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Frameless Labs VR/AR Fall Festival Virtual reality and digital performance are re-imagining the way stories are told. Join Frameless Labs for our fall kickoff event and lose yourself in cutting edge technology, incredible performances, games and film. Free and open to the public Wednesday, September 13th 7:00-9:00PM.
As the 2017-2018 NFL season kicks off, fans of the Buffalo Bills will be treated to a new virtual-reality experience at New Era Field, designed by RIT alumni, to help fans “see” the stadium from a unique perspective. Rochester Institute of Technology’s MAGIC Spell Studios has, at the request of the Buffalo Bills, created an […]
Building an Open Source Hardware Business – Give away the bits, sell the things RIT Alumnus David Brenner will be covering a brief overview of open source hardware (history, why it is important, patents vs. open source, right to repair laws,etc) followed by an in-depth discussion of building Thimble.io: a business built on developing and […]
“This past weekend our Digital Game Hub Coordinator Robert Mostyn had a busy weekend reppin’ “! Dairy barn, livestock, live music and new this year, #videogames! We exhibited Hack, Slash, and Backstab as well as A Small Robot Story. Fair attendees of all ages were thrilled to play games at the fair as well as find out that […]
Greetings from The Strong Museum! We are delighted to co-host the Replaying Japan 2017 conference here in #ROC! The Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity (MAGIC) and the School of Interactive Games and Media invite you to join us on campus at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for an evening reception in conjunction […]
Adrienne Decker, associate professor, School of Interactive Games and Media and MAGIC affiliate has recently been awarded an NSF IUSE grant collaboratively with Briana Morrison, assistant professor, Computer Science, University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) and Lauren Margulieux, assistant professor, College of Education & Human Development’s Learning Technologies Division, Georgia State University (GSU). Also participating as […]
Dr. Jennifer Schneider, Eugene H. Fram Chair of Applied Critical Thinking is pleased to announce that Dr. Adrienne Decker, Associate Professor, will become the Fram Faculty Fellow, beginning with the next academic year. Dr. Decker will lead the identification and sharing of best critical thinking pedagogical practices, and facilitate scholarship that informs instruction and student […]
The first ROC Game Dev Game Jam! Free and open to the public. Come help develop a game or work on your own idea!
We were delighted to meet Riley and his family today, and to work with a team of friends to help make his wish come true! Make-A-Wish®, RIT to grant teen’s wish Saturday Who: Wish Kid Riley, Make-A-Wish, and Rochester Institute of Technology Riley has a brain tumor and was given the opportunity for a wish […]
EAT. SLEEP. BREATHE. MAKE. SUMMER 2017 CO-UP KICK OFF Tuesday, May 30, 2017 9:00am – 4:00pm (SLA-2110)
Robert Mostyn thinks of himself as a conduit, connecting game developers, programmers, designers, artists and musicians to others within the community. Through his work as the Digital Games Hub Coordinator at RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios, he’s helping to keep talented professionals in the area and grow New York state into a focal point for game […]
Kingdom of The Tao is the first and only Traditional Eastern Arts Educational game in Virtual Reality. Set in an ancient Taoist temple, players not only learn effective martial arts movements, but also traditional healing practices such as Qi Gong, Tai Chi, and the Elemental Theory of Chinese Medicine.