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IGM Academic Advising…..
Fall 2151 enrollment
Shopping carts for fall 2151 enrollment are now open. Please log in to SIS to check for
your enrollment appointment date and time. Remember, your appointment date is
determined by the number of credits you completed prior to the start of the spring
semester. Fall 2151 enrollment guides are available on the IGM website:
https://www.rit.edu/gccis/igm/academic-advising-overview
Enrollment for fall 2151 is as follows:
Monday, April 20th: Early 5th year students; early 4th year students in a 4 year program
Tuesday, April 21st: 5th year students, 4th year students in a 4 year program; early 4th
year students in a 5 year program (AM); 4th year students in a 5 year program (PM);
early 3rd year students
Wednesday, April 22nd: 3rd year students; early 2nd year students
Thursday, April 23rd: 2nd year students; early 1st year students
Friday, April 24th: 1st year students
Note: Early enrollment appointments include the following groups: students in the
Honors program, Cross-registered NTID supported students and Varsity Athletes.
Final Game Design and Development Mandatory Advising Meeting
for First Year Students:
All students who entered into RIT this year are required to attend a group meeting with
their advisor during spring semester. The final meeting offered for Game Design and
Development students is Tuesday, April 7th from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM and will take place
in GOL-3455. In this meeting we will discuss future course enrollment and other IGM
resources. Please sign-up for the meeting here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gamedes-bs-mandatory-advising-meeting-tickets16318689640
Do you want to be a IGM Ambassador?
We are currently accepting applications for the 2015-2016 Ambassador program. If you
are interested, please visit the Ambassador website to obtain the program application:
https://www.rit.edu/gccis/igm/student-ambassadors.
Applications are being accepted through Friday, April 24th. Interviews will take place
between April 27th through May 8th. For more information, please contact Kathleen
Schreier Rudgers at kmsrla@rit.edu
Are you planning to graduate at the end of spring, summer, or fall
semester? If so, then you need to complete an application for
graduation.
To apply for graduation, login to SIS (http://sis.rit.edu). From the drop down menu on
the left side of the screen select “Apply for Graduation” and follow the prompts. After
you’ve submitted your application for graduation, your advisor will then perform a full
degree audit, and will email that report to you within two weeks of your application
submission date. This audit is incredibly important, as it will let you know exactly what
requirements you have remaining, and if you’ll be able to graduate in the timeframe
you expect.
**If you have completed a paper application for graduation, you are all set.**
Have you declared your Immersion yet?
Every student pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete an immersion, and also
must declare the immersion by completing a short form found on the Registrar’s
website –https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/registrar/forms.html. If you have any
questions, please contact your advisor .
Game Design & Development:
Last names A-K and all Honors Students: Amanda Scheerbaum (abslra@rit.edu)
Last names L-Z: Kathleen Schreier (kmsrla@rit.edu)
New Media Interactive Development:
All NMID students who entered in 2013 and beyond: Betty Hillman (echics@rit.edu)
Students who entered in Fall 2012 and prior, last names A-K and Honors students:
Amanda Scheerbaum (absrla@rit.edu)
Students who entered in Fall 2012 and prior, last names L-Z: Kathleen Schreier
(kmsrla@rit.edu)
Upcoming Opportunities….
Spring Party on Friday, April 10
Spring is Nature's Way of Saying 'Let's Party,’ Robin Williams
The School of IGM is throwing a shindig to honor our survival skills from the harsh
winter we’ve endured. All IGM students, faculty and staff are welcome.
When: Fri, April 10th
Time: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Location: GOL-2145
Solve the puzzles, save the world
Not bad for a Saturday
Microsoft’s College Puzzle Challenge 2015 Saturday, April 11th across the U.S.
Solve the puzzles, follow the clues, and piece it together. Everyone on your team could
score some awesome prizes.
Register your team today at collegepuzzlechallenge.com
Roc Tech Showcase 2015
What’s new and exciting in Rochester?
Join us as Local Companies Display and Demonstrate Their Technologies!
