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About Joshua Salyers

Joshua Salyers is an Instructor of Game Development and Immersive Design in the Department of Art, Media, Performance, and Design. He earned his M.A. from East Tennessee State University and his Ph.D. in Latin American History from the University of Arizona.

He came to Pacific as part of an interdisciplinary project, The Digital Deltas Project, begun by the Department of History in collaboration with the School of Engineering and Computer Science. This interdisciplinary student-driven initiative to create public humanities projects using game and immersive technologies has resulted in students creating games, pedagogical programs, and museum exhibits that explore the history of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta area.

Positions

Present Lecturer, University of the Pacific ‐ College of the Pacific
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Research Interests

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Courses

  • Virtual Reality and Immersive Design
  • Introduction to Game Design
  • Indie Game Development with Unreal Engine
  • Level Design
  • Historical Reconstruction
  • History of Interactive and Immersive Media
  • Project X
  • Think Tank: Stories of Stockton
  • Previsualization
  • Critical Media Making

Education

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B.A., East Tennessee State University
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M.A., East Tennessee State University
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Ph.D., University of Arizona
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Digital Projects (1)

Presentations (6)