3.5.15
What’s New in This Issue:
Thursday, March 19th - Two weeks until Creative Industry Day!
Visit the link below for more information on this great opportunity!!
https://www.rit.edu/emcs/oce/student/creative-industry-day
Portfolios are reviewed by companies before the big day to pick out students ahead of
time for sit-downs that day, so don’t wait until the last minute!! Even if you can't
attend, still submit a portfolio.
http://creativity.cias.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.
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.
Spring Co-op Orientation Sessions
Planning to Co-op for the FIRST time this academic year? If so, you MUST ATTEND a
co-op orientation info session, PRIOR to going on your FIRST co-op
assignment. Departments will NOT register BS or MS students for co-op until you have
completed a co-op orientation info session. If you have attended, or are currently
attending, the IGM Career Seminar you do not need to also attend an Orientation.
MANDATORY SESSION:
Thursday, March 26
12:30 – 2:00 pm
Golisano 70-1400
How Do I Find a Job? We’ll talk about:
Co-op Requirements, Policies, and Procedures, Getting Credit
Services and resources provided by the Office of Career Services and Cooperative
Education
Marketing tools, conducting a job search, ethics…. and More!
NOTE: 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.
QUESTIONS? Call us at (585) 475-2301 or email Career Services Coordinator - Staff Directory
at http://www.rit.edu/emcs/oce/staff
OFFICE HOME: www.rit.edu/careerservices
Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator
Ever wanted to be in Star Trek? Run the Engineering Bay? Fire Torpedoes? In the game
Artemis you can! Bring some friends and laptops and embark on your own space
adventure. Be sure to RSVP at www.ritartemisgamenight.eventbrite.com for drinks and
food. See Artemis in action:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL532DC01F548EE15C
WHEN: March 12, 2015 | 7:00 -9:00 PM
WHERE: Student Innovation Hall (Bldg. 87) Room 1600
RSVP : www.ritartemisgamenight.eventbrite.com
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 Phi 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/
The Academic Support Center is looking for students to serve as
Lead Peer Advisors and Peer Advisors for YearOne in Fall 2015!!
Don’t miss this great opportunity to engage students, gain leadership experience, and
earn a stipend.
Come to an information session to learn more!
Information Sessions
March 16, 5pm* – Kate Gleason Hall, AO55
March 17, 12pm* – Campus Center, 1010/1015
March 18, 2pm* – Campus Center, 1010/1015
March 19, 5pm* – NRH, 1250
*Students needing interpreting should submit requests through Access Services.
For more details and a link to the Peer Advisor application, please visit
http://www.rit.edu/studentaffairs/asc/peer-advisors.php
Ongoing Opportunities…
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>.
Paid 3D Artist Position
Our team is looking for a 3D artist who knows how to model, animate, and texture
environment and character models for a game.
The artistic direction of the game is still under development, and you would be a driving
force in determining its style.
The game is being developed as part of a Senior Project in the SE department, so a full
semester commitment of at least 10 hours of work a week would be required.
The position is paid and the salary is negotiable based on experience.
Required:
 Experience modeling, animating, texturing, and UVing using Maya, Blender, or
ZBrush.
 Portfolio of relevant work.
Bonus:
 Experience making low-poly models and textures.
 Experience modeling for video games (especially with Unity3D) or other
interactive mediums.
Interested applicants: please send an email to gmb9280@rit.edu for more
information.
Software Development
MITRE Corp.
(716) 796 5051
gmb9280@rit.edu
Do you or your students have a visualization, game or animation
project coming up that you need help with?
The students in the Service Project class in the 3D Digital Design department can help
you realize your vision.
There are approximately 30 students in the Service projects classes that are available to
work for various on-campus projects to help model, texture, light, and animate project
using a variety of software.
These are 3DDD majors, who can help you build characters, assets, or environments for
your projects, as well as a variety of other tasks.
They typically work in teams of 2-4 students on a Feb-March project and an AprilMay project.
Please send 3DDD Professor Gary Jacobs (gdjfaa@rit.edu) your proposal-request with
information about your needs as soon as possible..
Teams will send you a proposal, and you will be responsible for fostering a professional
client-type relationship with them.
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/
RIT Job Zone
Check out opportunities on Job Zone for Dreambox, Dig-it! Games
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.
Academic Advising…..
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.**
Game Design and Development: First Year Student Required
Advising Meetings
Last week you received an email from the Registrar’s Office notifying you that you have
an academic advising hold on your account. In order to have this hold removed, you
will need to meet with your advisor. For Game Design & Development students, we are
holding group advising meetings to meet this requirement. In this meeting we will
discuss future course enrollment and other IGM resources. We will also have a panel of
upper class GDD students who will speak about their IGM experience.
You must sign up for a group advising session through Eventbrite (see below). Meetings
occur on different days and times to accommodate student schedules.
Monday, March 16, 12pm – 1pm in Golisano 2400:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gamedes-bs-first-year-hold-group-meeting-tickets15788653287
Tuesday, March 17, 3pm – 4pm in Golisano 1400:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gamedes-bs-first-year-hold-group-meeting-tickets15788713467
Thursday, March 19, 11am – 12pm in Golisano 2400:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gamedes-bs-first-year-hold-group-meeting-tickets15788719485
Friday, March 20, 1pm – 2pm in Golisano 1400:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gamedes-bs-first-year-hold-group-meeting-tickets15788729515
If you have questions or concerns please contact your academic advisor via email. New
Media Interactive Development students should have already met with their advisor.
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)
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
Foursquare: School of Interactive Games and Media
There are also 2 student created and moderated discussion groups: Game
Design and Development and New Media Interactive Development on Facebook
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.