Student Groups at Purdue:
Envision Discoverers:
"The Envision Center for Data Perceptualization will be forming another student group that has an interest in exploring new technologies and software that will be used in the future. This student group will have the opportunity to work in the Envision Center on Projects of their interest!! The group will meet on a regular schedule with software and hardware presentations and discussions, providing the students with some of the most current information available."
Purdue Student Gaming Groups listed on Facebook reviewed on April 3, 2008 by Jake Carlson's Research Assistant, Deborah Leiter.
The first three groups are Purdue network-only groups:
- Group: classic gaming
Network: Purdue
Size: 27 members
Type: Entertainment & Arts
General Description: The oldies are simply the best...no need for a 360, holla.
The last posts in this group were in April 2005, but it's still out there.
- Group: RPG Gaming Group
Network: Purdue
Size: 9 members
Type: Common Interest-Activities
Description: Fans of console RPGs, computer RPGs, and so on, this is the group for you.
The last posts in this group were in January and February 2006, but it's still out there.
- Group: Earhart Gaming BAMFs
Network: Purdue
Size: 3 members
Type: Common Interest-Friends
Description: apples to apples! cards! usually in the 7th floor elevator area..........
Last wall posts in this group were in Sept., 2007.
There are also more than 500 other global gaming groups that come up under a search for gaming within the Purdue network, so presumably at least one person from the Purdue network belongs to each of those. Examples of names: addicted to gaming (723 members), I Built My Own Uber Gaming Computer (680 members), Keep it Old School - Nintendo & Retro Gaming (503 members), MS-DOS Gaming! (437 members), Anime and Gaming Group (425 members)
Purdue Student Gaming Groups listed on SSINFO
Taken from SSINFO on April 1, 2008 by Jake Carlson.
It is unclear how active these groups are or even whether or not they still exist.
Chess Club
| Description: |
Provides a forum for students to learn and play chess and furthers community relations. |
| Primary Contact: |
Richard Carl Lange |
| Phone: |
(847) 254-3561 |
| Email: |
rclange@purdue.edu |
| Web Site: |
http://expert.ics.purdue.edu/~chess |
Companions Grove: LARP
| Description: |
Provides instruction and competition in the field of live-action role-playing games, helps members gain skills in organization, medieval combat, quick thinking, as well as provide weekly exercise and a means of social development. |
| Primary Contact: |
Daniel Thomas Marthaler |
| Phone: |
(812) 344-4912 |
| Email: |
golarping@gmail.com |
| Web Site: |
[unknown] |
Dungeons of Purdue
| Description: |
Provides and fosters an environment for members to enjoy and explore their interest in role-playing games. |
| Primary Contact: |
Joshuah Adam Mc Curley |
| Phone: |
(765) 413-4617 |
| Email: |
youngblo@purdue.edu |
| Web Site: |
http://www.purdue.edu/dop |
Fantasy Club
| Description: |
Provides instruction and competition in the field of fantasy gaming. |
| Primary Contact: |
Allison Olivia Mattes |
| Phone: |
(828) 551-6906 |
| Email: |
amattes@purdue.edu |
| Web Site: |
www.centralia.aquest.com |
Game Development Club
| Description: |
Provides a setting where students can learn how a computer game is created, and practices the type of programming required. The annual goal is to choose the style, format, and design of a game and then construct one. |
| Primary Contact: |
Lincoln Li |
| Phone: |
(503) 330-7011 |
| Email: |
purduegdc@gmail.com |
| Web Site: |
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~pgdc/ |
Game Night
| Description: |
Provides an outlet for creative energy on campus in the form of game-playing, including board games, card games, and social video games. |
| Primary Contact: |
Andrew Steven Keller |
| Phone: |
(765) 277-1169 |
| Email: |
askeller@purdue.edu |
| Web Site: |
[unknown] |
Go Club
| Description: |
Promotes and practices the game of Go. |
| Primary Contact: |
Marc Ernest Willerth |
| Phone: |
(816) 522-4776 |
| Email: |
mwillert@purdue.edu |
| Web Site: |
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~goclub |
Purdue University Gamers' Group (PUGG)
| Description: |
Facilitates an environment at Purdue conducive to computer and console gaming; holds frequent LAN (Local Area Network) parties, organizes competitions, holds information sessions on gaming and the technical issues therein, and provides a means of easy communication between our fellow gamers.. |
| Primary Contact: |
Scott David Richter |
| Phone: |
(812) 344-0129 |
| Email: |
admins@pugg.net |
| Web Site: |
http://www.pugg.net |
Society For Creative Role-Playing
| Description: |
Provides a forum for the promotion, discussion and play of role-playing. |
| Primary Contact: |
Scott Alan Hicks |
| Phone: |
(765) 413-4612 |
| Email: |
youngblo@purdue.edu |
| Web Site: |
[unknown] |
Wargamers
| Description: |
Provides instruction/competition in military and dipolmatic strategy and tactics. |
| Primary Contact: |
Kevin Andrew Le Compte |
| Phone: |
(765) 413-4617 |
| Email: |
youngblo@purdue.edu |
| Web Site: |
[unknown] |
