{"id":140345,"date":"2024-03-19T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=140345"},"modified":"2024-05-17T16:17:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T20:17:20","slug":"ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the nation\u2019s leading gaming companies seek out the best talent in the world, they come to the University of Central Florida. Exceptional faculty with strong academic and industry backgrounds prepare students for success with rigorous courses and real-world experiences that mirror what they experience in industry. The Princeton Review and PC Gamer<\/em> recognize that UCF\u2019s programs are among the best in the world. UCF\u2019s graduate game design program, the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA)<\/a>, is ranked No. 1 in the world for the fourth time in five years.<\/p>\n

The undergraduate game design program, games and interactive media (GaIM)<\/a> in UCF\u2019s Nicholson School of Communication and Media, achieved its highest ranking ever, advancing to No. 5 in the world.<\/p>\n

The Princeton Review ranks top college programs for video game design after surveying administrators at 150 institutions in the United States, Canada and five European countries offering game design coursework and\/or degrees. The survey covers a wide range of topics, from academic rigor to faculty credentials and graduates\u2019 career outcomes.<\/p>\n

\u201cLed by world-class faculty with strong industry backgrounds, UCF\u2019s gaming programs excel at providing students with the skills and real-world experiences they need to unleash their potential in their careers,\u201d says Michael D. Johnson, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. \u201cWe\u2019re pleased that The Princeton Review and PC Gamer <\/em>recognize our exceptional faculty and how our talented graduates thrive as innovators and leaders, often right here in Central Florida, home to many of the nation\u2019s leading gaming, film and animation companies.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCF\u2019s gaming graduates thrive in a video game industry that\u2019s projected to be worth more than $360 billion by 2027 \u2014 dwarfing the movie and music industries combined. Since 2022, dozens of FIEA alumni have had a hand in developing some of the world\u2019s most popular video games, including Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man 2<\/em>, Madden NFL 24<\/em>, Remnant II<\/em>, Diablo IV<\/em>, Hogwarts Legacy<\/em>, The Last of U<\/em>s Part I<\/em>, and God of War <\/em>Ragnar\u00f6k<\/em>.<\/p>\n

FIEA has graduated 1,000 students since its first classes in 2006. Students form industry-like teams to develop video games together, sharpening their skills in project management and collaboration as well as animation, computer programming and software engineering.<\/p>\n

“When our legislature approved the development of the FIEA program at UCF in 2004, we envisioned an environment where students, faculty and industry practitioners explored, learned and developed the world\u2019s best video games,\u201d said Benjamin Noel, executive director of FIEA since its inception. \u201cTwenty years later, the Creative Village is the thriving home to over 2,000 video game students and professionals.\u00a0 It\u2019s been good for our community and we are positioned for the brightest game development future of any global media hub.\u201d<\/p>\n

On average, 85% of FIEA graduates find employment in their desired fields \u2014 with a mean starting salary of $81,300 a year for gaming grads. Roughly half remain in Florida and most stay in Central Florida. More than 250 companies have hired FIEA graduates, including leading gaming companies like Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, Iron Galaxy, Microsoft, Universal and numerous simulation and entertainment businesses.<\/p>\n

Electronic Arts moved to Orlando\u2019s Creative Village in 2022, strengthening the industry\u2019s presence downtown and enhancing the strong partnership between EA and FIEA.<\/p>\n

\u201cFIEA is a major source of new talent at our Orlando location, and we have been fortunate to benefit from that thriving talent pipeline since the program\u2019s inception,\u201d says Daryl Holt, senior vice president and group general manager, Tiburon Studios & American Football. \u201cWhen we meet a FIEA student, we are confident they have the skills needed to succeed in our industry, integrate quickly with our teams and make an immediate impact on our EA SPORTS titles.\u201d<\/p>\n

The undergraduate GaIM and graduate FIEA programs have developed a robust academic pipeline that brings qualified GaIM students into FIEA\u2019s program after they graduate. While most of UCF graduates come to FIEA from the Games and Interactive Media program, there\u2019s also high demand from computer science and character animation students.<\/p>\n

FIEA faculty also instruct some classes in the undergraduate GaIM program, which is also based at the UCF Downtown campus.<\/p>\n

