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Prepping for a New Crew

One of the hardest things, for some of us, in bringing innovation to the classroom is turnover. Another semester starts and then ends. Some students get to stay on — if they haven’t graduated — but even then, with work and other classes, it’s often time to start fresh. The next semester brings students from

Coral Gables Museum Team

One of the sub-groups of our class project has been researching the role Bahamians had on the history of Coral Gables. The group has partnered with The Coral Gables Museum to tell visual Bahamian narratives in the context of the city and its more well-known figures, like 20th century developer George Merrick. The group visited

Revealing VR to Dean’s Advisory Board

Journalism students are proving their knowledge of technology. At Florida International University’s SCJ Dean’s Advisory Board meeting, students had the opportunity to join faculty and board members to communicate their progress with virtual reality and prove its effectiveness as a journalism medium. After receiving $20,000 of funding by the School of Communication + Journalism, professor

Assessing Our Work

We are grateful for the thoughts and critiques from three experts in media and communication who participated in our Capstone evaluation on July 26, Romina Herrera, Serena Jimenez, and Jennifer Fu.

Cardboard VR: Your first experience

Looking at the design, Google Cardboard is as simple and hassle free as virtual reality can get - it’s hard to believe that a cardboard box and your smartphone can make you feel like you’re floating in space or walking through haunted house. Dr. Gutsche’s 2016 summer capstone course, Journalism and Public Storytelling Via Mobile

The Augmented Reality App of Your Childhood Dreams

An app based of a popular television cartoon series in the ‘90s accumulated more users than the dating app, Tinder in just a few days. Pokémon Go is an augmented reality app based off of the widely popular television series, movie franchise and card game.

5 of the best VR headsets under $35

Virtual reality headsets are getting more and more popular and companies are catching up to the demand of this exciting new product. Many people hear “virtual reality headset” and expect a price range upwards of $100. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. In fact, companies want you to be able to afford the experience

Audio Equipment Proposal

Here’s some of the equipment the Technology and Integration team is looking at using for a side-project, in which they hope to record audio before, during and after storm surge. This audio will be used to create music for a theatrical performance related to sea level rise in spring.