LMCO Space Experience is an interactive installation that transforms a 12’ × 12’ 8K microLED screen into a responsive window into space. Using motion capture technology, participants control and influence the experience through natural hand movements, exploring and manipulating our solar system in real time. Built with Unreal Engine, TouchDesigner, and Houdini, the experience begins in a multiplayer mode that tracks multiple participants simultaneously. When a player interacts with a wormhole, the experience transitions into a single-player focus. In this state, the selected player can zoom into planets and celestial objects, rotate and manipulate them, and trigger dramatic events such as planetary explosions.

The ArtCube is an art display at the intersection of the humanities and technology. It combines origamic architecture, 3D printing, and projection mapping to transition between compositions based on different periods in Parramore’s history. It tells the story of Parramore’s past and present, with hope for the future. The ArtCube will be displayed within the Creative Village/Parramore area upon completion.

The AMD FSR Benchmark and Demo is an ongoing GameLab project initiated by last year’s cohort to evaluate and benchmark AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) technology across game environments. FSR is AMD’s open-source upscaling and frame generation technology. The project was initially developed using Unreal Engine 5.4 and includes a cinematic sequence and a small free-roam area to explore. This year’s project expands on that foundation with a host of new features, including an endless runner simulation mode, real-time rendering setting manipulation through a GUI, a complete overhaul of 3D assets and animations, improved lighting and reflections, and an expanded free-roam area.

The goal of this project is to highlight what FSR has to offer in terms of frame rate improvement, as well as to identify and display its limitations. This will provide AMD with an internal testbed to reproduce issues that appear within real games.

TaskForce is a mobile RPG and self-care companion designed to help Airmen and Guardians build daily habits while progressing through a fantasy adventure. By tying real-life responsibilities to character growth and story progression, the app transforms everyday discipline into meaningful gameplay that supports both personal development and training success. Players choose a mascot character aligned with a faction and earn experience, attributes, and in-game currency by completing real-world tasks focused on military readiness, personal wellness, and academic success. These activities power narrative quests, turn-based battles, and arcade-style minigames, while faction leaderboards encourage social connection and friendly competition.

HD Connect is a health and wellness app designed to help HD patients engage in a lifestyle that better manages their symptoms. Users will be able to track various types of health data and receive guidance on how to improve or manage their symptoms. This proof of concept will showcase the app’s potential to collect data via Fitbit and generate personalized recommendations for physical activity.

Endure the 1492 Edict of Expulsion through the Jewish point of view. In this third-person RPG, students will live through the stories of a young Crypto-Jew, a Jewish merchant, and a Jewish scholar as they experience the Spanish Inquisition’s treatment of Jews and learn about related Judaic history across three interwoven storylines.

Space Escape is a physical escape room experience designed to educate players about science and space-based operations. Inspired by real-life NASA missions, players board a launch shuttle, pilot a lander to a HAB on the moon, perform mission-critical experiments centered on plant biology, and return to Earth in a fiery re-entry sequence. Built in Unity, networked mobile devices and TV screens provide the peripherals for players to solve puzzles and progress through the experience. The ultimate goal is to create an engaging physical experience that is both entertaining and educational in its presentation of space-based science concepts.