{"id":2328,"date":"2024-06-07T12:50:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T16:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/?page_id=2328"},"modified":"2025-10-15T15:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:42:37","slug":"news-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"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\">news<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subtext\">\n\n                        \n<p>Keep up with the latest news and announcements from the Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering.<\/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\/07\/Picture1.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div     class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid purdue-home-post-grid has-none-background \">\n        <!-- section class -->\n    <div class=\"section\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                        <!-- grid container -->\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__grid\" data-args='{\"posts_per_page\":12,\"paged\":1,\"meta_key\":\"\",\"orderby\":\"date\",\"order\":\"DESC\",\"post_status\":\"publish\",\"use_tag\":\"\",\"button_text\":\"Learn More\",\"postType_tag\":false,\"cardType\":\"story\",\"showExcerpt\":true,\"showDate\":true,\"showThumbnail\":true,\"columns\":\"3\",\"rows\":\"4\",\"excludeCat\":[],\"infiniteScroll\":false,\"addAutoComplete\":false,\"post_type\":[\"post\"],\"tax_query\":{\"relation\":\"AND\",\"0\":{\"taxonomy\":\"category\",\"field\":\"slug\",\"terms\":[\"news\"]}}}'>\n\n                            \n                                \n                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__grid__filters-right\">\n                    <div class=\"columns\">\n                        \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                    \n\n                    <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__message hide\">No results found!<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n\n                \n\n                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__grid__content\">\n\n               \n                \n                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__cards\">\n                        \n                        <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                       \n\n           <div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2026\/01\/16\/2025-stage-machine-design-competition-showcases-student-innovation-in-entertainment-engineering\/\" target=\"_self\">\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\/Purdue-SMDC-12-13-2025-3618.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">2025 Stage Machine Design Competition Showcases Student Innovation in Entertainment Engineering<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">The 2025 Stage Machine Design Competition (SMDC) brought together interdisciplinary student teams from across the country to tackle a real-world engineering challenge at the intersection of entertainment and engineering. Hosted by the Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering at Purdue&#8230;<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">January 16, 2026<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2025\/10\/07\/protocol-magazine-highlights-symposium-panel-on-codes-and-standards-in-education\/\" target=\"_self\">\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\/2025\/10\/purdue-7-25-2025-6419.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Protocol Magazine Highlights Symposium Panel on Codes and Standards in Education<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">Protocol Magazine, the publication of the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA), recently featured an article on the \u201cIncorporating Codes and Standards in Educational Practice\u201d panel from the 2025 Symposium on Education in Entertainment and Engineering, hosted by Purdue University\u2019s&#8230;<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">October 7, 2025<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2025\/05\/16\/2025-bgr-entertainment-challenge-mini-grant-recipients-announced\/\" target=\"_self\">\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\/2024\/09\/Machine-Learning-in-Motion-2.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">2025 BGR ENTERTAINMENT CHALLENGE MINI-GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">What does it feel like when humans and robots interact? Can you imagine the possibilities of AI-generated visual backdrops? Are you curious about the science and engineering behind the creation of the iconic Boilermaker, Purdue Pete? This summer during Boiler&#8230;<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">May 16, 2025<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2025\/01\/13\/purdue-themed-entertainment-design-program-in-indianapolis-expands-with-industry-partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\">\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\/2025\/01\/1-featured.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Purdue Themed Entertainment Design program in Indianapolis expands with industry partnerships<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">Purdue University\u2019s Themed Entertainment Design program in Indianapolis is connecting students with the dynamic world of immersive experiences through a unique curriculum shaped by industry collaboration. Since its beginnings in 2018, this program\u2014led by Christian Rogers and a dedicated team\u2014has&#8230;<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">January 13, 2025<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2024\/11\/12\/engineering-meets-imagination-bgr-2025-entertainment-challenge-now-accepting-proposals\/\" target=\"_self\">\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\/2024\/11\/entertainment-challenge-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Engineering meets imagination: BGR 2025 Entertainment Challenge now accepting proposals<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">The Boiler Gold Rush (BGR) Entertainment Challenge provides a unique opportunity for faculty and students to spotlight projects that blend engineering and creativity. Proposals are being accepted through Nov. 15, 2024, for the 2025 challenge. Read the entire article, released&#8230;<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">November 12, 2024<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2024\/08\/22\/digital-ag-clubs-scarecrow-bot-making-its-debut-at-boiler-gold-rush\/\" target=\"_self\">\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\/2024\/08\/digital-ag-robotics-club-rachel-yanni.