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COLLEGE OF INNOVATION + DESIGN — Dean’s Report
LAUREN MATTHEWS
Games, Interactive Media and
Mobile Technology (GIMM)
“Being a part of GIMM was
one of the most positive
experiences of my life and
I will miss it a lot.”
Lauren Matthews, a Spring 2021 graduate
of the Games, Interactive Media and Mobile
Technology (GIMM) degree, has many
accomplishments and wise words to share.
During her time in the GIMM program,
Lauren was involved with the DEV team for
two years as a Project Manager and iOS
Developer where she helped invent,
manage and develop an application called
ABC Stories. Now available in the Apple
App Store®, ABC Stories is an augmented
reality app that helps deliver handwriting
therapy to children of all ages, and allows
teachers to tailor educational experiences
for learners. Aside from her work on the
DEV team, Lauren also mentions that her
time in the GIMM program really helped her
prepare because: “GIMM is a major that
really focuses on giving back to the
community and inspiring positive change.
The teachers provide guidance and access
to real world projects while our fellow
students give us a sense of community and
lasting friendships.”
There is no doubt that GIMM is a rigorous
program, but also one that many find
rewarding.
Lauren shares this great advice for current
and future students, “keep moving, lean on
others, ask for help when you need it and
remember that rest is important. The
biggest lesson I learned in GIMM was how
to fail; how to be comfortable with the
unknown and embrace ambiguity.”
Lauren currently works as a Project
Manager at a tech start-up and plans to
continue to progress in her professional line
of work with the improvement of
applications and games.
“Learning is a process
and being really bad at
something is often the
first step to really being
good at it.”
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