Dream a Little Dream
Literature 232
Students taking Professor Serrano’s LIT 232 course explored emerging technologies like story maps, 3D virtual objects, and 3D virtual realities in order to interrogate how the literary texts represent and problematize the paradigmatic relationship between the so-called real world and the dreamscape.| Course Title | LIT 232 - Dream A Little Dream: Virtual Realities and Literature |
| Description | Students taking Professor Serrano's LIT 232 course explored emerging technologies like story maps, 3D virtual objects, and 3D virtual realities in order to interrogate how the literary texts represent and problematize the paradigmatic relationship between the so-called real world and the dreamscape. |
| Assignment | Virtual Environment Online Exhibit |
| Date | Spring 2018 |
| Faculty | Nhora Lucía Serrano Visiting Professor of Comparative Literature |
| Lead Collaborators | Ben Salzman Instructional Designer, Digital Media and 3D Technology Specialist |
| Departments and Offices |
Literature and Creative Writing Library and Information Technology Services |
| Other Contributors |
Scott Paul Deborah Reichler Kristin Strohmyer Digital Media Tutors |
| Mindsets | Expressive Thinking |
| Capabilities | Extended Reality (XR) Graphic Design and Visualization |
| Tools | Unity Oculus Rift HTC Vive ArcGIS Story Maps Hamilton Library Catalog |
| Learning Levels | Engage |
| Hamilton Educational Goals | Creativity Communication and Expression |
- "Dream a Little Dream: Virtual Realities & Literature.”Campus of the Future XR Research Project. Hamilton College. 2018. view post
- McMurtrie, Beth. "Virtual Reality comes to the Classroom." Chronicle of Higher Education. May 27, 2019. view article
