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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR NEW VIRTUAL REALITY PROGRAM

June 26, 2017
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To prepare students for high-demand careers in virtual reality (VR), computer gaming, animation and aviation simulation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has launched a new Bachelor of Science in Simulation Science, Games and Animation at the Prescott Campus. Student applications for the only program of its kind in Arizona are being accepted now for classes that start this August.
More advanced than the introductory curriculum typically taught in vocational schools or as an online offering, the new bachelor’s degree takes a deeper dive to deliver a technical, multidisciplinary collegiate education. The coursework combines aspects of computer science, aeronautics, mathematics, physics, engineering, military science, security management and business for students interested in pursuing careers in virtual reality, aviation simulation, computer-aided design systems, animation, computer games and more.
“We have built a compelling simulation program using the formidable strengths of our long-respected engineering and aviation expertise for a career path that is ripe with professional opportunity,” said Dr. Paul Hriljac, mathematics faculty member and chair of the new program at Embry-Riddle.
Graduates will have strong job prospects. Information technology jobs are among the fastest-growing fields in the U.S. today. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the category most in demand nationally is software developers, with a 17 percent increase expected between 2014 and 2024. Locally, in a 2015 report, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council forecasts a 14 percent growth rate in Information and Communication Technology by 2019, 4.5 percent faster than the national average. Additionally, Microsoft estimates more than 80 million virtual reality devices will be sold by 2020.
Upon graduation, students can expect to work as a graphics or network programmer in the areas of gaming, virtual reality, artificial intelligence or user interfaces for such companies as Microsoft, Sony, Disney, Boeing, Oculus and others. This is a technical, multidisciplinary degree where students can design and build virtual worlds using applied mathematics and technologies such as computer-aided design (CAD) systems, aviation simulators, animation software and video. A new specialized lab facility will be dedicated to this degree.
“Embry-Riddle strives to get its students to the forefront of technology and exploration. We are designing and delivering this new degree program to do just that,” said Hriljac. “New discoveries and industries are emerging in areas such as virtual reality, computer games and data visualization. This degree program is designed for students pursuing careers in these new worlds.”

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Tickets are available at www.ycpac.com for the Kathy Mattea & Suzy Bogguss concert, which is coming up on March 2 at the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center. If you're not familiar with their musical careers, here's some background from YCPAC. . . .COUNTRY STARS COMBINE HIT SONGS AND CHEMISTRYPrescott, Arizona (2/2/2023) – Two stars, no waiting. When longtime friends and Country music artists combine their impressive set lists and their love of live performance, everybody in the audience wins. Yavapai College Performing Arts Center invites you to join Country music hitmakers Kathy Mattea & Suzy Bogguss for a rousing and memorable ‘Together at Last’ performance, Thursday night, March 2 at 7 p.m. Two country music legends, with three Grammy awards between them, bring their prodigious talents, their solo hits, and their on-stage chemistry to the stage in ‘Together at Last.’ Friends since their early days in Nashville, Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss have each carved out careers in popular music with country chart hits spanning two decades. Kathy has had more than 30 singles in Billboard Magazine’s Hot Country Songs Charts, including “Goin’ Gone,” “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” and “Come From the Heart.” She won Grammy Awards for her 1990 single “Where’ve You Been?” and her 1993 Christmas Album Good News. Bogguss found stardom with her platinum-selling album Aces, which featured four hit singles: the title track, “Someday Soon,” “Outbound Plane,” and “Letting Go.” She won the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Female Singer award in 1989 and the Country Music Association’s Horizon Award in 1992. Their busy solo careers allowed Kathy and Suzy few opportunities to collaborate musically, although they did perform a Grammy-nominated cover of “Teach Your Children” back in 1994. Their fans have clamored for a joint tour like this for years. And now, sporting new material developed for the tour, armed with two careers worth of stories and more hits than they can fit, Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss are together at last.Tickets for Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss start at $32. Yavapai College Performing Arts Center is located at 1100 E. Sheldon Street, in Prescott. The YCPAC Ticket Office is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Thursdays and Fridays, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. For reservations or more information, please call: (928) 776.2000 or visit us online at: www.ycpac.com.. . .Be sure to pick up a free copy of Prescott NOW to see what's happening this month, or visit prescott-now.com/events for the online events calendar. ... See MoreSee Less

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