About the start of the Lab 静岡県立大学ゲームラボについて
The Game Lab conducts research projects on the educational benefits of games and the ways games can connect the University, the community and businesses. The Game Lab is a student-centered research institution; students work individually and in small teams on meaningful chosen projects.
Contact
Location
International Relations Building, Room 3505 (5th Floor)
Join the Lab
The Game Lab welcomes anyone interested in collaborating on and developing our projects; please contact us to discuss how you would like to participate in the Game Lab.
Background
This Lab seeks to continue to make the University of Shizuoka a central and contributing institution for society. This Lab will create benefits for various organizations and individuals in communities both locally and globally, and also give new (1st and 2nd year) students practical experience and expertise with research, communication, and entrepreneurship.
This Lab is a student-centered, intensive project-based-learning (PBL)-driven organization that conducts innovative research projects with all manner of game technologies (e.g., board games, card games, video games, educational games, sports, etc). 2nd year students lead novel projects with 1st year students.
Local organizations and businesses will be served by the Game Lab's activities; our goal is to improve the quality of life and economy in our community. As well, the student research assistants in the Lab will also gain important and practical academic, career and life skills that they will be able to build on in their job hunting and thesis research. Students will learn leadership and teamwork skills, communication skills (we will work in English, and present/publish our research in English), technology skills, and research skills (innovation, creativity and critical thinking). Students will go on to become leaders in society with knowledge and expertise of business, society and education.
Funding
2014-2015 - deHaan, J. Research on Games and Community-Collaboration-Creativity-Critical Thinking; Intensive Project-Based-Learning and Early Career Development for Students, University of Shizuoka Competitive Research Funding, 700,000 yen
2013-2014 - deHaan, J. Creation of a Game Lab for Research on Games and Community-Collaboration-Creativity-Critical Thinking; Intensive Project-Based-Learning and Early Career Development for Students, University of Shizuoka Competitive Research Funding, 880,000 yen
2011-2013 - deHaan, J. & Oyama, T. Game Camp (A program for training high school students' basic game literacy)・ Foundation for the Fusion Of Science and Technology , http://www.fost.or.jp , 400,000 yen