This article was featured on CMU’s news site and written by Stefanie Johndrow and was edited for the ETC site. Original article: https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2022/april/humanities-grants.html?fbclid=IwAR2Lm8L2BhF3aXlDcX6Ah5H5v3hfR30pUrsq9njoNI5vT3rrszquiq8MHYU “The number one way to understand Shakespeare is to attend a live performance. It is really essential to try to get students outside of the classroom and get the real feel,” Wittek… Read more »

Rethink The Rink is a week-long make-a-thon where CMU students work on innovations to make the game of hockey safer without changing the game.  The make-a-thon has inspired innovations for the dashboards and helmets used in the game of hockey. These are innovations that get implemented firsthand by the Pittsburgh Penguins.  For this year, the focus was on… Read more »

Gaming for the Greater Good Story by Elizabeth Speed, originally featured as part of CMU’s Tartans on the Rise Campaign. https://www.cmu.edu/engage/alumni/get-involved/tartansontherise/burak.html

March 14, 2022 CMU launches program to recognize recent alumni making transformational impacts By Amanda S.F. Hartle (this article originally appeared on the CMU alumni site: https://www.cmu.edu/engage/about-us/news/alumni/tartansontherise2022.html) Meet the 2022 Tartans on the Rise: Doug Bernstein (ENG 2012), Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PECA Labs Asi Burak (CMU 2006), Chief Business Officer, Tilting Point; Chairman,… Read more »

The app provides new ways to connect during times of isolation This article is copied from the CMU news site: https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2022/january/etc-impression.html By Megan Harris In most art therapy sessions, the clinician offers a client art supplies and a prompt to respond to. The in-person experience is limited to location, available craft materials and the arrangement… Read more »

During the fall semester the WanderMath team created an Augmented Reality experience, inspired by Math Walks, to help 4th and 5th graders engage in open-ended math adventures.  The team has placed the free app on the Apple App Store and Google Play for everyone to play.

The ETC Festival is an event hosted at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) where the projects, films, games and interactive experiences created by the student teams throughout the ETC are showcased in a carnival-like atmosphere.  We will be virtual again this year, what a great way for many people to see the student… Read more »