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HISTORY OF CMII
2014
A gift of over $19 million made by the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, the largest received to date by Georgia State, makes possible the renovation of a former annex to the SunTrust Bank building facing the south end of Woodruff Park.
2017
CMII hosts its grand opening.
2018
National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) National Convention holds their first convention at CMII.
CMII hosts the A3C Creator Complex with over 1,400 attendees.
CMII hosts its first student showcase.
2019
CMII works with the NFL and NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice to create “Call the Play,” an immersive experience designed to help middle school-aged kids learn to make decisions in challenging situations.
Georgia State hosts the first PantherLAN Tournament.
Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges joins CMII as an Artist in Residence.
The Georgia State Varsity Esports team wins the Fall National Collegiate Championship for SMITE.
2020
CMII Professor of Practice Candice Alger is named the Women in Technology Woman of the Year in the Arts for 2020.
CMII hosts PantherLAN online with 5,000 viewers, making it the first large collegiate tournament to go online during the pandemic.
2021
Alliance Theatre partners with CMII due to the COVID-19 pandemic to produce the world debut of “Data” and is the first production to be 100% online for the Alliance.
The “Intersection Podcast” launches in collaboration with CMII and the Department of Africana Studies.
2022
The Georgia State Varsity Esports Program, housed at CMII, is ranked No. 7 on the BestColleges list of the “Top 10 Varsity Esports Programs of 2022.”
The Belgian Economic Mission to the United States, led by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, tour CMII’s advanced volumetric and motion-capture production studios.
