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FLORIDA INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY
Degrees and Programs Offered
DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTSHISTORY
fiea.ucf.edu
FIEA was formed when an industry in need of skilled workers met a school with a track record of creating exceptionally talented graduates. In 2004, Electronic Arts came to the University of Central Florida with a unique challenge. It needed to hire hundreds of first-rate programmers, artists and video-game producers to keep pace with the growing demands of the industry. Other game studios and companies around the country were experiencing similar shortages. Could UCF help? The timing couldn't have been better. While already offering strong degrees in areas like computer science, UCF began to offer bachelor's degrees in Digital Media in July 2000. In August 2003, the School of Film and Digital Media SFDM was formed, and currently serves over 1,200 students. FIEA seemed like a logical fit under the SFDM. In April 2004, Electronic Arts and other industrial partners helped UCF secure funding from the State of Florida to develop and implement an immersive, real-world video game program, and FIEA was born. In October 2004, the City of Orlando formed a partnership with the university to provide a home for FIEA and the School of Film and Digital Media in downtown Orlando. And in August of 2005, the school will open its doors to a select group of future game developers and creators.
WHAT'S NEW IN FIEA
- (March 8, 2006) UCF, United Arab Emirates students to compare films about...
- (February 14, 2006) UCF Film Course teaches film history; students travel to ...
- (November 2, 2005) UCF game development school first to use Microsoft Develo...
- (August 22, 2005) UCF game development school opens today
- (June 8, 2005) UCF students partner with Sundance Online Film Festival
- (March 15, 2005) Game Industry Veteran Ben Noel to Lead UCF Academy
- (Feb. 9, 2005) EA Supports Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy
- (January 12, 2005) Orlando's First Ever Latin American Film and Heritage Fes...
- (October 11, 2004) Orlando City Council Votes to Lease Expo Centre to UCF
- (June 7, 2004) New UCF Entertainment Academy Will Train Students to Deve...
- (March 21, 2004) Downtown Media Arts Center to Open in March
- (July 29, 1999) Van Wagenen Heads UCF Film