| Affiliations: | STEM Research Leadership |
| Project Leader: | Michael Rugh michael.rugh@tamu.edu Visualization |
| Faculty Mentor: | André Thomas, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBD |
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Team Size:
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6
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Opportunities exist in this project to attend conferences, to earn co-authorship on high quality journal article publications, to contribute to grant proposals, and to assist in designing and developing games. Additional opportunities exist in this project to become a full member of our research team, build your résumé, and receive a glowing letter of recommendation. |
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Team Needs:
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While no prior research experience is necessary, we are particularly interested in individuals who possess a passion for video games, a drive to acquire marketable skills, or an aspiration to engage in research. |
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Description:
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Guided by associate research scientist, Dr. Michael Rugh, we will use some combination of surveys, interviews, electroencephalography (EEG), and eye-tracking to examine the effects of playing specific video games on emotions, motivation, and learning. There may be opportunities to assist the graduate student or the rest of our Lab to design and create a small video game prototype for testing in Unreal or Unity, but this is not common nor required. In general, the work will consist of reading and summarizing existing literature on a topic, designing research studies, collecting and analyzing data, and writing or presenting findings. Our lab works on multiple projects related to game-based learning. Over time, you can choose whether you want to work on more than one project. |