Educational Gaming Commons - Press Start

Two sections of IST 110 are using the EGC Lab this week, creating Machinima videos as part of a team assignment.  Teams are using Fraps in conjunction with vaious game software such as Fable, World of Warcraft, Left 4 Dead, Counter Strike, Gary's Mod and more to shoot their video, then using video editing software to create the final product (a 2-4 minute video).

The space is working great so far.  You can see a collection of images from the first day of class using the lab in our Flickr space. Things were a bit crowded with nearly 30 people in the space at the same time, but the rest of the week is open lab time from 10am-5pm.  This is how we plan on structuring lab use over the semester: faculty members can reserve the lab for blocks of time so students can use the space for course-related assignments and activities.  If the lab is not reserved for course use, students are free to swipe in using their PSU IDs and play games on the PCs, Xbox 360 or PS3. 

I hope to share some of the final machinima videos in the future, but for now here is a short video highlighting the first day of lab use.  Enjoy!