Students Strut Their Stuff in "Building Virtual Worlds" Show

Byron SpiceThursday, November 29, 2007

For more than 10 years, the raucous stage show that marks semester's end for the "Building Virtual Worlds" class has been a campus phenomenon. The latest version will premier at 6 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 5 in McConomy Auditorium.

The often hilarious, colorful and exhilarating show allows students in the interdisciplinary project course to show off their best work to a standing room only audience. Lines form early with seating on a first-come, first-served basis, though overflow seating for 100 will be available in the Rangos 3 ballroom.

Created by Randy Pausch, the class now is taught by Jesse Schell, assistant professor in the Entertainment Technology Center.

"What I think is special about the show is that it is unlike anything else - it is a mix of performance art, video games, computer animation and audience participation - a virtual reality vaudeville show that has become a Carnegie Mellon tradition," Schell said.

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