Last week, Pittsburgh’s NPR station WESA did a story on the game created by ETC student team Prism. The game helps elementary school students understand the experiences of their peers on the autism spectrum. http://www.wesa.fm/post/video-game-helps-kids-understand-experiences-peers-autism-spectrum#stream/0 The student team consisting of Ridima Ramesh – Designer, Lena (Xueyang) Wang -Artist , Daniel Wolpow -Producer/Writer, Yutian Zheng –... Read more »
Full ArticleThe ETC strongly encourages students to obtain an internship during the summer between their two years of academic study. We find that students who take advantage of this opportunity not only have a valuable learning experience but also have improved chances for success after graduation. During the summer of 2018, ETC students gained amazing experience... Read more »
Full ArticleA primary focus of the ETC’s educational philosophy is the project experience! ETC students embark on projects during their studies, and all of these projects have a specific audience in mind. To help ensure success in these projects it is important for our students to playtest. The term playtest indicates the use of an experience... Read more »
Full ArticleThe week of August 27, marks the first week of classes of the Fall 2018 semester for students at the ETC. Our 77 new students will embark on an exciting, invigorating, and challenging experience, called the Immersion Semester. There are four required courses that make up the first semester at the ETC including: Building Virtual... Read more »
Full ArticleOn Friday, August 24, the ETC was delighted to welcome 77 new students! For the first time in the history of the ETC, our new class has a higher percentage of women! Approximately 54% of the class is female and 46% male. Our students represent 8 different countries giving us a 70% international population with... Read more »
Full ArticleAt this year’s SIGGRAPH in Vancouver, BC August 12-16, you should be able to run into a few ETC folks. Here is a quick summary of where you can run into a few. We will also have a booth, #327, on the Exhibition Floor, stop by to say ‘hi’ when you can. Many thanks to... Read more »
Full ArticleETC students won the most honors in this year’s International Serious Play Awards competition for games designed for use in education or training. The student projects won 4 of the 7 awards. Gold mental honors went to Prism, a transformational web browser game designed for 3rd and 4th grade children to promote empathy for individuals with autism. The game... Read more »
Full ArticleOn the third Sunday of May, the ETC honored 73 students as we held the 2018 Diploma Ceremony at Heinz Field. Following dinner, with fellow classmates, family, ETC faculty and staff the latest group of alumni received their Master of Entertainment Technology degrees from Carnegie Mellon University. This year’s ETC Alumni Award winner, Jon-Paul Dumont... Read more »
Full ArticleSpecial thanks to the HCII department for this news story Jessica Hammer, assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University, jointly appointed in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), has received the 2018 award for Teaching Innovation. All university award winners were recognized at the Celebration of Education awards ceremony and reception... Read more »
Full ArticleETC student project team Digital District is featured in an article on Carnegie Mellon University’s news site for the collaborative work done with CMU’s School of Architecture, Heinz College of Information and System and Public Policy and the School of Design. The team created a immersive and interactive experience using virtual reality to help city... Read more »
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