Dr. Michael Lee
Dr. Michael Lee
<b>Department: </b>Media<br><b>Research Area: </b> Video game research, - Video game effect and E sports

Department: Media

Research Focus: 

  • Video game research - NPC design
  • Video game effect - Believability of NPC, Uncanny valley, learning effect - Interactive narrative design
  • E sports

Potential Student Project(s): 

  • NPC and its role and effect
  • What is uncanny valley and how to avoid it
  • Micro and macro video game effect
  • Interactive narrative design

Attributes/skills/background sought in undergraduate:

  • Good writing skill
  • Good at literature review
  • Or programing ability (for actural project)

Mentoring Plan: The student researcher will work 5 h/week on the project including a 1-on-1 interaction with me for at least 1 hour/week. The student researcher is expected to work independently most of time. We will meet once a week for discussion and brainstorming.

Contact: 765-285-1491, BC 201N