GreaterThanGames: Undergraduate Opportunities
* Spring 2012 course listings for all three Humanities Labs now available! *
At the FHI Humanities Labs, undergraduates are encouraged to participate actively as researchers themselves. Students can get involved in the GreaterThanGames by enrolling in our group independent studies or in courses taught by Lab faculty. Eligible students are encouraged propose individual or group honors projects based in the Lab (see more information on graduation with distinction outside the major). Courses and other academic opportunities offered in association with our Lab in Fall 2011 include:
Courses
Digital Storytelling (Hayles)
ISIS 151S.01/LIT 170.01/VMS 151S.01/ENGLISH 173S.05
MW 11:40a-12:55p
Mobile Applications (Lucic and Duvall)
COMPSCI 196.01
WF 4:25-5:40p
How They Got Game: From Pong to Alternate Reality (Lenoir)
ISIS 210S.01/VS 210S.01
W 2:50-5:20PM
GreaterThanGames Lab (C104, Bay 4, 1st Floor, Smith Warehouse)
Digital Places and Spaces: Exploring the Metaverse (Szabo)
ISIS 260S.01/VMS 262S.01
TU 1:30-3:55PM
GreaterThanGames Lab (C104, Bay 4, 1st Floor, Smith Warehouse)
Virtual Form and Space (Salvatella de Prada)
ARTSVIS 108/VMS 192L.001/AMI 137.001
TU 11:40a-2:10p
Smith 228
Constructing Immersive Virtual Worlds (Lombardi and McCahill)
ISIS 170S/COMSCI 122S.01/VMSS 120CS
TTH 6:15-9:15p
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Group Independent Study Options (numbers TBA)
- ARG Research Group – ARG game testing and reviews
- 3D Modeling for Virtual Worlds and Games
- Critical Game Studies Reading Group
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Related Ongoing Project Participation
- Digital Durham 2.0 - see Spring 2011 ISIS 151S course website
- Virtual Tent City Project (with Haiti Lab and BorderWorks Lab)
- Virtual Duke
- CHAT Festival 2012: Collaborations – Humanities, Arts and Technology>Hybridity (Feb 6-9, 2012)
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Job Opportunities
- Grad Student Lab Coordinator (RA)
- Grad Mentors for Independent Study Groups (TA/RA)
- Undergrad Media and Technology Consultants (Work-Study)