Thursday, April 16, 2015
12-2 pm
Golisano Atrium
An informal opportunity for you to meet CTOs, business owners and software
engineers, learn about local innovation, the skills necessary for success in the
computing field, and career paths and opportunities right here in your own backyard!
Attending Companies include:
Case Wallet Inc.
eHealth Technologies
IP.com
Soleo Communications
Entre Computer Services
RTEmd
CaterTrax
D4 LLC
Fibertech Networks
iCardiac Technologies Inc
NimbleUser
Paychex
This is not a job fair—it is a showcase event to foster interaction
among area technical organizations and the RIT community.
If you would like an interpreter, it is your responsibility to request one. Please go to
https://myaccess.rit.edu/2/ to submit a request.
Co-sponsored by RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
Dean’s Advisory Board and the Office of Career Services & Cooperative Education
Co-op to Start Up!
Want $10,000 to take your idea to the big leagues? The “Cu-Up” program is designed
to help students fund summer, multidisciplinary co-op projects. Winning teams will be
selected for funding, support and mentorship in Innovation Hall beginning this summer,
June 2105. For more information: http://magic.rit.edu/docs/docs/RIT_COUP_PROGRAM.pdf or contact Jennifer Hinton at MAGIC: jenn@magic.rit.edu.
RocGrowth CandidsTM is a new event created to educate, inspire, and connect
Rochester’s entrepreneurs. The regular event features a local founder who shares
personal stories and lessons learned on the path to building a successful company. We
start and finish with informal networking over beer and hors d’oeuvres. In between, we
conduct an open interview with our featured guest. So, join us. Tap into a strong
support network, form meaningful connections, and gain inspiration for the startup
journey ahead. The event is free thanks to our sponsor Complemar. Attendance will
be limited to the first 50 RSVPs.
Jason Arena, Founder and CEO of Workinman Interactive will be interviewed about
creating an entertainment-based content creation company that specializes in creating
games for the youth market. Founded in 2006, Workinman focuses on creating unique
gaming experiences by leveraging current technologies. The company uses social
media to spread the word and create communal, multi-player
experiences. Workinman’s games have been featured on Nick.com, Shockwave.com,
Addicting Games, and more. Collectively, their games have been played hundreds of
millions of times.
When:
Location:
Refreshments:
RSVP:
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
5:30 - 8:00pm
(Interview begins at 6:15pm)
East/West Kitchen
337 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
(Park on the street)
Light hors d’eouvres and drinks from East/West Kitchen
One free beer per ticket
Other beverages & food products available for purchase.
Required. Capacity limited to 50.
http://bit.ly/18wzhmG
Thinking of Working for a Startup? Attend Thursday’s
Information Session to Learn More!
Thinking of Working for a Startup?
Are you eager to work for a high-tech, high-growth potential Startup?
Want insights as to what it is like to work for a Startup or Do you have an idea and
wonder how to start the process?
Come to this session for more information as well as to learn about opportunities
available at RIT
Thursday, April 2nd | 3-4:00pm | Student Alumni Union – 1829 Room
Full-time and co-op jobs from companies interested in our GDD
students –
Turbine, Shiver Entertainment, NVIDIA and KIXEYE. Please go to
Job Zone - look at the job postings and apply!
Epic –
Company Tabling session on Tuesday, 4/7 from 11-3pm in Golisano
Atrium. Information session to follow from 4-5ppm in Golisano 2400.
HoundDog
Turbine
http://www.turbine.com/
Shiver Entertainment
http://shiver.net/
NVIDIA
http://www.nvidia.com/content/global/global.php
KIXEYE
https://www.kixeye.com/
Ticket Monster, Inc.
Fulltime - Web Developer II
Ticket Monster is a fast growing retail website that sells tickets to sporting, concert,
and theater events world-wide. Our mission is to help fans attend all their favorite live
events with the highest level of satisfaction and at the best possible value in the
industry.
Basic Function:
We're looking for a full-stack LAMP software engineer to join the Ticket Monster web
development team! Craft beautiful code while solving exciting problems and working
with folks who share your passion.
