🍳 Cohort 21’s been in the dev kitchen for almost a year, and now they’re serving four fresh capstone games. On Aug. 1, four student-led teams will present original games built from concept to playable product, and a full production pipeline, guided by faculty, mentors, and

Taking a virtual (redirected) walk through the FIEA Funhouse 😈 👻 . One of eight projects created in FIEA's GameLab course last semester, FIEA Funhouse explored the boundaries of perception and interaction in VR resulting in a spooky multi-level maze full of mind-bending VR

RT @UCFSciences: How do games come to life? 🎮✨. KB Foundation’s Philly area high school mentees found out in a recent visit to @FIEA. Stud….

📚 New Release! Animation Craft by FIEA Animation Art Instructor Jonathan Annand. From foundational techniques to the often-overlooked history of animators themselves, Animation Craft is packed with more than 600 examples to demystify the mechanics—with a little help from FIEA.

Ever wanted to interact with life-size dinosaurs or face your fears in a haunted house? 🦖👻 At Cohort 21’s final GameLab presentations at the end of the spring semester, students unveiled projects that blend tech and imagination. Through immersive VR experiences and AI-powered

RT @UCF: After 20 years of innovating the gaming industry — @FIEA is only getting started 🎮. From our one-of-a-kind Motion Capture Studio….

Happy #407Day, Orlando! Grateful to call the @citybeautiful our home­—one of the fastest-growing video game and simulation development regions in the world, here at @UCFDowntown in Creative Village! 🦢

Spring Break isn’t just about rest—It’s about growth! 🌱Here’s the final recap from Kevin, Hannah and Morgan, some of our Cohort 21 students who spent their break at @Official_GDC, soaking up the latest trends and building connections that will last a lifetime. Till next year,

RT @UCF: UCF’s @FIEA ranks No.2 in the world for graduate gaming education, preparing hundreds of graduates who are contributing to top-sel….

FIEA @ GDC ✈️ More than 30 FIEA students in Cohort 21 along with many faculty are headed to the Game Developers Conference (GDC) once again this spring break, to learn, connect with other game devs, and experience the latest in the gaming industry. Cohort 21’s Kevin Suarez is

High-tech talent from our highly ranked program: More than 200 FIEA graduates have worked on the top-selling games in 2024, including No. 1 seller Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, No. 2 EA SPORTS College Football 25, No. 6 EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25 and No. 10 EA Sports MVP.

Checkpoint reached ✅ Our four Cohort 21 capstone teams have made it to Vertical Slice! Today and Thursday, team leads will provide a status update at this milestone in their game design and development process. More updates to come over the next few months before final capstone

Game Changer Files 🎮 📁Jarrett Wendt ’19 ‘20MS, Senior Software Developer at AMD. We’re asking FIEA alumni five questions about their experiences before, during and after graduating from UCF’s top-ranking game development program. On a quest for a creative atmosphere to explore

Let ‘em cook 🌶️💥 We spiced things up on Friday and answered the big question at FIEA’s 14th Annual Chili Cook-Off: Should there be beans in chili? This was one for the books, with students, faculty, staff, and friends from around @ucfdowntown and Creative Village who came out to

🏈 As the NFL season comes to a close, we’re looking back at the hands-on, professional motion capture (MOCAP) training our students tackled just before the season started for StatusPro's NFL Pro Era 2025 (@nflproera), a next-level VR football experience available on Meta Quest.

From football plays to game plays: FIEA Cohort 19 alumnus John Robinson landed a dream role working on the game he grew up cherishing, EA SPORTS Madden NFL. You can spot Robinson among the many talented team members working at Electronic Arts (EA) in Amazon Prime’s documentary,

After scoring a $2,500 scholarship from Electronic Arts to attend FIEA, tech designer Peter Perri is diving into his dream journey of developing games. The scholarship came with an invite to tour EA’s Orlando studio last month in Creative Village, within walking distance from

It takes two 🏆🏆 Two-person teams from Third Time Entertainment, Inc. and Florida Polytechnic University took home trophies after a rollercoaster weekend building games at the second annual FIEA Collegiate Game Jam. A total of 34 teams competed to design and develop a winning

New year, new growth: We’re hiring programming faculty! As we celebrate 20 years of successes and graduating our largest class of 77 students to date, we are expanding our faculty team. If you or someone you know is interested in teaching programming at the top-ranked