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At Shu, Having Fun Learning Is Part Of The Game, Robert Mccloud Aug 2015

At Shu, Having Fun Learning Is Part Of The Game, Robert Mccloud

Robert McCloud

A collaborative team of faculty and students from across Sacred Heart University is developing a new recruiting and information tool aimed at introducing prospective and new students and their families to the University using media that today’s students are comfortable with—gaming technology. The project team, led by Robert McCloud, associate professor of computer sciences and information technology, includes several other faculty members with complementary skills such as 3D animation and digital motion, music composition and script writing.


Microsoft Tech Gives Computer Science Students Game App Creation Crash Course, Robert Mccloud Jan 2014

Microsoft Tech Gives Computer Science Students Game App Creation Crash Course, Robert Mccloud

Robert McCloud

The Sacred Heart University Computer Science and Information Technology Department welcomed Microsoft Technical Evangelist and 2010 SHU alumnus Joshua Drew to to teach a short course on how to develop a computer game for the popular Microsoft Store.


Factors In Mobile Game Design, Robert Mccloud May 2013

Factors In Mobile Game Design, Robert Mccloud

Robert McCloud

Mobile is the fastest growing area for computer gaming. Fueled by the every growing sales of handheld devices, the increasing comfort of gamers with their devices, larger screens and availability of casual games, mobile games offer the developer an area of rapid growth. In this paper we report on the commencement of research that attempts to identify the key development concepts for a mobile game. Gamers’ locus of controlis examined to determine the extent to which this personality trait impacts both interest level and type of game. We consider two mobile games, Grand Theft Auto and Edge, in an attempt …


Grodzinsky And Scarpati Win University College Faculty Excellence Awards, Frances Grodzinsky Jan 2013

Grodzinsky And Scarpati Win University College Faculty Excellence Awards, Frances Grodzinsky

Frances Grodzinsky

First presented in 2004, the award recognizes members of the faculty who have gone “above and beyond” their expected duties.


Final Report And Recommendations:Ministeria E Arsimit Dhe Shkences, Tirane, Albania, Robert Mccloud Jan 2011

Final Report And Recommendations:Ministeria E Arsimit Dhe Shkences, Tirane, Albania, Robert Mccloud

Robert McCloud

The emphasis of current policies has been on Internet connectivity, bridging the digital divide and raising awareness of ICT needs in the schools. As of January 2011, we are schedule to have dedicated Internet service of 1MB download and 256K upload per school. Every Albanian school with a headmaster will have this connectivity. The only schools that will be excluded are in those remote towns where five grades (1 through 5) are consolidated into a single class. It is unfair to exclude these students. If their schools are going to stay open, then they should also be included in the …