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CMU/ETC To Host SATE 2015 Conference on Themed Entertainment

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Pittsburgh (September 8, 2015) – Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and its Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) are partnering to host the Themed Entertainment Association’s (TEA) annual SATE conference, September 17-18, 2015. Shirley Saldamarco, President of Interactive Media Productions and an ETC faculty member, is co-chair of the event with Loren Barrows, Director of Business Development at… Read more »

CMU Shines Among Most Powerful in Pittsburgh

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The following is an acticle  from CMU’s 8.5×11 news.  Pittsburgh Magazine’s annual listing of the city’s “50 Most Powerful People” includes many with CMU ties, led by President Subra Suresh who comes in at number 8. “You don’t get this high on the list without an astounding resume, and few can match that of Suresh,”… Read more »

ETC at SIGGRAPH2015

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You may see a few familiar faces from the ETC this year at SIGGRAPH2015 in Los Angeles next week. Matt Costa (’12) is serving as Committee Member for the Computer Animation Festival.  Matt is currently an Associate Video Editor at Riot Games. WEVR will be in the VR Village Sunday – Tuesday.  This is a startup… Read more »

The ETC celebrates the class of 2015

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With the highest class number to date, the ETC welcomed 94 new alumni at the Diploma Ceremony on Sunday May 17, 2015. Following a dinner with the graduates, faculty, the graduate’s guests and staff, each graduate received their diploma in recognition of the completion of the course of study for a Master of Entertainment Technology… Read more »

Patronus in the news.

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The ETC project Patronus has been receiving national recognition for “Decisions that Matter – an Interactive Experience” as a way to change the way people react when they witness sexual harassment and violence.  Created in the style of a graphic novel, the tool is a game with five characters plus the game player. In roughly… Read more »

Alumni updates

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Earlier this month we heard from ETC alum Fred Gallard (07) who recently joined THRED as a Lead Product Manager.   THRED is a creation platform that gives people the tools they need to create and share multi-image stories, or “threds”, and has announced the launch of its mobile app on iOS. In addition to being… Read more »

Core Labs Game Accelerator is now accepting applications for their inaugural class

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Core Labs is a 6-month accelerator program specifically designed to help indie game developers get their games to market effectively. Through our expansive network of publishers, sponsors, and mentors, we provide everything budding game developers need to push their games to success. Hardware, software, office space, mentorship, marketing, demo opportunities, and publisher reviews for funding… Read more »

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