These are the main courses that I teach at MSU.
- Avatar Use, Psychology and Significance
Theory and research on the psychological experience and effects of avatar use
Example syllabus here
(note: this course is undergoing significant changes to focus more on a game/VR design-student audience) - Science Fiction, Communication and Technology
Examination of relationship between science fiction themes and our lives.
MSU AT&T award for Best Blended Course, 2015.
Example syllabus here - Media and Technology (PhD Seminar)
PhD seminar on theories of media and technology use.
Example syllabus here. - Understanding Media (large intro course for ~300 undergrads)
Introduction to various topics of research and history of media
Example syllabus here. - Video Game Impacts: Play with Meaning (Honors Research Seminar)
Hand-on research course in which honors undergraduate students conduct video-game studies.
Course only available for freshman/sophomores enrolled in the Honors College.