GaIM joined FIEA in being ranked first in a new regional category from The Princeton Review: the best schools in the South region.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am extremely proud that The Princeton Review has recognized our program in this way,\u201d says Professor Natalie Underberg-Goode, assistant director of the Games and Interactive Media program. \u201cThe GaIM faculty do innovative research and pioneering creative work in areas such as interactive and transmedia storytelling, games for change, and extended reality, and they are passionate about leveraging this expertise to help students succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The undergraduate games and interactive media program ranked among the top five in the world for the first time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":140346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[11,982,54367,1765,15761],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-140345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","tag-graduate-studies","tag-college-of-sciences","tag-entertainment-immersive","tag-florida-interactive-entertainment-academy","tag-pegasus-briefs"],"yoast_head":"\nUCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years | University of Central Florida News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The undergraduate games and interactive media program ranked among the top five in the world for the first time.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The undergraduate games and interactive media program ranked among the top five in the world for the first time.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"University of Central Florida News | UCF Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UCF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-19T13:00:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-17T20:17:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2024\/03\/UCF-FIEA.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nicole Dudenhoefer '17\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UCF\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UCF\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nicole Dudenhoefer '17\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nicole Dudenhoefer '17\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9d80c5f96623baaf4ec084540ceb2407\"},\"headline\":\"UCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-19T13:00:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-17T20:17:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":782,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/blogs.dir\\\/20\\\/files\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/UCF-FIEA.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"College of Graduate Studies\",\"College of Sciences\",\"Entertainment and Immersive Experiences\",\"Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy\",\"Pegasus Briefs\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Colleges & Campus\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2024\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/\",\"name\":\"UCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years | University of Central Florida News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/blogs.dir\\\/20\\\/files\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/UCF-FIEA.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-19T13:00:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-17T20:17:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9d80c5f96623baaf4ec084540ceb2407\"},\"description\":\"The undergraduate games and interactive media program ranked among the top five in the world for the first time.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/blogs.dir\\\/20\\\/files\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/UCF-FIEA.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/blogs.dir\\\/20\\\/files\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/UCF-FIEA.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"A student in the motion capture stage of Studio 500 at UCF Downtown, home of the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"University of Central Florida News | UCF Today\",\"description\":\"Central Florida Research, Arts, Technology, Student Life and College News, Stories and More\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9d80c5f96623baaf4ec084540ceb2407\",\"name\":\"Nicole Dudenhoefer '17\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0eafe9f8522ea36420e16503c4ea5eded2f876d29a0c189ed66c195f65ced6e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0eafe9f8522ea36420e16503c4ea5eded2f876d29a0c189ed66c195f65ced6e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0eafe9f8522ea36420e16503c4ea5eded2f876d29a0c189ed66c195f65ced6e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Nicole Dudenhoefer '17\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/author\\\/ni563285\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ucf.edu\\\/news\\\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\\\/#local-main-organization-logo\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"University of Central Florida\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years | University of Central Florida News","description":"The undergraduate games and interactive media program ranked among the top five in the world for the first time.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years","og_description":"The undergraduate games and interactive media program ranked among the top five in the world for the first time.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/","og_site_name":"University of Central Florida News | UCF Today","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UCF","article_published_time":"2024-03-19T13:00:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-05-17T20:17:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2024\/03\/UCF-FIEA.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Nicole Dudenhoefer '17","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@UCF","twitter_site":"@UCF","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nicole Dudenhoefer '17","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/"},"author":{"name":"Nicole Dudenhoefer '17","@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/9d80c5f96623baaf4ec084540ceb2407"},"headline":"UCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years","datePublished":"2024-03-19T13:00:07+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-17T20:17:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/"},"wordCount":782,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2024\/03\/UCF-FIEA.jpg","keywords":["College of Graduate Studies","College of Sciences","Entertainment and Immersive Experiences","Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy","Pegasus Briefs"],"articleSection":["Colleges & Campus"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2024","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/","name":"UCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years | University of Central Florida News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2024\/03\/UCF-FIEA.jpg","datePublished":"2024-03-19T13:00:07+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-17T20:17:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/9d80c5f96623baaf4ec084540ceb2407"},"description":"The undergraduate games and interactive media program ranked among the top five in the world for the first time.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2024\/03\/UCF-FIEA.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2024\/03\/UCF-FIEA.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"A student in the motion capture stage of Studio 500 at UCF Downtown, home of the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UCF\u2019s FIEA Ranks as World\u2019s No. 1 Graduate Game Design Program for 4th Time in 5 Years"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/","name":"University of Central Florida News | UCF Today","description":"Central Florida Research, Arts, Technology, Student Life and College News, Stories and More","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/9d80c5f96623baaf4ec084540ceb2407","name":"Nicole Dudenhoefer '17","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0eafe9f8522ea36420e16503c4ea5eded2f876d29a0c189ed66c195f65ced6e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0eafe9f8522ea36420e16503c4ea5eded2f876d29a0c189ed66c195f65ced6e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0eafe9f8522ea36420e16503c4ea5eded2f876d29a0c189ed66c195f65ced6e9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Nicole Dudenhoefer '17"},"url":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/author\/ni563285\/"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-fiea-ranks-as-worlds-no-1-graduate-game-design-program-for-4th-time-in-5-years\/#local-main-organization-logo","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"University of Central Florida"}]}},"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2024\/03\/UCF-FIEA-300x200.jpg","primary_category":5,"primary_tag":11,"author_byline":"Mark Schlueb \u201993 \u201921MA","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140345"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140642,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140345\/revisions\/140642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140345"},{"taxonomy":"tu_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tu_author?post=140345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}