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Greg Remiasz, senior computer science major, doctoral student Raye Chiang, Philip Pellicore, sophomore time arts major and Eric Russell, assistant coach of the team work on a literacy game for children in the Digital Convergence Lab Wednesday afternoon.

Experiential Learning Lab develops ‘Literacy in Motion’ video game

By Ian Gough | April 4, 2012

At NIU’s Experiential Learning Lab, students and teachers alike are putting their heads together to develop new ways for children to learn. The Experiential Learning Lab is a branch of NIU’s Digital Convergence Lab (DCL). The DCL was started in 2009...

NIU summer camps give a campus experience to middle school and high school students

By Shelby Devitt | July 12, 2011

DeKALB | NIU students taking summer classes are sharing the campus with younger guests.NIU is hosting several summer camps for middle school and high school students through the end of July. These camps include day camps for the youngest kids and week-long,...

Andy Sais, NIU's interactive media developer, teaches high schoolers how to design video games in Founders Memorial Library Room 338 Monday afternoon.

Course provides video game opportunities to students

By John Bachmann | September 22, 2010

High school students in the DeKalb County area have a chance to make it into the video game big leagues. The Digital Convergence Lab located in Founders Memorial Library offers an eight-week course for high school students to learn how video games work...