An immersive learning class is trying to bring Hollywood to Indiana this semester.
A Ball State University telecommunications class has spent the Spring Semester filming landmarks, communities and scenery around the state for Film Indiana.
The project was for students to film promotional videos of Indiana locations for Film Indiana, project professor Robert Mugge said. Film Indiana will send the videos to production studios in Hollywood to show them potential filming locations in the state for movies and television shows.
Mugge said Indiana benefits from the project because the state doesn't have the funds and resources to make the videos, and the students gain experience from the project.
The students also had the opportunity to use advanced technology, including high-definition cameras, Mugge said.
"For students, all these immersive learning experiences are valuable," he said. "They're getting [school credit] for creating films being shown in Hollywood studios."
The promotional videos show locations from rural barns to downtown Indianapolis, Mugge said.
"They show the range of interesting geographical locations where a television show or movie could potentially be set in," he said.
Senior telecommunications major Phuong Dao said the project was a big responsibility.
"We were trying to make Indiana look as nice as possible," he said. "Sometimes it was quite the challenge."
Dao said working on the project gave the students professional experience and it was good practice for future jobs.
Senior telecommunications major Matt White said the project was a good example of immersive learning at Ball State.
"We were actually doing real work," he said. "We weren't just making another music video in class. We had to learn how to get stuff done."
Senior telecommunications major Nolan Miller said the videos were for the state and not just another project to turn in to class.
"It was more enjoyable than a normal class, even though it took more outside time," he said.
Mugge said he doesn't know what some other universities are doing, but he said Ball State President Jo Ann Gora has made immersive learning a priority.
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