{"id":37410,"date":"2015-12-28T03:47:06","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T07:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=37410"},"modified":"2015-12-23T00:10:33","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T04:10:33","slug":"xboxes-available-on-campus-for-fun-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/12_28_2015\/xboxes-available-on-campus-for-fun-education","title":{"rendered":"Xboxes available on campus for fun, education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Video games are being installed across campus for students to enjoy between classes and use as part of their education later.<\/p>\n

There are 18 Microsoft Xbox systems now in use on Main Campus in common areas of residence halls, the Student Union, Gillham Hall and the Savage & Associates Complex for Business Learning and Engagement.<\/p>\n

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Students Justin Fowler, left, and Matthew Scarcipino played soccer on an Xbox system in the Student Union.<\/p><\/div>Throughout the semester, UT\u2019s Information Technology Department has been installing custom cabinets that include a TV and Xbox system around campus for students to use. Controllers can be checked out with a student ID from the building\u2019s office or residence hall\u2019s front desk.<\/p>\n

\u201cUT is implementing Microsoft\u2019s Xbox One systems across campus to provide a platform for not only entertainment, but eventually multimedia education,\u201d said Dominic D\u2019Emilio, senior director of network services and technology support. \u201cWe recently installed the gaming systems and students are already enjoying the new technology playing the popular NFL Madden game with their friends. As Microsoft releases more games in this new Windows 10 environment, we will be adding further edutainment options for students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Providing video game systems on campus started as a conversation in the Provost\u2019s Office for activities students might enjoy, such as a video game tournament, and it quickly evolved into a discussion of how to support UT\u2019s increasing use of interactive technology in and out of the classroom.<\/p>\n

Academic Technology and Simulation Gaming along with the Information Technology Department is part of UT\u2019s new Division of Technology and Advanced Solutions, which also includes the Jacobs Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center and the Center for Creative Instruction. <\/p>\n

UT\u2019s Technology team has worked with industries on simulation game initiatives. For example, a simulation game recently developed for a local company will help staff experience running a virtual plant under different scenarios to better prepare managers for real-world operations. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe technology team is now working with several academic programs to build similar simulation games, which will be part of academic courses across UT,\u201d said William McCreary, vice president, chief information officer and chief technology officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimulation is becoming an integral part of the education experience at UT with medical students using the Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center and students doing modeling in geography courses, among many others, and the University is looking forward to working with Microsoft to deploy new product versions and features to incorporate more serious gaming into the education experience using our XBox Windows 10 environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Xboxes are located at:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Academic House Rooms 1064 and 6072;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Gillham Hall fourth floor lounge;<\/p>\n

\u2022 International House lounges in Rooms 2001, 4001 and 6001;<\/p>\n

\u2022 MacKinnon Hall Room 2170;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ottawa House East Room 2213;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ottawa House West Room 2215;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Parks Tower Rooms 327, 627, 827, 1027, 1227 and 1427;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Presidents Hall Room 3002;<\/p>\n

\u2022 Savage & Associates Complex for Business Learning and Engagement Room 1110; and<\/p>\n

\u2022 Outside Student Union Room 1525.<\/p>\n

Gaming systems also will be installed in the Honors Academic Village. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs these systems gain increased adoption, students will be truly amazed at the many things they can do beyond just game playing,\u201d McCreary said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Game on! Microsoft Xbox systems are being installed across Main Campus for students to play video games now and to be used for educational purposes, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":284,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37410"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37483,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37410\/revisions\/37483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}