Who said you can’t treat your college education like a game?
UC Irvine’s school of information and computer science is aiming to do just that, with the establishment of the Center for Computer Games and Virtual Worlds, school officials announced Tuesday.
The center, with the help of more than 20 faculty members, will aim to expand campus-wide research on the various social and technological qualities of games and virtual worlds.
UCI was among the first universities to establish educational and research programs on game culture and technology.
Now, with the new center, the school hopes to host national and international research workshops as well as host visiting research scholars.
The school also looks to collaborate with industry and academic organizations on computer game and virtual world research.
Magda El Zarki, dean of the information and computer sciences school, will lead the new center.
— Joseph Serna
