The Institute of Information Technologies represented RTU MIREA at Red Expo 2024

The Department of Gaming Industry of the Institute of Information Technologies demonstrated an exhibition stand at Red Expo 2024 – the largest interactive entertainment exhibition held from November 28 to December 1 at the Crocus Expo IEC.

 At the stand with the number G7, visitors could learn about the Gaming and Creative Industry gaming community and about the opportunities that RTU MIREA provides for the development of competent personnel in these areas of activity. The stand demonstrates games developed by students as part of jams and competitions, VK Play and Yandex Games platforms. Also, employees and students of the department talked about the disciplines of the joint profile with VK Development and design of computer games and multimedia applications implemented by the Institute of Information Technologies in the professional area (the so-called “direction”) 09.03.04 "Software Engineering". The organization and work of the stand is coordinated by Mikhail Andreevich Kovalenko, senior lecturer of the gaming industry department; a short video review from him is available, if you follow the link.

The Department of Gaming Industry was opened in 2022 at the Institute of Information Technologies of the Russian Technological University MIREA, and the first graduation in the gaming profile took place in 2024. At the moment, graduates of the department work at VK Play, some of them are winners and ambassadors of "Start the Game", and some even opened their own small indie studios at the time of defending their final qualification work.

 During the first two days of the exhibition, representatives of the department and the Institute agreed on mentoring and internships for students with gaming studios and publishing houses, which will give students a real vision of the market and practice-oriented opportunities in the industry.