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THE WORLD GAMES

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This will be the first time The World Games has been held in the U.S. since the inaugural event in 1981. It is expected to bring an economic impact of $256 million to the city. Because UA is less than an hour from Birmingham, I felt it was a great opportunity for all of our students to be connected to an international sport event recognized by the International Olympic Committee. After several meetings with the department chair and the World Games Committee in Birmingham, we decided to create a class called “Covering the World Games” for Spring 2022 to create multimedia content that would help inform the world about the venues and what the city of Birmingham was doing to prepare for athletes, fans, and the media.

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Feedback on The World Games Content and Partnership: 

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Hammond Reynolds/Executive Producer of Broadcast - TWG 2022: 

'Dr. Clark-Simply...phenomenal!!!  This material has so many applications! It will be a lasting legacy of The World Games 2022 Birmingham USA, thanks to your vision, your commitment, and the very hard work of you and your students. I am so proud of you, your students, the University, and everyone who supported this effort.  The BOC, Spruce, and I are honored to have been a small part of this project."

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Nick Sellers/Chief Executive Officer: 

"This is really incredible work. Thank you, Dr. Clark. We appreciate you and your students for this valuable contribution."

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Jay Kasten/Chief Operating Officer: 

"Awesome!  I want to sincerely appreciate you and your students for this great work that will hold value for all of these venues for an extended period of time.  Thank you for your support and contributing to the legacy of The World Games 2022." 

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Virtual Tours/ 360 Interactive Content

I created a digital content management system where all of our media would be in one location for all students to access, download, and incorporate as a team. It took some training to make the learning curve but it worked.

Results: All the below content is now on The World Games Website at twg2022.com

  • 30 Interactive Virtual Tours of 16 Birmingham host venue locations

  • 80+ edited 30-second videos shot on Sony NX-100

  • 100+ edited 30-second 360 videos with graphic locators

  • 580 written informational tags for each photo, video, and 360 video

  • 200+ photos shot and included

  • 3 drone videos

  • 3+ scooter 360 tours through park venues

  • 44 fully produced/customized Google Maps

Bonus: 20+ JCM students earning a salary working for The World Games this summer

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The World Games JCM Pitch Website

3,600 athletes from more than 100 countries are coming to Birmingham, Alabama in July 2022 to compete in more than 30 unique multidisciplinary sports. I wanted our students to be part of producing content for The World Games and to develop a partnership and opportunity for our students to be a part of this international event. After meeting with some of the local production team, they asked if we could give them a sample of what our students in Journalism and Creative Media at UA can do. This website put together by myself and my PhD student made such a good impression, they have asked us to be one of the main universities to have students support their production as well as behind the scenes reporters, digital managers, and content creators.

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