Contact: Brian Lefton
17 Park Ave #502
New York, New York 10016
Brian@ticketmonster.com
(540) 421-1421
http://www.RedskinsTickets.com
The RIT Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction and Creativity
(MAGIC) Speaker Series continues in April with 3 powerhouse
speakers!
Tuesday, April 14, from 1:00-2:00 PM we welcome Disney’s Paul Hildebrandt
Talk: Inside the Hat. The Walt Disney Animation Studios has a long history of
creating acclaimed animated films and continues to be an industry leader with regards
to artistic achievements, storytelling excellence, and cutting-edge innovations. Since the
1923 release of Snow White they’ve been pushing forward technology in the art of
movie making. This push continues in the modern day with classics such as Oscar
winning box office hit “Frozen” and Oscar nominated hits “Wreck-It Ralph”, “Tangled”,
“Bolt”, “Treasure Planet”, and “Dinosaur”.
People seem confused that technology, especially Python is used in the making of
animated films. To dive into exactly where Python is used without context would be
confusing so Paul will give the audience some background on the Walt Disney
Animation Studios. He will talk about what we’ve done and what we are currently
working on. The main part of the talk is describing the production process whilst
imparting this information he will interject where technology and specifically Python
comes into play. He will describe the tools in each area and the tech stack used to
create them. He will wrap up the talk with describing how our Studio is organized, how
we develop software, and venues we use to share our technology with others.
Bio: Paul Hildebrandt has been a Senior Engineer with Walt Disney Animation Studios
(WDAS) since 1996. Hildebrandt leads the team responsible for developing the digital
asset manager, media player, dailies review system with a mobile interface, and other
related tools. Among the Disney animated films that he has contributed to are the
Oscar® winning hit Frozen and Oscar®-nominated box office hits, "Wreck-It Ralph,"
"Tangled," "Bolt," "Treasure Planet," and "Dinosaur."
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/756156121106029/
Wednesday, April 22, from 1:00-2:00 PM we welcome Molly Sauter
Talk: Where Is the Digital Street? The internet is a vital arena of communication,
self-expression, and interpersonal organizing. When there is a message to convey,
words to get out, or people to unify, many will turn to the internet as a theater for that
activity. As familiar and widely accepted activist tools—petitions, fundraisers, mass
letter-writing, call-in campaigns and others—find equivalent practices in the online
space, is there also room for the tactics of disruption and civil disobedience that are
equally familiar from the realm of street marches, occupations, and sit-ins? This talk
explores the potential of the internet as a zone for disruptive activism and the laws and
social forces chilling the development of innovative political activism online.
Bio: Molly Sauter is a doctoral student at McGill University in Montreal in the
department of Art History and Communication Studies. She holds a Master’s degree in
Comparative Media Studies from MIT, and is an affiliate researcher at the Center for
Civic Media at the MIT Media Lab and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at
Harvard University. She resides in Montreal, Quebec, and lives on the internet, blogging
at oddletters.com and tweeting @oddletters.
Molly's book, The Coming Swarm will be available for sale and for signing following her
talk. http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-coming-swarm-9781623564568/
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/1549116468706744/
Tuesday, April 28, from 3:00-4:00 PM we welcome Sarah Kreps
Talk: The Promise and Perils of Drone Proliferation. The advent and proliferation
of unmanned technologies, often referred to as drones, has offered both new
opportunities but also new risks. On the one hand, supporters of the technology point
to the ways that drones have helped the United States prosecute its counterterrorism
mission, killing many suspected terrorists while not risking its own soldiers’ lives. In
terms of civilian uses, those benefits come from an array of applications, whether for
monitoring crops, aiding in disaster relief, or filming Hollywood movies. On the other
hand, detractors question whether armed drones are consistent with international law
or have lowered the threshold for conflict, critiques that have ominous implications for a
world where the technology has proliferated to other states. In terms of civilian uses,
concerns about privacy and safety abound, with still-unanswered questions about the
constitutionality of drones equipped with cameras, the increasing numbers of cases of
near-misses between drones and commercial aircraft, and the security risks highlighted
by the recent case of a civilian drone landing on the White House lawn. In this talk, Dr.
