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 »
Full ArticleOjas 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 »
Full ArticleInterested 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 »
Full ArticleLast 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 »
Full ArticleWhen the Chinese video game “Black Myth: Wukong” was released in August of 2024, it was a worldwide sensation. In the first two weeks after its release, “Black Myth” sold 18 million copies. Bloomberg described it as “one of the fastest starts the global gaming industry has seen.” And behind this massive success? Three alums... Read more »
Full Articleby 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 »
Full ArticleThe 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...
Full ArticleEvery year since the start of the program, the ETC has taken all its first-year students on an annual West Coast Trip where students and staff fly cross-country to spend a week in California split between Los Angeles and San Francisco. There, students spend their days visiting companies from across the entertainment and technology industries... Read more »
Full ArticleBy Hannah Kobre After months of research, development, testing, and even a trip halfway around the globe, ETC students have finally completed a project meant to help children all over the world stay healthy. It’s been a long time in the making. In 2020, ETC Assistant Teaching Professor Charles Johnson (CFA 1987) gave a virtual... Read more »
Full ArticleOn 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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Post graduation results of ETC students who completed degree requirements in May 2024.
Student handbook for the ETC class that started August 26 2024
Post graduation results of ETC students who completed degree requirements in May 2023.
Student handbook for the ETC class that started August 28 2023.
Post graduation results of ETC students who completed degree requirements in December 2021 and May 2022
Post graduation results of ETC students who completed degree requirements in December 2020 and may 2021
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