Game Design 101
Students will be introduced to game design and explore concepts in both physical and digital games. We will analyze the mechanics of historical card and dice games, and develop our own game from them. No experience required, and materials will be provided, but if you have some fun dice or cards, feel free to bring them!
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Library & Information Technology Services (LITS). Speaker/Presenter: John Halbert. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Building/Room: Robert W. Woodruff Library. Event Open To: All Students. Faculty. Staff. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Woodruff Library 310.
Intro to Web-Based Augmented Reality
In this workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of augmented reality and how to deploy it. We will use Web AR Studio, a browser-based AR development platform, to build experiences that track to images, stick to real-world surfaces, and follow your face. No downloads or coding needed; just bring a smartphone or tablet, and leave with three shareable AR projects you can run instantly via QR code.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Library & Information Technology Services (LITS). Speaker/Presenter: Ian Burr. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Building/Room: Robert W. Woodruff Library. Event Open To: All Students. Faculty. Staff. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Woodruff Library 312.
Intro to Web-Based Augmented Reality
In this workshop, students will learn the fundamentals of augmented reality and how to deploy it. We will use Web AR Studio, a browser-based AR development platform, to build experiences that track to images, stick to real-world surfaces, and follow your face. No downloads or coding needed; just bring a smartphone or tablet, and leave with three shareable AR projects you can run instantly via QR code.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Library & Information Technology Services (LITS). Speaker/Presenter: Ian Burr. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Building/Room: Robert W. Woodruff Library. Event Open To: All Students. Faculty. Staff. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Woodruff Library 312.
Intro to GitHub
This beginner-friendly workshop shows you how Git and GitHub help you save your work and collaborate online. You’ll see how to create simple projects, make changes, and share them with others. No experience is needed, and you can start with a free GitHub account.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Library & Information Technology Services (LITS). Speaker/Presenter: Jay Varner. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Event Open To: All Students. Staff. Faculty. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online via Zoom (link will be provided in confirmation email).
Making Maps for Publication
This workshop will guide researchers in producing maps for publication, with a particular focus on books and academic journals. We will spend the first part of the workshop covering best practices for effective visual communication, including design, dealing with common academic publication limitations (small map size, limited number of figures, restriction to greyscale), and working with art guidelines from the publisher. We will then complete a hands-on exercise in ArcGIS Pro applying many of these lessons to create a final map layout that is publication ready. This workshop is intended for those with some ArcGIS Pro experience and will not cover introductory concepts. However, all experience levels are welcome. We will work through the hands-on portion step-by-step using provided data. For those interested in learning more about GIS software, resources will be provided at the end of the workshop.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Library & Information Technology Services (LITS). Speaker/Presenter: Megan Slemons. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Building/Room: Robert W. Woodruff Library. Event Open To: All Students. Faculty. Staff. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Woodruff Library 312.
A Bluffer's Guide to 3D Scanning
3D scanning has transformed from specialist technology to creative tool in just three years. With breakthroughs like Gaussian splatting, powerful smartphone apps, and web-based delivery systems, anyone can now capture and share photorealistic 3D environments. This workshop demystifies the entire pipeline—from capture techniques to processing workflows to publishing your scenes online. We recommend downloading the free Reality Scan app (iOS/Android) to try capturing a space or object. Windows users with RTX GPUs can also explore Postshot (free version at jawset.com) for advanced processing.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Library & Information Technology Services (LITS). Speaker/Presenter: Steve Bansford. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Event Open To: All Students. Staff. Faculty. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online via Zoom (link will be provided in confirmation email).
Digital Field Methods
This workshop engages in technology-based ways of gathering, recording, and managing observations, measurements, and survey responses in the field using electronic devices instead of paper notebooks and manual forms. This introductory workshop will cover the use of mobile/tablet to desktop Geographic Information Systems (GIS), GPS/GNSS receivers, digital sensors and loggers, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and cameras and best practices in developing field to lab workflows.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Library & Information Technology Services (LITS). Speaker/Presenter: Michael Page. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Building/Room: Robert W. Woodruff Library. Event Open To: All Students. Faculty. Staff. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
Woodruff Library 312.
Intro to Web Scraping in R
This workshop will introduce a basic workflow of web scraping in R using the rvest and httr2 packages. We will walk through a few examples of scraping static and dynamic websites in R, how to examine the underlying html of sites, and how to leverage AI to automate much of the heavy lifting. Previous experience with R and RStudio will be beneficial, but is not required.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Library & Information Technology Services (LITS). Speaker/Presenter: Noah Macdonald. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Event Open To: All Students. Staff. Faculty. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online via Zoom (link will be provided in confirmation email).
Intro to SQL: Navigating Relational Data
Are you trying to navigate and manage larger sets of data in your work? This workshop will introduce attendees to the fundamentals of SQL, a language for creating and querying relational databases. SQL is useful across a variety of databases and situations and can be used with open-source relational databases.
University Event Topic: Seminars & Workshops. Department / Organization: Library & Information Technology Services (LITS). Speaker/Presenter: Joanna Mundy and Sara Palmer. Series: ECDS Workshop Series. Event Open To: All Students. Staff. Faculty. Cost: Free. Contact Name: ECDS. Contact Email: ecds@emory.edu. Woodruff Library - Wayfinding Location: OTHER.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online via Zoom (link will be provided in confirmation email).