The RIT Theme Park Enthusiasts teamed with the RIT MAGIC
The RIT Theme Park Enthusiasts teamed with the RIT MAGIC Center to provide a unique experience for the 10th annual Imagine RIT Festival.
NASA Space Apps Challenge
The NASA Space Apps Challenge is a 48-hour global hackathon engaging thousands of problem-solvers each year across the globe to work with NASA in designing creative solutions to international and interplanetary problems using open source data. The event is not just for coders, but for makers, designers, students, engineers, artists, and problem solvers. If you […]
A conversation with game designer, Lorri Hopping
Hello game + new media + creative friends, can’t wait to meet you! Tell me what you are working on… what your obstacles are…. what you are curious about? Speak soon. Friday, April 28 at 1 PM – 2 PM School of Individualized Study STE – 2210 Hopping Fun
Nicole Black
[ics_button subject=”Nicole Black” description=”MAGIC Speaker Series” location=”MAGIC Center” start-date=”2017-04-24 13:00″ end-date=”2017-04-24 2:30″][/ics_button] Title: Censored by Traditional Media, Empowered by Social Media In her talk, Nicole will share her professional background, blogging and social media trajectory, as well as her journalist/author trajectory. In addition, she will discuss the election, including a recent article she wrote that […]
Deb Nicholson: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks: Or Why the Future Might Curse Us
Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks: Or Why the Future Might Curse Us Deb Nicholson Community Outreach Director for the Open Invention Network O’Reilly Open Source Award Winner Founding organizer of the Seattle GNU/Linux Conference Software Freedom Conservancy’s Evaluation Committee Patents, copyrights and trademarks form a trio of legal tools often referred to as “intellectual property” law. […]
ROC Game Dev – Meetup + Workshop
SCHEDULE // 7-7:15: Arrivals 7:15-7:30: Introductions + quick announcements (open to anyone) 7:30-8: Project Sharing 8-8:30/9: Finish It! (Finishing your game workshop) 9-10: ROC Mini-Game Suite discussion // WORKSHOP // Finish your game! Some advice on crossing your finish line, whether it’s managing scope creep or doing 11th hour feature triage. You can do it! […]
MAGIC at GDC 2017
It’s that crazy time of year again, we’ll be at GDC 2017! We’re once again hosting a booth on the show floor, this time showing Gibralter (a finalist in the 2016 US Imagine Cup games category) and Hack, Slash & Backstab (which we published this summer on XBOX and STEAM). We’re also highlighting our work […]
MAGIC Hosts Karthik and Guha Bala
In conjunction with the official launch of RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios facility, RIT’s Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity presents a free talk by local video-game developers and entrepreneurs Karthik and Guha Bala from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, in RIT’s Student Innovation Hall as special guests of the Director. Karthik […]
MAGIC NMC 2016 Reception
As a part of hosting the NMC 2016 Summer Conference here in Rochester, we will be opening up our doors for the evening reception on Wednesday June 15th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the MAGIC Center (located in RIT Innovation Hall, building 87). In addition to food and drink, you’ll be able to mingle, […]
NMC 2016 Kenote
MAGIC is proud to welcome our friend and colleague, Dr. Constance Steinkuehler, to give the plenary address at NMC 2016. Dr. Steinkuehler is an international expert in games and learning, and among many other accolades is the Co-Director of the Games+Learning+Society Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she is also an Associate Professor of Curriculum and […]
MAGIC at GDC 2016
MAGIC Spell Studios and the RIT MAGIC Center are once again hosting a booth at the international Game Developer’s Conference. Director Phelps will be presenting on student IP issues and the studio model along with faculty affiliate and IGM Associate Professor Owen Gottlieb , MAGIC Associate Director Stephen Jacobs is heavily engaged with IGDA and […]
MAGIC @ GDC2015
We’re heading off to the Game Developer’s Conference, showcasing some amazing games and the work of MAGIC Spell Studios! If you’re on the floor in San Francisco, please stop by and check out the talented work our students, alumni, faculty and staff. This year we are showcasing A.V., a game created by recent alumni that […]