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← Older postsNew fund for interactive innovation established at SCA
Video game executives Kevin Bachus and Chanel Summers have made a donation to the USC School of Cinematic Arts to establish the Bachus-Summers Fund for Innovation in Interactive Entertainment.
Posted in Arts | Tagged campaign, video games
Game on for Kazakhstan student
When Talgat Duisenov first heard of USC, he was 7,000 miles away in his native Kazakhstan. Interested in computer programming from an early age, he quickly discovered that USC has the best game design program in North America.
Posted in Arts, Global | Tagged Commencement 2013, video games
A gem of a game for amputees
Belinda Lange, a research scientist at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, specializes in developing game-based systems for people with neurological or physical injuries.
Posted in Research, Science Technology | Tagged Research, video games
USC game design program nabs No. 1 spot for fourth consecutive year
For the fourth straight year, USC has been named the No. 1 game design school in North America for its graduate program by The Princeton Review.
Posted in Arts, Digital Media, Top Stories | Tagged honors and awards, video games
SCA’s Interactive Media Division gets a name change
The USC School of Cinematic Arts’ Interactive Media Division will be renamed the Interactive Media and Games Division.
Posted in Arts | Tagged video games
Journey rolls an eight at D.I.C.E. Awards
Journey emerged as the top winner at the Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain Awards, which are presented annually by the not-for-profit Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences to recognize achievements in interactive art form.
Posted in Arts | Tagged video games
USC raises video games to an art form
In the gaming world, mega-franchises dominated by high-powered weaponry and high-speed chases have long dominated the marketplace.
Posted in Arts, Research | Tagged Glimpse, Research, Science Technology, video games
Oh, the games they play on Demo Day
Demo Day is an eagerly awaited biannual event that attracts the brightest programming and engineering students across campus, as well as the attention of leaders in the video game industry.
Posted in Arts, Top Stories | Tagged video games
Entrepreneurs head to the beach
USC’s Silicon Beach Conference captured how the rise of technology start-ups, and the access to Hollywood’s entertainment and creative talent have created a new hub for entrepreneurs.
Posted in Business | Tagged video games
USC to showcase the future of video games
Video game design will be front and center during events to be held on Sept. 12 and 13 at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
Posted in Arts | Tagged video games