Software and Digital Content for Educational Technologies
May 24, 2017
mediaX Distinguished Visiting Scholar Dr. Jennifer House will provide an update on federal funding for K-12 education, the state of progress on the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, and reauthorization of the Higher Ed Act.
If You Weren’t: Playing with Realities in ARG, AR, and VR
May 23, 2017
"If You Weren't" is a symposium of talks, games, discussions and designs on the roles alternate and augmented reality games play in shaping communities, in conjunction with the release of the new Bloomsbury book: Alternate Reality Games and the Cusp of Digital Gameplay.
The Meteoric Rise of eSports
May 23, 2017
Interactive Media & Games Seminar. Speaker, Whalen Rozelle. In this talk, the co-leader of Riot eSports will discuss the rise of the multi-billion dollar industry.
Where’s Waldo? A Brain’s Perspective
May 16, 2017
Interactive Media & Games Seminar. Speaker, Ian Cinnamon. Let's discuss specific components of gamification and how to best use the underlying mechanics to improve companies, society, and our planet.
Capturing and Sharing Video Gaming’s Best Moments
May 9, 2017
Interactive Media & Games Seminar. Speaker, Dennis Fong. Plays.tv is the ultimate platform for gamers to record, replay and relive gaming highlights. It’s easy to create quality video content in no time, for your whole PC game library.
One-Page Designs
May 2, 2017
Interactive Media & Games Seminar. Speaker, Stone Librande. Why create a document with more than one page if most people only read the first page anyway?
Growing Your Business By Probing
April 25, 2017
Interactive Media & Games Seminar. Speaker, Sirkka Jarvenpaa. The conventional advice for the entrepreneurial firms encourages them to build “Minimum Viable Ecosystem”, but some companies are taking a different approach by the launching of a plethora of digital initiatives at the rapid pace and at the cutting of emerging technology.
#mediaX2017 Conference: Sense-Making & Making Sense
April 20, 2017
It’s something we do – students, researchers, executives, babies, athletes, waiters, artists, and engineers – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, throughout our entire lives. We receive input, we process it for meaning, we act. Join us on April 20th as we share what we know and develop new discovery collaborations.
Dungeons & Dragons in an Era of Terror, Nationalism, and Gamergate
April 18, 2017
Interactive Media & Games Seminar. Speaker, Antero Garcia. Explore how the roots of tabletop gaming foster collaboration, learning, and player agency. Further, through dialogue and historical analysis, we'll consider how non-digital forms of interactive media are enacted in an era fueled by online vitriol, nationalism, and gamergate.