REU Site: Interactive and Intelligent Media

北卡罗来纳州立大学的智能与互动媒体(IIM)REU网站让一群不同的本科生沉浸在充满活力的研究社区中，从事尖端互动和智能媒体的工作，包括严肃的游戏和游戏技术、界面、视觉体验和自然语言对话。北卡罗来纳州立大学的IIM REU广泛招聘，但重点是为来自代表性不足群体和研究机会有限的学院和大学的学生提供机会，接触到通常不接触研究的学生。IIM REU聘请教师和研究生导师与本科生合作，创造一种支持性的合作文化，同时通过整个暑期对导师和学生的及时培训来促进个人对研究的贡献。REU学生在本科生研究竞赛中展示他们的工作，制作视频将他们的研究成果传达给K-12的学生，并鼓励他们以同行评议的形式提交他们的技术论文。该网站在研究技能和指导方面的明确培训通过亲和力研究小组模式支持不同背景的学生，以及它与STAR联盟(http://starsalliance.org))的参与和整合，以从代表性不足的群体中招收学生，创造了巨大的潜力来激励学生注册计算机研究生课程。该项目的重点是相关的尖端互动技术，这是一个得到证实的重点，可以改善少数群体和妇女的保留率。REU的学生成为STAR计算联盟的一部分，STAR计算联盟是一个致力于扩大计算参与的计算领导联盟，通过STAR为REU的学生提供访问优秀的指导和网络资源的机会，同时也让他们有机会将他们的RU经验扩展到学年。智能和交互媒体REU网站(http://research.csc.ncsu.edu/iim-reu/))为学生、教育工作者和研究人员提供更多信息。

The Intelligent and Interactive Media (IIM) REU Site at North Carolina State University immerses a diverse group of undergraduates in a vibrant research community working on cutting-edge interactive and intelligent media including serious games and game technologies, interfaces, visual experiences, and natural language dialogue. The IIM REU at NC State recruits broadly, but focuses on providing opportunities for students from underrepresented groups, and from colleges and universities with limited research opportunities, reaching students not typically exposed to research. The IIM REU engages faculty and graduate student mentors with undergraduates to create a supportive culture of collaboration while promoting individual contributions to research through just-in-time training for both mentors and students throughout the summer. REU students present their work at an undergraduate research competition, develop videos to convey their research to K-12 students, and are encouraged to submit their technical papers as peer reviewed publications.The Site's explicit training in research skills and mentoring to support students with diverse backgrounds through the Affinity Research Groups model, and its engagement and integration with the STARS Alliance (http://starsalliance.org) to recruit students from underrepresented groups, creates great potential to inspire students to enroll in computing graduate programs. The project's focus on relevant cutting edge interactive technologies is a proven focus that can improve retention for minorities and women. REU students become part of the STARS Computing Corps, a computing leadership consortium dedicated to broadening participation in computing, providing REU students access to excellent mentoring and networking resources through STARS while also giving them the chance to extend their REU experiences into the academic year.The Intelligent and Interactive Media REU website (http://research.csc.ncsu.edu/iim-reu/) provides additional information to students, educators and researchers.