About IU Entertainment Computing Research Group

The Entertainment Computing Research Group at Indiana University examines a diverse collection of issues concerning the design and management of computer-mediated experiences for pleasurable diversion, including social interaction, identity practices, and collaboration in the context of entertainment.

Representative topics include machinima authoring platforms, gender/sexuality and video games, cybersecurity in MMOGs, mixed reality game design, the design of multi-user 3D virtual spaces, relationships between individual games and the online forum/blog communities that form around them, and the design of sport fan participation technologies, among others.

The group meets regularly to share work and collaborate on projects and publications in the domain of entertainment computing.

If you are interested in becoming a member in the Entertainment Computing Research Group at Indiana University, please contact professor Jeffrey Bardzell (jbardzel at indiana dot edu) or professor Shaowen Bardzell (selu at indiana dot edu).