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High-Tech Talent: UCF’s Video Game Design Programs Rank Among World’s Best for 2025

UCF is recognized for its excellence across these programs, which have prepared hundreds of graduates who help craft some of the best-selling video games in the world — fueling a $400-billion industry.

UCF to Host Crossroads Speaker Series Featuring Daryl Holt of Electronic Arts

The event, which takes place Thursday, Nov. 21 at the UCF Downtown campus, showcases the intersection of business and philanthropy.

UCF Knights, Alums Represented in College Football 25

From being a Marching Knight to a 3D environment/lighting artist, Victoria Torres ’24 has a unique perspective on the development of EA SPORTS’ latest video game.

UCF’s FIEA Ranks as World’s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years

The undergraduate games and interactive media program ranked among the top five in the world for the first time.

FIEA, Florida Polytechnic Students Win FIEA’s First Game Jam

Teams of students raced against the clock to design and develop a sunshine-themed video game during the inaugural FIEA Collegiate Game Jam.

UCF’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy to Graduate its 1,000th Student

Started in 2005 with just 12 students, the program has become a provider of top talent to the game design industry.

UCF Alum on How FIEA Took Him From Gamer to Creator

UCF Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy alum Blake Battle ’12MS and former EA Sports employee is now a producer for Bungie.

UCF Threepeats as World’s Best Graduate Game Design Program

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.

UCF Graduate Video Game Design Named No. 1 — for Third Time

The university’s undergraduate video game design program also ranked No. 14 in the world, according to The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine.

UCF Named No. 1 Graduate School for Video Game Design

The Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine continue to rank UCF’s undergraduate and graduate programs among the best in the nation.

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