{"id":75963,"date":"2017-02-09T08:30:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T13:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=75963"},"modified":"2021-01-06T11:16:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T16:16:34","slug":"experience-fiea-day-opportunity-check-no-1-game-development-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/experience-fiea-day-opportunity-check-no-1-game-development-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience FIEA Day to Showcase No. 1 Game-Development Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For just the second time in its 10-year history, UCF\u2019s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy will hold Experience FIEA Day on Feb. 10 for prospective students who want to check out the No. 1 graduate game-development program in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The open house will include a VIP tour, an opportunity to meet faculty and staff, game demonstrations and a showing of an arcade documentary called <em>Man vs. Snake<\/em>, which chronicles one man\u2019s quest to reclaim the world record on the classic arcade game Nibbler.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the film will be a presentation and Q&amp;A by the movie\u2019s creator, Andrew Seklir, who also worked on <em>Warehouse 13, Westworld <\/em>and<em> Battlestar Galactica.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On the tour, visitors can see the facility\u2019s soundstage and motion-capture area, classrooms and FIEA Ventures, a state-of-the-art digital media workspace to encourage alumni start-up companies.<\/p>\n<p>FIEA offers a 16-month master\u2019s degree in interactive entertainment. 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