Some students at Iowa State University are likely having more fun than other students around the state — as they all scramble to finish class projects before the end of the spring semester. That’s because the ISU students, in James Lathrop’s computer science class, are making a video game. It’s not your traditional video game. They are working with Microsoft’s HoloLens to make interactive holograms.

The class initially involved just computer programmers, but eventually, graphic design students like Quinn Van Maanen helped create the game’s characters.

 

Van Maanen is a 2013 graduate of Rock Valley High School. She’s now hoping to make a career out of what she’s learned at ISU.

 

The ISU students are previewing the final version of their game to fellow students this week.