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Digital Ag Club\u2019s Scarecrow-bot making its debut at Boiler Gold Rush<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">Purdue&#8217;s College of Agriculture released an article about one of the 2024 BGR Entertainment Challenge projects, supported by the Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering and Orientation Services. Read the article below. Digital Ag Club\u2019s Scarecrow-bot making its debut at&#8230;<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">August 22, 2024<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2024\/07\/26\/work-begins-on-the-new-john-martinson-entertainment-and-engineering-lab-in-stewart-center\/\" target=\"_self\">\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\/2024\/07\/Picture1.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Work begins on the new John Martinson Entertainment and Engineering Laboratories in Stewart Center<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">By Rachael Yanni Fresh paint has gone up, carpet has been removed, and laminate and tiled floors have been stripped, waxed, and refreshed as we prepare the new John Martinson Entertainment and Engineering Labs, totaling approximately 1600 square feet, located&#8230;<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">July 26, 2024<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2024\/02\/21\/purdue-universitys-fusion-studio-for-entertainment-and-engineering-receives-1-million-gift-to-propel-innovation-and-growth\/\" target=\"_self\">\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\/2024\/02\/2022_JU-13703-EntertainmentChallenge-BGR-JourneyThroughPurdue-16x9-1-1536x864-2.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Purdue University\u2019s Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering Receives $1 Million Gift to Propel Innovation and Growth<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">by Madelyn Rogers Purdue University has accepted a generous $1 million gift from venture capitalist and alum John Martinson for the creation of a Strategic Development Fund for the Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering. Positioned at the forefront of&#8230;<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">February 21, 2024<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2023\/08\/23\/lights-camera-lift-off-fusion-studio-brings-sky-elements-drone-show-to-boiler-gold-rush\/\" target=\"_self\">\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\/2023\/08\/PurdueP-lo-res.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Lights! Camera! Lift Off? Fusion Studio Brings Sky Elements Drone Show to Boiler Gold Rush<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">By Taylor Frymier Three hundred little robots rest upon a field like an army of sleeping pond skeeters. The anticipation from the gathered audience is palpable; their excitement buzzing through the night air. Three hundred blue lights affixed to the&#8230;<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">August 23, 2023<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2023\/03\/17\/new-purdue-online-course-teaches-the-safe-way-to-build-a-theatre-stage\/\" target=\"_self\">\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\/2024\/06\/MG_7973-small.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">New Purdue Online Course Teaches the Safe Way to Build a Theatre Stage<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">Local newspaper Journal &amp; Courier features a story on the Fusion Studio&#8217;s new online course, Prequalified Structures for the Stage. Read more.<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">March 17, 2023<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2022\/09\/29\/tvs-motor-company-joins-industry-innovation-council-as-inaugural-member\/\" target=\"_self\">\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\/2024\/06\/TVS-motors-logo.jpg\" \/>\n     <\/figure>\n          <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">TVS Motor Company Joins Industry Innovation Council as Inaugural Member<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">The Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering is proud to announce the inaugural member of the FSEE Industry Innovation Council:&nbsp;TVS Motor Company, a reputed two and three-wheeler manufacturer globally, championing progress through mobility&nbsp;with a focus on sustainability, offering superior customer&#8230;<\/div>\n                         <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtitle\">\n            <span class=\"purdue-date-tag\">September 29, 2022<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n         \n\n         <button class=\"purdue-home-button\">Learn More<\/button>\n              <\/div>\n <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-4-desktop\">\n     \n <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--story post-type-article \" href=\"https:\/\/centers.purdue.edu\/fusion-studio\/2022\/09\/23\/purdues-one-of-a-kind-theatre-engineering-program-combines-artists-creativity-engineers-diligence\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n         <div class=\"flex-container flex-container--align-center\">\n        \n        \n                  <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-title\">Purdue\u2019s one-of-a-kind theatre engineering program combines artist\u2019s creativity, engineer\u2019s diligence<\/p>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-subtext\">Purdue Marketing features students in Purdue&#8217;s first-of-its-kind, ABET-accredited, Multidisciplinary Engineering theatre engineering concentration. 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