May is #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth and has been observed in the United States since 1949 to increase awareness, educate the general public and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illnesses. View our #DEI book display + the resources available at #CMU. bit.ly/3WkuEba

Hey ETC students! There is a few more days to apply for the AIAS Foundation, WomenIN and Girls for Gaming Scholarships. aiasfoundation.org/news/2024-2025…

📢Dear CHI PLAY community! You still have 5 days left to submit to our Extended Abstract Tracks for: - Work in Progress - Perspectives on Play - Student Game Design Competition - Interactivity - Connections - Doctoral Consortium chiplay.acm.org/2024/companion… #CHIPLAY2024

Please welcome Derek Ham to Carnegie Mellon University as the new director of the ETC! Currently head of the Department of Media Arts, Design and Technology at North Carolina State University, Derek joins us on September 1. Read more: cmu.is/etc-dir

The 2023-2024 academic year was full of achievements and milestones for us. Over the course of two transformative semesters, key offerings and events showcased the Libraries’ evolving role at Carnegie Mellon University. 📰 Read all about it: bit.ly/4eBZxi9

This summer, ETC second year Meghna Anil is on an internship with Riot Games as a Game Production Intern.

Congrats to Assistant Teaching Professor Moshe Mahler for winning Best in Show at this year’s @SIGGRAPH conference. 🏆 “When I finished the film in 2023,” Mahler said, “my son pointed out that this film took his whole life to make!” Read the full story: etc.cmu.edu/blog/moshe-mah…

Thanks to Xbox Game Studios Fiona Cherbak for coming to speak with students participating in this year’s National High School Games Academy! NHSGA is an annual summer program where students get a taste of the hands-on learning experience and incredible network ETC has to offer. 👾

"For years, I hoped that my children might develop a love of video games – not just any games, obviously, but specifically the ones I like." We assume this is a sentiment many of our alums can relate to: theguardian.com/games/article/…

What great morning kicking off professional learning with our educators learning about and engaging in playful learning practices! Dr. Burch CMU's Entertainment Technology Center #ignitinglearning

A few snapshots from this year's Adventure Module, a two-day team-building experience that helps our first-year students get to know each other and introduces them to the kind of out-of-the-box thinking that's a hallmark of the ETC. 🚀

Last year, Nina Wang re-imagined traditional Chinese culture with the ETC's state-of-the-art immersive technology. Now, her project is continuing on past the end of the semester — including an upcoming museum exhibition. Read the full story here: etc.cmu.edu/blog/nina-wang…

17 years ago today, ETC co-founder Randy Pausch gave his famous last lecture to a packed auditorium. Today, Carnegie Mellon University is releasing a remastered version of The Last Lecture completed with #AI video editing technology. Check it out: cmu.edu/news/stories/a…

What an incredible day with colleagues from Chester County Intermediate Unit 💚 TY to CMU's Entertainment Technology Center Simcoach Games and Dr. Joe Yun. Such a great opportunity to share some of Pittsburgh’s incredible resources! They help us all dream BIGGER so we can better serve our Learners!!! South Fayette Township School District #SFLionPride

ETC faculty member Heather Kelley will give a keynote address next week at SBGames, Latin America’s largest academic conference focused on video games. 🎮 🕹️ Learn more here: sbgames.org/sbgames2024/pa…

Application for Fall 2025 now open! At the ETC, we bring together students from a diversity of academic backgrounds – talented people who are incredibly passionate about what they do, and who have experience working well with others. 👩‍💻 Apply by 1/1/25: apply.etc.cmu.edu/apply/

Yesterday was a beautiful day for a time-honored ETC tradition: an annual juggling lesson for first-years in the Building Virtual Worlds class, led by faculty member Jesse Schell (INI '94). 🤹

MS students attended Get Ready Now, a career exploration conference at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) this week where they met pros from CMU's Entertainment Technology Center, UPMC, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, and @moonshotmuseum. They also got to try out careers with Virtual Reality equipment! #SFLionPride

"To passersby, the Brick Club looks like no big deal... but what happens in Brick Clubs can change a student’s life. It’s almost like magic." #belonging #relationships Beaver Area SD Kidsburgh Pittsburgh AASA Remake Learning Matt’s Maker Space CMU's Entertainment Technology Center playincluded The LEGO Foundation ➡️