Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy shows off 4 student games on August 3

The University of Central Florida’s graduate program, Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), has developed a reputation for its project-based approach to teaching students how to make games. On 11 a.m. Pacific on August 3, four groups of students will show off their thesis projects. The event is free to attend on the UCF campus, and it will also be livestreamed on the program’s YouTube page.

The Princeton Review recently ranked FIEA as the No. 3 best graduate school for game design, behind New York University’s Game Center at No. 2 and Southern Methodist University at the top. The program has three tracks focusing on art, production, and programming, with a focus on prepping students to enter the industry upon graduation. In the last seven months, teams of 10 to 20 students work on capstone projects.