The Gaming Technology Laboratory (located in room NW201, ITC Building, Algoma University's main campus) consists of 12 high-end desktop computers. They are suitable for video game design, development and playtesting. Most of them have specialized mice and keyboards for gaming, and run the latest versions of Windows and Linux (Ubuntu). The lab allows instructors, students and researchers use open source and commercial software applications, programming languages and integrated development environments (IDEs) such as NetBeans, Eclipse and Visual Studio.
The lab also counts with a G27 racing simulator, a number of gaming consoles and accessories (Xbox with Kinect sensors, Wii, Wii-U, Playstations and the Ouya) for educational use, including sound equipment (two high-fidelity 5.1 surround-sound speaker systems). The lab's main objective is to allow students, instructors and researchers use state-of-the-art computers, open source and commercial software to design, develop and playtest video games for their class projects, assignments, class activities and research. The lab especially supports students from Algoma University's Computer Games Technology Specialization (Bachelor of Computer Science), taught at the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics.
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