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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Brandon Friedman (right), a 2006 UTD graduate, founded Rakkasan Tea last year. The company specializes in importing tea from war-stricken countries. Photo courtesy of Brandon Friedman.

Turning over new leaves

March 26, 2018

A UTD alumnus and army veteran is expanding his new tea company that is focused on economic development in war-afflicted countries with the addition of products in local farmer’s markets and stores. Brandon...

Alumni Tyler Tomaseski (left), Chris Miller and Eric Brodie were involved in the creation of ‘Innerspace.’ Photo by Noah Whitehead | Mercury Staff.

Alumni launch indie video game

February 5, 2018

A group of UTD alumni created a startup company and a Kickstarter campaign to launch an indie video game, “Innerspace.” What began as a team of friends in an ATEC game production lab class creating...

Alumnus Evan Carr (left) co-created the game “Bad Actors” with his business partner, Larry Leon. On July 11, the Kickstarter campaign will go live. Photo courtesy of Evan Carr.

Alum launches Kickstarter campaign for card game

July 3, 2017

A UTD alum’s efforts to bring a new party game called “Bad Actors” to the college scene may become a reality this fall thanks to an upcoming Kickstarter campaign. “We play a lot of party games...

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Created by ATEC alumni Paul and Enrique Dryere, “Popup Dungeon” requires players to convince game masters why they should be given an ability and how much power that ability should have. The game will have integrated voice over IP to enable these negotiations between players and the game master.

ATEC alumni developing innovative RPG

April 29, 2014

Two alumni who are creating a new video game, “Popup Dungeon,” launched a Kickstarter campaign April 3 to raise funds to develop their game. The campaign aims to raise $80,000 by May 18. The game is...

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