Games Institute Open House

Emma Vossen — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:30:44 +0000

Games Institute Open House Emma Vossen Mon, 09/19/2022 - 14:30

Come and discover the interactive and immersive technologies research conducted in the Games Institute's collaborative interdisciplinary environment!

Anyone interested in the research happening at the Games Institute (GI) is more than welcome to come and explore our space during the Open House. We especially encourage anyone considering or currently pursuing graduate school or a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ to come and learn about the work conducted at the GI over the past ten years.

The GI is a 9000-square-foot interdisciplinary research center with multiple interdisciplinary lab spaces, a maker space with two 3D printers, a 30-person presentation space, and a large collaboration area. All these areas will be open during the open house and filled with the GI's Faculty and graduate members and their projects. The GI is led by Executive Director Dr. Neil Randall (Faculty of Arts) and Associate Director Mark Hancock (Engineering) and has members from every faculty and most departments on campus.

The open house will highlight a considerable array of research projects, including but not limited to:

Multiple Virtual Reality Experiences (with demos!)
Restorative justice and technology
Games and interactive technologies for health
Feminist archiving and social media activism
Human Computer Interaction research
Table-top role playings games
Artificial Intelligence
Game Studies close readings and analysis

Games for Change
Publication opportunities through our Palgrave Games and Context book series and games studies publication First Person Scholar
Partnerships and projects with Indigenous populations
Haptics Computing research and tools
Gamification
Social Media and disinformation
And much, much, more!

Captain's Gambit Kickstarter Launch Party: Talk & Tournament

Marisa Benjamin — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 20:12:48 +0000

Captain's Gambit Kickstarter Launch Party: Talk & Tournament Marisa Benjamin Thu, 02/06/2020 - 15:12

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We're hosting a Captain's Gambit launch party, followed by a research/industry talk by the game's UX designer, AC Atienza. Play the game and then learn firsthand about the game development process: AC will discuss the process behind the research, international collaborative efforts, and iterative playtesting at the Games Institute.

bout the Game

Brought to you by Cloudfall Studios, Captain's Gambit is a table-top game with social deception elements that has you competing in a Shakespearean-space world:

"The object of the game is to complete your captain’s secret goal before the game ends. Each captain is inspired by a different Shakespearean character - you may have to prepare a final spell as Prospero, ascend the throne as Lady Macbeth, or assassinate your target as Hamlet".

Play as one of twelve unique characters
Manipulate and deceive your enemies
Enjoy fresh games with strategic depth

Read more about the game here: https://www.cloudfallstudios.com/captainsgambit

About Cloudfall Studios

Cloudfall Interactive Studios Inc is a game company based in Toronto, ON.

We met each other at a university game design course [at U��ݮ��Ƶ] and worked on a bunch of projects together, including a social deception game that would eventually lead us to Captain's Gambit. After the course, four of us decided to form a company so that we could keep making games together!

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Games Institute Open House

Captain's Gambit Kickstarter Launch Party: Talk & Tournament

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