Innovative Media Research and Extension We research and produce animations, games, interactive modules and apps. We conduct research in our Learning Games Lab
The Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University is a development studio, a user-testing research space, and an exploratory environment for playing and evaluating games and educational tools. Its parent department, NMSU Innovative Media Research and Extension, partners with research groups, faculty, and programs nationally and internationally to create educational media in various disciplines. We have partnered with more than 40 universities, agencies, and nonprofit groups on projects funded by NSF, USDA, DOE, the State of New Mexico, and private funders, and bring 20 years' experience producing innovative media on many platforms. The Innovative Media Research and Extension main office is on the NMSU main campus in Gerald Thomas Hall, room 286. The Learning Games Lab is in Gerald Thomas Hall, room 173.
Featured Products
Math Snacks
Mid-school youth explore key math concepts through 5 games and 6 animations (see games and teacher materials below).
See Math Snacks
CONSERVE
New technologies allow farmers to sustainably grow food crops while conserving dwindling water supplies.
Visit Conserve Sustainable Water Reuse, Food, & Health
Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands
Navajo language tool to maximize rangeland ecology, productivity, and sustainability.
See Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands
Virtual Labs
Interactive food science modules train high school and college students in basic laboratory techniques.
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Ninja Kitchen
A café staffed entirely by ninjas. Sophisticated gameplay reveals principles of food safety.
Play Ninja Kitchen
Science of Agriculture
Fill gaps in undergraduates' knowledge of key concepts in the Animal Science, Soils & Environmental Sciences curriculum.
See Science of Agriculture
Don't Wash Your Chicken!
If germs were visible to the naked eye, you would see that washing poultry just splashes bacteria all over.
See Don't Wash Your Chicken!
Fresh & Dirty
Fresh produce can sometimes be dirty. Wash all produce, wherever you get it from.
See Fresh & Dirty
Kid Eats
Supporting families cooking and eating together: recipes, videos, and interactive fun on the iPad.
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Night of the Living Debt
Zombies and debts have a lot in common. Manage your finances or be eaten alive by bad credit.
Get Living Debt app
Potluck Panic
Assemble food safely, from factory to potluck, to keep your guests safe from foodborne illness.
Play Potluck Panic
PowerPay App
This app will help you develop a personalized, self-directed debt elimination plan.
Get PowerPay app
Eat & Move-O-Matic
Look up foods you eat and match them with movement and active play. Available online or as a mobile app.
Get Eat & Move-O-Matic
Pearl Diver
Dive for sunken treasure on the number line, using integers, fractions and negative numbers.
Play online or download app Pearl Diver
Western Soils
Sampling techniques and water holding properties of soils
See Understanding Western Soils
Treadsylvania, ATV Safety
Safely ride your ATV on mysterious paths to defeat monsters and free the town from their evil grasp!
Play Treadsylvania
Stay Safe With Horses
Understand horse behavior to handle horses safely and effectively.
See Stay Safe with Horses
Produce Safety Matters
Growers, packers, and retailers can prevent contamination from farmer's field to consumer's fork.
See Produce Safety Matters
Safe Preparation
of Beef Jerky
Learn how to safely manufacture beef jerky using a variety of methods.
See interactive Beef Jerky
Chinese Food Safety
Chinese-speaking foodservice workers learn key food safety concepts via this interactive curriculum.
See Chinese Food Safety
Non-Thermal Processing
Advances in processing methods to improve the safety of ready-to-eat foods.
See Non-Thermal Food Processing
4-H Livestock Record App
Organize market livestock project information & export customized reports.
Get 4-H Livestock Record app
e-Judging & e-Judging Pro Apps
Calculate contestant scores for practice sessions or during a livestock or consumer judging contest.
Get e-Judging App
Desert Blooms: SW Gardening Tools
Use these resources to create a garden or landscape environment perfectly suited to your desert lifestyle.
See Desert Blooms
Southwest Plant Selector App
Expert-recommended xeric landscape plants and how to care for them.
Get Southwest Plant Selector