Clarke University Summer Scholarly Projects

The 2023 Clarke University Summer Scholarly Projects are designed to expose high achieving junior and senior high school students to the world of scholarly engagement with faculty in respective areas of expertise.

Students will be able to work one-on-one or in a small group with other high school and Clarke University students with faculty guidance and engagement on a scholarly project. Academic areas of interest is Computer Science.

Participants must be high school sophomores, juniors, or seniors.

Game Development with Virtual Reality

July 10-14, 2023
Up to six high school students will be chosen
Noon – 4 p.m.
Cost: FREE

Overview
Gaming Development with Virtual Reality introduces students to video game development and user experience in virtual reality. The development team will research and identify virtual reality interactions and develop virtual environments for future student projects. User experience will be tested and adjusted as needed by the development team prior to delivering the final solution.

Project Details
Students will meet Monday-Friday July 10-14, 2023 from noon–4 p.m. They will practice sample prototyping, game development, and user experience testing.

All student applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a current sophomore, junior, or senior in high school.
• Students interested in art design and/or computer programming are desirable.

Applicants must submit an application, including a brief statement of interest.

Applications must be received by April 21, 2023 for consideration. Selected applicants will be invited by May 1 and will have until May 15 to accept or decline the offer.