Live Theater on a Virtual Stage: Incorporating Soft Skills and Teamwork in Computer Graphics Education

Author

Schweppe, M. ; Geigel, J.

Author_Institution

Coll. of Imaging Arts & Sci. Sch. of Design, Rochester Inst. of Technol.´s, Rochester, NY, USA

Volume

31

Issue

1

fYear

2011

Firstpage

85

Lastpage

89

Abstract

Industry has increasingly emphasized the need for "soft" or interpersonal skills development and team-building experience in the college curriculum. Here, we discuss our experiences with providing such opportunities via a collaborative project called the Virtual Theater. In this joint project between the Rochester Institute of Technology\´s School of Design and Department of Computer Science, the goal is to enable live performance in a virtual space with participants in different physical locales. Students work in teams, collaborating with other students in and out of their disciplines.

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; educational institutions; humanities; social aspects of automation; team working; virtual reality; Department of Computer Science; Rochester Institute of Technology School of Design; college curriculum; computer graphics education; interpersonal skills; live theater; soft skills; team-building experience; virtual stage; virtual theater; Collaborative work; Computational modeling; Computer graphics; Computer science education; Solid modeling; Three dimensional displays; collaborative coursework; interdisciplinary education; theater;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCG.2011.9

Filename

5675631