Awards

Five FIEA Students Win at the Indienomicon MeGa Health Jam | September 13, 2024

Five FIEA students placed first and third at the Indienomicon MeGa Health Jam for their innovative prototypes for healthcare last weekend in Lake Nona. Cohort 20 artists Willow Rachels and Noa Baggs compete on separate teams at the Indienomicon MeGa Health Jam from September 6-8, 2024 at Lake Nona. Photo: Indienomicon. Similar to FIEA’s GameLab,…

Electronic Arts Awards Scholarships to UCF Students to Increase Diversity in Gaming Industry | December 7, 2022

The inaugural Inclusion in Gaming Endowed Scholarships empower emerging electronic artists from underrepresented backgrounds. Lef to right: Graduate interactive media student Olivia Jacques-Baker; Executive Director of FIEA Ben Noel; graduate interactive media student Adrienne Boatright ’22; games and interactive media student Carlos Diaz, EA Director of Operations and Program Management Jocel Thornhill; and games and…

UCF Threepeats as World’s Best Graduate Game Design Program | March 23, 2022

The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine have ranked UCF’s undergraduate and graduate programs among the best in the nation for the third straight year. “We focus on the development of top talent that will drive the next generation of developers in Florida and globally.”— Ben Noel The University of Central Florida’s graduate game design…

UCF Graduate Video Game Design Named No. 1 — for Third Time | March 23, 2021

The university’s undergraduate video game design program also ranked No. 14 in the world, according to The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine. “Our goal is to not just prepare students to enter the industry when they graduate, but to position them to excel in it.”— President Alexander N. Cartwright. UCF’s graduate video game design…

Winning Streak! FIEA continues their dominance at Intel University Games Showcase | May 1, 2020

Malediction takes home the 2nd place award for Best Gameplay at The 2020 Intel University Games Showcase, this is the 4th straight year a FIEA game has been in the top 3! Artwork from FIEA student game Malediction FIEA student game “Malediction” won 2nd place in the “Best Gameplay” category at the 2020 Intel University…

FIEA Students Represent at The Virtual 2020 Intel University Games Showcase | April 29, 2020

Every year Intel host a video game development competition at GDC (Game Developers Conference). Due to the Corona virus this year, the event will be lived streamed on Thursday, April 30th at 3pm Pacific time. Artwork from FIEA student game Malediction Students from around the nation, including UCF’s FIEA program, will compete for $40K in…

UCF Named Top Graduate School for Video Game Design | March 3, 2020

The University of Central Florida’s graduate game design program is No. 1 in North America, according to The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine, which today announced their 2020 rankings. Students from FIEA cohort 15 graduation “FIEA is a major source of talent for our EA Sports development studio in Orlando, resulting in one of…

For Third Straight Year, UCF Video Game Wins Two Awards At Showcase | March 22, 2019

FIEA student game “Long Arm Of the Law” won second place in the “Best Visual Quality” and “Best Gameplay” categories at the 2019 Intel University Games Showcase, held March 21 in San Francisco. It is the third straight year that a game from UCF’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy has placed in two different categories. Artwork…

UCF’s Video Game Programs Ranked Among Top 15 in the World | March 14, 2019

UCF’s video game graduate program ranks No. 5 in the world while its undergraduate game design program ranks No. 13, according to The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine. Students from FIEA cohort 14 meeting in their cubicle space “The Princeton Review rankings reflect the high quality of our interactive game development programs at UCF”—…

UCF Team Wins Space-Themed Game Jam | September 18, 2018

A team of UCF students and alumni won 1st place in a local game development contest dedicated to space. UCF students from winning game, Project Icarus “Indie Galactic Space Jam” is a collaborative event dedicated to creating games about space travel and exploration. In its fifth year, it was held at the Orlando Science Center…