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Cameron Irby

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Media Arts

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, University of Texas at Dallas, 2024
    Major: Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication

Current Scheduled Teaching

MRTS 3620.001Digital Media and SocietyFall 2026 Syllabus
MRTS 3630.001Game Studies: Players, Culture and IndustryFall 2026 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

MRTS 3630.400Game Studies: Players, Culture and IndustrySpring 2026 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3620.001Digital Media and SocietyFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3620.001Digital Media and SocietySpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
MRTS 3620.001Digital Media and SocietyFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Irby, C. (2025). Roll$20: Economies of Labor in Online Role-Playing Games.

    • Journal Article

  • Irby, C. (2026). (Role)Playing with Power? Establishing the Boundaries of Power Fantasy in Lockdown.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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