at lostandfoundthegame.com, are distributed through RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios. Lost & Found is geared toward high school and college-aged students due to its […]
Join Digital Rochester and local video game industry leaders fresh off their visit to the Game Developers Conference at this event to learn about what’s new and how our community is partnering to develop and keep expertise and talent here in Rochester. Come early or stay late to enjoy some developing games first hand!
The event will be held on Friday, March 23rd (starting at 10AM COLA A205) and Saturday, March 24th (starting at 10AM Carlson Auditorium). Friday is a symposium format with guest speakers from industry and academia, Saturday is a structured workshop format where students will learn how to construct ‘design fictions’ within one of four thematic areas to explore the possibilities that many emerging […]
RIT Modern Languages and Cultures Department – Italian Program Presents: Italian Cinema in the New Millennium Series – Artist in Residence Director, Mimmo Calopresti March 23 @ 7:00pm, RIT Campus, George Eastman Hall (room 2000) Presented by: Prof. Elisabetta D’Amanda and and Prof. James Hall Screening sponsored by RIT College of Liberal Arts Italian Program […]
RIT Modern Languages and Cultures Department – Italian Program Presents: Italian Cinema in the New Millennium Series – Artist in Residence March 22 @ 7:30pm, (Double Feature) Dryden Theater, (900 East Ave.) March 23 @ 7:00pm, RIT Campus, George Eastman Hall (room 2000) Presented by Prof.Elisabetta D’Amanda (RIT) Screening sponsored by the RIT College of […]
March 21 @ 7pm, University of Rochester Campus, Rettner Hall (room 306) Screening sponsored by the UR Department of Modern Languages and Cultures; Jewish Studies Program, Department of Religion and Classics; UR Language Center; and the RIT Modern Languages and Cultures Italian Program Presented by: Prof.Federico Siniscalco (UR) and Prof.Elisabetta D’Amanda (RIT) Programs; MAGIC; and […]
Get back to your roots with the 8-, 16- and 64-bit sounds of youth. Step ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA and back to start. Link up with creative minds of Buffalo’s own chiptune performers and bounce to musical manipulations of Gameboys, and Nintendo ES. Special guests: SBthree, HangOnGetReady, Danimal Cannon, with visuals by CLD.
Rob Mostyn, MAGIC’s Digital Game Hub Coordinator, will be exhibiting his game, A Small Robot Story at RIT STARfest. He will also be performing live music at the event in the evening. Saturday, March 3rd – 12pm https://starfest.ritstar.com/
Come Join MetroGnome’s Playtest! Friday March 2nd 2pm – 5:30pm Student Innovation Hall (SIH – 1680) Magic Lab Pizza & soda will be served