Staff Member Awarded Tech Grant to Help Students May 5, 2020 FIEA The grants keep coming for the Nicholson School of Communication & Media. Staff member Jordan Lipscomb has recently been chosen for funding by UCF’s Technology…
Rankings are in – UCF’s Game Design Programs Top the Charts April 1, 2020 FIEA Students UCF’s graduate game design program is No.1 in North America, according to The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine in 2020. This is the second…
‘Long Arm of the Law’ Grabs Two Awards July 30, 2019 Alumni FIEA Games and Interactive Media Students Motor Rockwell, a lone robot sheriff maneuvering with only one arm, searches for the bandit clan responsible for stealing his other limb through a treacherous…
Celebrate the Arts Panel Talks Career Advice June 28, 2019 Alumni FIEA Games and Interactive Media UCF’s fifth annual Celebrate the Arts, which took place April 5-14, 2019, showcased interactive displays of student artworks and included events such as alumni socials,…
Pokémon Go Enhances Tourism One Pokéstop at a Time May 1, 2019 Faculty FIEA Staff Pokémon Go, an augmented reality (AR) app that tasks players with finding Pokémon in real-world locations, took the world by storm, getting people out of their…
Press Play Conference: Access the game 2019 February 5, 2019 FIEA Students FIEA student Aaron Cendan is focused on making video games more accessible to everyone. Providing more opportunities for people with disabilities in the video game…
Saving Lives is the Focus of International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference February 5, 2019 Alumni Communication Faculty FIEA Film and Mass Media Games and Interactive Media Staff Students Uncategorized Communication challenges during mass evacuations, managing the risk communication in a culturally diverse workplace and bridging the gap between health risks and perception are but three of…
UCF Team Wins Space-Themed Game Jam October 4, 2018 FIEA A team of UCF students and alumni won first place in a local game development contest dedicated to space. “Indie Galactic Space Jam” is a…
FIEA Alum’s Big Emmy Win October 4, 2018 Alumni FIEA Jeremiah Graves (’12) won a Daytime Emmy for “ASTEROIDS!”, a VR, interactive short story starring two bumbling aliens. Graves earned a master’s degree on interactive…
Alumna Leans In October 4, 2018 Alumni FIEA “Story is king,” Karen McCarthy ’13 said with emphasis when asked about how she approaches making a character. The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) alumna and…
