About
The Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, an initiative of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University’s Scripps College of Communication, was developed by faculty and staff to provide the Appalachian Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ region with training, education, and an opportunity to develop technical and creative skills with digital game technology. The GRID Lab serves as an innovative and creative center for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff research and project development.
The GRID Lab’s research laboratory opened in September 2005 made possible through a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission and other university and community partners. Since 2005, the GRID Lab has been awarded numerous grants and contracts from state and federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Central Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Urban Area Security Initiative, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Board of Regents, Department of Energy, Department of Labor, and the National Institutes of Health. Most recently, our Immersive Media Initiative was funded through the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University Innovation Strategy. Please see our Projects section of the website for details on past, current, and future projects.
The focus of the Lab is the research and development of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed reality experience and technology, serious and educational games, simulations, computer animation, and Motion Capture. The GRID Lab provides Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University with the personnel, facilities, and tools to create such interactive digital media and technologies.
The GRID Lab is proud to collaborate with the following regional partners: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University’s Innovation Center, TechGROWTH Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, the Online Journal for Space Communication, The SunSat Design Competition, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Game Developer’s Association, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University Center for Entrepreneurship, and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service.
