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  • Turning over new leaves

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    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 Friedman, the founder and CEO of Rakkasan Tea, launched a Kickstarter campaign for his venture last August. The company focuses on importing…

  • Alumni launch indie video game

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    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 simple, short games grew to become what is now PolyKnight Games, an indie game company. The original creators include alumni…

  • Alum launches Kickstarter campaign for card game

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    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 and what we noticed is that some of the more popular games are fun but they’re a little bit…

  • ATEC alumni developing innovative RPG

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    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 slated for a summer 2016 release and Kickstarter backers will be able to get early access in the first…