Students & Alumni

FIEA Cohort 17 Graduates | December 17, 2021

Orlando, FL – The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), the #1 rated graduate video game development program, graduated Cohort 17 on Friday, December 17 at Additions Arena on the UCF main campus. FIEA Cohort 17 Students The 55 students completed their Master of Science in Interactive Entertainment and showed off their Capstone projects at a…

The FlEA Master’s Program welcomes Cohort 18 | August 23, 2021

The class includes 32% women and 8% of international students. The program is ranked as #1 in graduate game design programs in North America and Europe per The Princeton Review Orlando, FL – The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) welcomes 72 new graduate students today to UCF Downtown. The production, programming and art students come…

FIEA Graduate Students Present Capstone Game | August 6, 2021

The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) Cohort 17 at the University of Central Florida (UCF) introduces four new Capstone games via the FIEA YouTube channel. The games developed by the producers, artists and programming in the Masters of Science program are Peblito – Rock and Roll, Rings of Hell, Zenko – A Fox’s Tale and…

FIEA student team Penguin Void Production capstone game Kore has reached 20k downloads on Steam | February 19, 2021

Student’s from UCF’s graduate video game development program FIEA, recently launched a game on Steam that just hit 20k downloads. A capstone game is the final project students have been working on for seven months as their master’s thesis. Kore Kore follows Persephone’s journey into the Underworld. She seeks to find Hades and escape her…

FIEA Cohort 16 Graduates this Weekend | December 18, 2020

Orlando, FL – The sixteenth cohort of the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) graduate on Saturday, December 19th with the UCF College of Sciences at 6:30pm. The students receive a Master of Science in Interactive Entertainment degree. The event can be viewed via YouTube and Facebook, more info here Virtual Commencement Celebrations on December 19…

FIEA student team Axolotl Productions releases their capstone game Izcalli of the Wind on itch.io | September 2, 2020

Student’s from UCF’s graduate video game development program FIEA, released their capstone game “Izcalli of the Wind” on itch.io. A capstone game is the final project students have been working on for seven months as their master’s thesis. Izcalli of the Wind “Izcalli of the Wind” is a game of momentum, elegant motion, and channelling…

FIEA Cohort 17 kicks off at UCF Downtown | August 31, 2020

The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), UCF’s #1 ranked graduate game development program, welcomed 59 new graduate students on August 24, 2020. FIEA’s Cohort 17 ‘Zoom Class The class consists of students from a record 11 Florida university undergraduate programs and includes 20 women graduate students. The 16-month Master of Science program teaches production, game…

Another FIEA capstone game has been shipped on Steam! | August 8, 2020

Student’s from UCF’s graduate video game development program FIEA, released their capstone game “Keepers of the Trees” on Steam on Aug 7. A capstone game is the final project students have been working on for seven months as their master’s thesis. Izcalli of the Wind “Keepers of the Trees” is a couch co-op puzzle platformer…

Wick from FIEA capstone Studio Whip ships on Steam | August 7, 2020

Student’s from UCF’s graduate video game development program FIEA, released their capstone game “Wick” on Steam on Aug 3. A capstone game is the final project students have been working on for seven months as their master’s thesis. Wick on Steam! Wick is a suspense thriller where you play as a small candle in the…

FIEA Students Debut Four New Video Games On July 31st | July 23, 2020

A narrative stealth game, a co-op puzzle platformer, and a fast-paced hoverboard game highlight this year’s FIEA capstone projects. Artwork from new student games Whether you want to skulk through the underworld in a bid to reunite with Hades, join a friend to control the forces of nature, or ride a hoverboard that contains the…