Last year, in honor of World Creativity and Innovation Day, Buffalo State College held an academic forum and presentation entirely on Second Life, a virtual reality program. According to a March 4th story in The Buffalo News, Buffalo State, along with roughly 200 other universities, has a full-fledged virtual campus in Second Life, which they've used to host virtual events like speaker series and fashion shows.
Recently, Diego Uribe, research resident in creative studies at Buffalo State, teamed up with Tufts researchers to develop virtual sticky notes as an alternative to notes of the tangible, paper variety.
The full article can be accessed here: "Bringing a World of Avatars to Buffalo State"
Although Tufts doesn't have the same degree of virtual presence in Second Life as does Buffalo State, we do offer curriculum that supports the use of virtual reality. One course, Introduction to Game Development, taught by Computer Science Professor Ming Chow, explores the technical and creative aspects of digital game creation.
For more information on Professor Ming Chow and "Introduction to Game Development," see the full blog post here.
Chow's course, along with many others, is offered thought Tufts Summer Study program. To browse courses and sign up today, please access the Tufts Summer Session Web Site.
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