“Din” a game created by 3rd year MFA student Teddy Diefenbach, has been published in the recently released book, “250 Indie Games You Must Play” by Mike Rose. A snapshot of “Din” is also featured on the cover.

For more information, here is the link: http://www.indiegames.com/2011/05/250_indie_games_you_must_play_.html

Congratulations Teddy!!

  “Mother Nature” , 2011 thesis project of recent MFA alum Diane Tucker,  was  featured in a June article by Stephen Totilo of Kotaku.  According to the article, the author overheard a conversation at the Games 4 Change conference that this might just be the best Kinect game he’s ever played.  To read the full article http://kotaku.com/5816244/the-best-kinect-game-you-never-heard-of-and-maybe-the-best-of-them-all [...]

Many thanks to all of you for your t shirt submissions.  All of the designs were creative and well done, which made the choice difficult. But we have a winner. Please congratulate Simon Wiscombe ( MFA First Year) for his award winning design.

The GDC is fast approaching. As part of our tradition, we will once again be promoting our program with a custom t-shirt. The twist, this year one of you gets to be the designer. Here’s what we’re looking for: Something that will incorporate some of our banner projects from this past year ( Cat and [...]

Tenure Track Position in Game and Interactive Media User Research The Interactive Media Division within USC’s School of Cinematic Arts is seeking a candidate for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of Game and Interactive Media User Experience Research. We are looking for an innovative and skilled user [...]

Call for adjunct faculty The Interactive Media Division within USC’s School of Cinematic Arts is seeking resumes from professionals in the interactive media industry who are interested in teaching at the university level as part time lecturers. We are looking for individuals who have experience in several different venues of interactive media who would be able [...]

Somewhere between the Hollywood blockbuster and crude internet videos is a new way of making movies.  Consider that the smartest, brightest and most creative minds may not occupy the executive suites or have paying jobs in “the industry.”  Appreciate that there are millions of people who opine each week on the quality of movies, voting [...]

Instructor of Cinema Practice for the Interactive Media Division The Interactive Media Division within USC’s School of Cinematic Arts is seeking a candidate for a non-tenure track faculty position at the rank of Instructor of Cinema Practice in the field of interactivity and interactive narrative and production. Responsibilities will include teaching courses in experiments in [...]

Research Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Game Design The Interactive Media Division within USC’s School of Cinematic Arts is seeking a candidate for a non tenure track faculty position at the rank of Research Assistant Professor in the field of Interactive Media and Game Design. We are looking for experienced individuals whose research encompasses [...]

For those of you who will be writing your thesis this year, here is the link for the thesis format

http://www.usc.edu/schools/GraduateSchool/current_thesis_dissert_05.html

Reminder, today, Friday April 11, is the last day to drop a class with a mark of “W”

Let me know if you have questions