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ETC–Drama Collaboration Brings Titanic to Life

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Founded as a collaboration between the School of Drama and the School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) has always maintained strong ties with Drama—ties that continue through ongoing interdisciplinary projects like Spring 2025’s Encore team. “Both are committed to championing interdisciplinary collaborations, and exploring challenging and innovative forms of creative… Read more »

“Revolutionizing Software and Storytelling with AI: A Conversation with Ojas Sawant” Event Recording and Photo Gallery

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Ojas Sawant, a 2015 graduate of Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) and a 2025 Tartans on the Rise honoree, returned to campus during Spring Carnival to reflect on his career path. In a Q&A session titled “Revolutionizing Software and Storytelling with AI: A Conversation with Ojas Sawant,” he shared insights into his journey from… Read more »

Open Faculty Position in AI for Games and Experimental Media

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Interested in exploring how AI can reshape the future of games and interactive media? Good news: we’re hiring. The Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a full-time, Assistant or Associate Teaching Track position at the ETC. While preferred, an advanced degree is not required for candidates with extensive professional experience… Read more »

ETC Collaboration Fuels Future Careers in Space

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Last fall, the team of Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) graduate students behind MoonRover — one of Fall 2024’s ETC projects — got big news during their final presentation. Unexpectedly, that news came from someone in the audience: Moonshot Museum Executive Director Dr. Jimyse Brown. The museum had been the client on the… Read more »

Alumni Spotlight: Timothy Staton-Davis (ETC ‘16)

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by Hannah Kobre How did you end up at the ETC? I arrived after my time at Howard University — pretty much the same year that I graduated. I got to the ETC at the same time as another Howard alum, Nigel [Randall]. We showed up at the ETC together, and also stayed in the… Read more »

February’s ETC Community Achievements

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The Spring 2024 project Flow has been named a finalist for Student Innovation in this year’s SXSW Innovation Awards. Led by second-year student Nina Wang, the team included second-year Ashling Tu, Christine Jung (‘24), Laura Yang (‘24), second-year Shih-Hung Liu, and Jiajian Zhang (‘24). This March, members of the team will attend SXSW where the winners in each category will be announced…

Peek Behind The Curtain With ETC’s 2024 Fall Festival

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On December 6th, 2024, members of the ETC and CMU community gathered together to celebrate the incredible work ETC students have done this semester. Fall Festival is an ETC tradition. Started by Randy Pausch as part of the Building Virtual Worlds course, it was originally a stage showcase in McConomy Auditorium before eventually taking the… Read more »

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