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The Laboratory for Recreational Computing was established in 1993 to conduct and promote research and education in game programming. We offer classes in game programming leading to the Certificate in Game Programming, and the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science & Engineering. The Director of LARC is Ian Parberry.

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Alumnus Ryan Inselmann Employed by Bonfire Studios
(Posted 11/12/2009) LARC alumnus Ryan Inselmann is now a game prgorammer at Bonfire Studios. He was previously employed as a game programmer at MumboJumbo and Spidermonk Entertainment. His credits include Discovery! A Seek & Find Adventure (2008), and Luxor: Quest for the Afterlife (2008). See our LARC alumni list for more information about LARC alumni in the game industry.
Jon Doran Passes Research Readiness Test
(Posted 11/6/2009) LARC PhD student Jon Doran passed his Research Readiness test on November 5. His next step is the research proposal. Jon is already making progress on his research into procedural generation, with two papers submitted to ACM and IEEE journals.
Alumnus Joe Scheinberg Visits LARC
(Posted 10/26/2009) LARC alumnus Joe Scheinberg, programmer at Terminal Reality, visited LARC on October 16, 2009. Joe worked on the Ghostbusters team, and is shown here holding a signed copy of the Ghostbusters issue of GameInformer. See our LARC alumni list for more information about LARC alumni in the game industry.
Alumnus Cesar Stastny Visits LARC
(Posted 9/25/2009) LARC alumnus Cesar Stastny, Director of Technology at Treyarch (Activision) visited LARC on September 25, 2009 He attended the Game Development Research Group's Friday research meeting bearing Call of Duty swag. While at LARC he heard graduate students speak about research projects currently underway at GDRG, and gave his opinion and advice on the game certificate curriculum. See our LARC alumni list for more information about LARC alumni in the game industry.
51st Alumnus in the Game Industry
(Posted 9/8/2009) LARC's 51st student landed a job in the game industry! Katina Ferguson accepted a position as content designer at Red Indigo in California. See our LARC alumni list for more information about LARC alumni in the game industry.
CSCE 4250/5933 Spring 2009 Game Demos Released
(Posted 8/26/2009) Demo movies from CSCE 4250/5933 are now posted.
Editor of Computer Game Education Review
(Posted 8/20/2009) LARC Director Ian Parberry will serve on the Editorial Board of the journal Computer Game Education Review, published by A. K. Peters. CGER will be a peer-reviewed academic publication addressing issues that concern the teaching of game design and development that are of interest to faculty and institutions involved in the education and training of future game developers.
Invited Speaker at IEEE MetroCon 2009
(Posted 8/18/2009) LARC Director Ian Parberry gave a one-hour and 15 minute invited talk entitled "Education and Research in Game Programming at UNT's Laboratory for Recreational Computing" at IEEE MetroCon 2009 in Arlington, TX on August 17, 2009.
Alumnus Cesar Stastny in the News
(Posted 8/6/2009) LARC alumnus Cesar Stastny is featured in an Intel advertisement in Game Developer Magazine.
CSCE 4220/5960 Spring 2009 Game Demos Released
(Posted 8/6/2009) Demo movies from CSCE 4220/5260 are now posted.
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Created September 25, 1994. Last updated November 12, 2009