Kreps will present her research related to these issues. As part of the discussion, she
will also do a demonstration of the technology by way of illustrating the promise and
perils of drones.
Bio: Sarah Kreps is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government, the codirector of the Cornell Law School International Law-International Relations Colloquium,
and an affiliate of the Einaudi Center for International Studies’ Foreign Policy
Initiative. She is the author of a number of articles on international security, emerging
defense technologies, and nuclear proliferation, as well as two books, the first called
Coalitions of Convenience: United States Military Interventions after the Cold War
(Oxford University Press, 2011) and more recently Drone Warfare (co-authored with
John Kaag, published with Polity Press, 2014). She has a B.A. from Harvard, M.Sc. from
Oxford, and PhD from Georgetown University. Before going to graduate school, she
served as an acquisitions and foreign area officer in the United States Air Force. She is
a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/867047590028561/
We hope that you will join us! If you have any questions about the MAGIC Speaker
Series, please contact Jenn Hinton, Assistant Director, RIT Center for MAGIC at
jenn@magic.rit.edu
As a follow-up to last semester’s super-successful, super-fun
megagame,
Watch the Skies!, IGM is hosting another large-scale role-playing
wargame event.
April 11, 2015
In Emergence, players take on the roles of the leaders of the world’s nations, dealing
with economic, environmental and diplomatic issues as the enigmatic Planet X draws
nearer the Earth, all while mysterious alien activity is on the rise. Each 4-player team of
Humans needs to manage their resources and engage in diplomacy with other teams, all
while not knowing who among their allies, enemies, or very own ranks may be an alien
sleeper agent. Who knows? Even you might end up being one! That is, unless you choose
to play on the non-human team...
For more information on games like this, check out: http://www.watchtheskies.net/wtsmegagames.htm
The game will run from 1PM until we're done (the game is timed for 7 hours). While we
aren't able to provide food this time, you're welcome to place group orders for pizza
delivery.
Note: When signing up, please make sure you will be able to stay for the whole event, to
avoid disrupting the experience for others. If you sign up and end up not being able to
make it, please contact us so we can open your slot for someone else.
Tickets are available now, and participation is on a sign-up basis. It is highly
recommended, though not necessary, to sign up as a team of 4.
To sign up and get more information, visit: http://goo.gl/7aWsOu
If you have any questions or would like more information, email Sean Boyle at:
sean.boyle@rit.edu
IGM Summer Potential Coop
The IGM department is looking for a student to work on web development projects this
summer. This is a 38 – 40 hour per week position. The position requires skills in:
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PHP
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AJAX
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HTML
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CSS
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MySQL (web connection and data retrieval \ addition).
The successful candidate will have experience in these web coding standards and have
some experience. To apply, please send your resume and examples of your coding
ability in these languages to ann.warren@rit.edu This position may quality for a coop
depending on your major and required experience.
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Epsilon Pi has begun hosting open study hours in their fraternity house on Greek
Row, 612 Charters Way near Global Village. Tutoring will occur on Sundays from 2pm to
4pm. This is an open study session where people will be doing their homework and/or
seeking help from tutors. Since this is an open study session there will be a range of
skill sets and knowledge bases, provided by the brothers of Alpha Epsilon Pi. For more
information please contact Alpha Epsilon Pi Brother and 4th year Game Design &
Development student Brockton Roth at bnr3691@rit.edu
iThrive Initiative Launches National Game Development Challenge
to Promote Adolescent Resilience
The iThrive Initiative is offering $10,000 in prizes for digital game concepts and
prototypes that promote emotional well-being among adolescents using positive
psychology. Entries are due March 20. Click here for entry details and more detailed
information. http://ithrivegames.com/resilience-challenge/
Beta testers wanted!
Dreamkind is doing beta testing for our newest game, Rewind: One Last Chance. A
failed leader who has lied, cheated, and killed is put on trial and forced to face his past.
Players will get immersed in this rich narrative as they solve puzzles and unravel the
mysteries of the failed leader's past and determine his future.
