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 of any academic program: it comes from our supporters and partners like you, and supports a wide range of student activity.
Any alumni of RIT will tell you they worked on something awesome while they were a student here. But what you might also hear is that if they had just a little more time, a few extra resources, the ability to stick around over the summer and finish things, to polish them beyond the level that can be achieved in a class, or the support to advertise and market some of the things they were doing, that it really could been turned into something even bigger than it was. This is the chance we’re offering our students and partners – by working in a vibrant, multi-disciplinary center, by straddling the line between academic research and commercial production, our students have a unique opportunity to learn about digital media, production, and entrepreneurship throughout direct, hands on practice. This is why we are seeking your help – to help our students and to provide them the experience that is the hallmark of the MAGIC experience.
Together, we can provide incredible learning opportunities and experiences for RIT students through applied production and dissemination of digital media. We can support them as they travel to conferences, publish their work on digital storefronts, establish and grow their own companies, explore emerging technology, and work together in multi-disciplinary ways that span the colleges and programs throughout the campus. It’s for this reason that I directed my own gift to the MAGIC Center, not only as the founding Director, but also as an alum. Please join me in supporting this unique and vibrant experience for students in years to come.
Andrew Phelps
Director, RIT Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction & Creativity
Professor & Founder, School of Interactive Games & Media
Rochester Institute of Technology
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