About

This course is a travel-enhanced, advanced elective course open to students across the university offered by the School of Interactive Games and Media and designed by Professor Stephen Jacobs. Three previous iterations focused on Germany and a fourth went to Japan for the first time. All pre-COVID, this is the first time we’ve offered this course since COVID restrictions were lifted.

This year’s cohort includes 16 students majoring in Game Design and Development, Computer Science, 3D Digital Design, FIlm and Animation, Photographic and Imaging Arts and New Media Design.

The course is led by Professors Stephen Jacobs and Sten McKinzie. The lecture portion of the course was supported by ASL Interpreters Shannon Smith and Hannah Smith (not related) and Shannon is joined by Todd Thieu for the travel portion of the course.