Sign up to test Episode 1 of Rewind:.
https://dreamkind.wufoo.com/forms/rewind-episode-1-beta-testing-sign-up/
Testers are needed to play through episode 1 (about 2 hours of gameplay) and to
provide feedback through a short survey. iOS device on iOS 8 required. Contact
debbie@dreamkind.com with questions.
Two Part-time educational app dev with paid stipend
opportunities…
1. Professor Jacobs is looking for a team of 2-3 students to work on
App prototypes for this semester. Pay is a stipend, not hourly. The
goal is to create one or more prototypes of an app for youth with
anxiety disorders and/or on the autism spectrum. They create an
avatar for themselves (multiple skin elements like SF, Superhero,
Knight type themes and assets) for their condition (monstery, etc) and
then use the app to track how often they “beat” or “lost to” their condition for the day.
If you are interested contact professor Jacobs at sj@mail.rit.edu
2. Open Source Educational App dev Quill.org wants help building a
collaborative writing game wish hours a week. Full posting below at
http://community.quill.org/quill-writer-game-designer/
Co-op Opportunity:
Quill Writer is a collaborative writing game where two students write a story from a
shared list of words. The Quill Writer team is looking for an intern game designer and
intern developer who can help us build and test the mechanics of the game. The game
is currently being tested with three schools in North Carolina as part of the Apps for
Class challenge, and the interns will help us process the feedback and build new game
mechanics. Quill Writer is part of Quill.org, a nonprofit organization that is building
educational writing games. The Quill platform is currently being used by 60,000
students.
JavaScript developer: http://community.quill.org/quill-writer-angular-js-developer/
Game Designer: http://community.quill.org/quill-writer-game-designer-rit-co-op/
Please e-mail your resume to Peter Gault <peter@quill.org>.
Crash Test Games
Every Monday at 6 PM, Crash Test Games meets in 70-2455, to playtest new tabletop
games being developed by students, develop new games, and play existing published
games for inspiration. We’ve got a good group of students with great ideas who are
always looking for new games to test and provide feedback. Any students are welcome:
those who want to play and test games, and those who are making their own games,
either for class or for fun.
Office365 is now available for students to download for free
https://elmslogin.cias.rit.edu/?action=signin
Go to this site and log in with your DCE addresses and on the front page is Office 365.
Summer AFRL internships at AFRL (Rome NY)
http://www.griffissinstitute.org/employment/summer-intern-program/
Portfolio pieces for website
If you have portfolio pieces that we can use on the IGM website please contact Beth
Livecchi at bmlpsn@rit.edu.
Room Reservations
All IGM students or student groups/clubs must go through Jill Bray to make a room
reservation. In GCCIS, please do not go through the Dean’s Office. Jill can be reached
at jcbics@rit.edu or Room 2161.
Social Media
Please remember to stay in touch with the latest and greatest School news
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Facebook: School of Interactive Games and Media
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Twitter: @IGMRIT
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Foursquare: School of Interactive Games and Media
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There are also 2 student created and moderated discussion groups: Game
Design and Development and New Media Interactive Development on Facebook
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IGM Student Wiki: https://wiki.rit.edu/display/IGMguide/Home
Key Players in IGM
Jessica Bayliss – Graduate Coordinator
Jill Bray – Administrative Assistant to the Director
Tona Henderson – Director
Betty Hillman –Academic Advisor
Ed Huyer – Lab Manager
Beth Livecchi – Operations Manager
Amanda Scheerbaum – Sr. Academic Advisor
Kathleen Schreier Rudgers – Sr. Academic Advisor
David Schwartz – Undergraduate Coordinator
Ann Warren – Lab Manager
Chad Weeden – Assistant Director
Shameelah Wilson – Sr. Staff Assistant
Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education Contacts
www.rit.edu/co-op/careers
Annette Stewart, aksoce@rit.edu, 585-475-5466
Lisa Monette, lamoce@rit.edu, 585-475-7413
Feedback Welcomed
Your constructive feedback is always welcomed! Please feel free to respond to this
email with any questions or concerns.