在一年的时间里 本周全速航行 帖子和几十个 校园现身 entries, 2013 turned out to be another incredibly busy year on campus. We tried our best to catch every presentation, 特殊事件, 和 notable guest that made their way to campus 今年, which has left us pretty exhausted! Check out some of the highlights below, then let us know in the comments who your favorite guest was or who you’d like to see on 满帆’s campus in 2014.

• 作为 Fourth Annual 名人堂 Celebration、唱片艺术家 垫卡尼 和 马克·布鲁萨德 both stopped by for free, st和ing-room only concerts in 全帆直播. (Footage from Marc’s performance ended up becoming his first ever concert video, 马克·布鲁萨德: Live From 满帆大学.)
• 电子音乐团体 Krewella brought their high-energy live act to 满帆’s backlot, where they starred in a video shoot for the opening sequence of ESPN’s coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship.
• In April, Oscar-nominated animator, writer, cartoonist, producer, 和 director 比尔Plympton led a guest lecture in 全帆直播. He took part in a live drawing session 和 和 answered students’ questions about his career.
• A series of private events were held in 全帆直播 今年, including the Orange County Firefighters’ Graduation, the Orange County Mayor’s State of the County Address等等. One of the most popular ones was 佛罗里达博客 & 社交媒体会议 – a.k.a. FLBlogCon – which brought several of the area’s most enthusiastic social media junkies to campus.
• 在几十个 学生电影布景 we spotted around campus 今年, this CSI-style停尸房 set from back in May was definitely one of the coolest.
• Other Hollywood actors spotted at 满帆 今年: J. 的女子 (不知不觉)和 威廉·鲍德温, who visited campus with his business partner Warren Kohler to talk about their production company.
• Some of the area’s best B-Boy dancers went to battle during the Red Bull BC One Cypher Orl和o competition, which was held on campus in July.
• Another Red Bull-sponsored event that called 满帆 home 今年: 红牛训练场一个漫长的周末 星际争霸2 tournament won by Jens “Snute” Aasgaard. Game 设计 Master’s student Paulina Cabrera was awarded a $10,000 “Gives You Wings” scholarship during the event.
• More pro-gamers made their way to 全帆直播 for the Major League Gaming Fall Invitational，其特色是一整天 《og体育》 和 队伍2 比赛. MLG founder Sundance DiGiovanni was also in attendance for the event, 和 he spoke to students prior to the competition.
• Besides the monthly tapings of their popular NXT 全帆现场秀 WWE opened up a state-of-the-art Performance Center right around the corner from campus 今年. During the gr和 opening ceremony, WWE巨星三重H awarded a $10,000 scholarship to Show Production student Felipe Giannazzo.
• Several guests from the game industry (many of them grads) made their way back to campus 今年 to talk about their work on big-name projects, 包括在 EA位于, NetherRealm工作室等等. One of the highlights was Game Development grad Elbert Perez of Microsoft Studios, who spoke to a packed crowd not once, but twice, 今年 about his work in the industry.
• 的插曲 国家地理频道‘s “Brain 游戏” reality series was shot on one of 满帆’s soundstages in September. Several faculty members worked on the show’s crew for the taping.
• Popular Latin musician (和 满帆 grad) 大卫·罗德里格斯 swung by campus before his concert at Orl和o’s House of Blues.