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Games Program Ranked in Top 30!

For the third year in a row, Miami University’s digital game studies program, part of the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies (AIMS), is recognized as one of the top in the country by The Princeton Review and GamePro magazine. The program has been named to the "Top Undergraduate Schools to ...

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Reflections on AIMS Silicon Valley: Year One

  It seems like such a long time ago, but it wasn’t much more than a year ago when Rich Moran, a Miami alum and advisor for AIMS, ...

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Computing: The Next Greatest Liberal Art

Jeannette Wing argues that we should promote “Computational Thinking”, e.g., the use of methods and techniques that computer scientists use daily to solve problems (Wing 2006).  In ...

Mathematics and Minecraft

Introduction As a faculty member in the Department of Teacher Education, my day job centers around projects that help prepare teacher candidates to work as teachers in mathematics ...

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Is it Synthetic?

So it turns out this whole technology thing can be a real pain. I write this having just spent perhaps the bzillionth hour of my life setting ...

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AIMS examines how digital technology is transforming traditional areas of inquiry. AIMS is committed to rich interactive experiences that empower individuals and organizations to experiment, innovate, and collaborate, while preparing students for the challenges and opportunities that interactive media present.

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