{"id":2247,"date":"2024-06-21T10:57:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T14:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/?page_id=2247"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:39:14","slug":"fusion-studio-for-entertainment-and-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div  class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero has-black-background\">\n        <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__content\">\n                \n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-diagonal-hero__header\">Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subtext\">\n\n                        \n<p>The Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering serves as a hub for theatre technology innovation at Purdue University, a recognized leader in education at the nexus of entertainment and engineering. Promoting the best practices, trends, and developments in this interdisciplinary space, we strive to create a thriving community of industry partners, academic institutions, scholars, and practitioners.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/2022_JU-13703-EntertainmentChallenge-BGR-JourneyThroughPurdue-16x9-1-1536x864-2.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"section has-gold-background has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-small  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-black\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header \">Fusion studio major Initiatives<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid has-none-background \">\n        <div class=\"section has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__cards\">\n                    <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                                                    <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-3-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                    <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/website-image-initiatives.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <\/figure>\n                                                                    <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\"><\/p>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">The Symposium on Education in Entertainment and Engineering highlights advances, challenges, and trends in curricular design, instructional design, academic research, and cross-disciplinary work related to the intersection of engineering and live entertainment. <\/p>\n                                        <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <li><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"symposium\" target=\"_self\">Check it out<\/a><\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-3-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                    <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/SMDC-No-Year-copy.png\"\/>\n                                    <\/figure>\n                                                                    <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\"><\/p>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">The Stage Machine Design Challenge brings together theatre technology students from colleges and universities to share the excitement of designing and building the machines that bring stage effects to life. The event celebrates the design journey that leads from inception to prototype and seeks to inspire the next generation of mechanical designers and engineers who will invent new experiences for live entertainment.<\/p>\n                                        <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <li><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"stage-machine-design-competition\" target=\"_self\">Check it out<\/a><\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-3-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                    <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/website-image-initiatives-1.png\"\/>\n                                    <\/figure>\n                                                                    <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\"><\/p>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">First Fridays @ Fusion Studio are one-hour workshops aimed to provide a monthly opportunity to discuss emerging trends in technology in the entertainment industry, engage with industry experts and practitioners, and explore scholarly works.<\/p>\n                                        <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <li><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"first-fridays-fusion-studio\" target=\"_self\">Check it out<\/a><\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-3-desktop\">\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\">\n                                                                    <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/cover-photo-for-website.jpg\"\/>\n                                    <\/figure>\n                                                                    <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\"><\/p>\n                                                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">The BGR Entertainment Challenge offers Purdue students and faculty an opportunity to foster novel pedagogy, research, and applied science at the nexus of engineering and entertainment.<\/p>\n                                        <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">                                            <li><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"bgr-entertainment-challenge\" target=\"_self\">Check it out<\/a><\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n    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class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"online-courses-and-certificates\" target=\"_self\">View More<\/a><\/div>\n    \n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-news-and-events  post-50-50\">\n    <div class=\"section purdue-home-news-and-events--plain\">\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                        <div class=\"tagged-header-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"tagged-header purdue-home-news-events__header--tagged\">Fusion Studio News                <\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                                <div class=\"column\">\n                                        <div class=\"glide purdue-home-slider--news\">\n                        <div class=\"glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\">\n                            <div class=\"glide__slides\">\n                                                                <div 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href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2026\/01\/16\/2025-stage-machine-design-competition-showcases-student-innovation-in-entertainment-engineering\/\"\n                                                target=\"_self\">\n                                                                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-news-events__title\">2025 Stage Machine Design Competition Showcases Student Innovation in Entertainment Engineering<\/p>\n                                                                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-news-events__date\">\n                                                                                                        <span class=\"date\">January 16, 2026<\/span>\n                                                                                                    <\/p>\n                                                                                            <\/a>\n                           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