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black female esports player during gameplay
Monday, September 11, 2023

Esports Scholarships Continued

In 2022, the University of 蓝莓视频 Games Institute secured $50,000 of funding over two years from the Ontario government to provide scholarships to students pursuing careers in the gaming and esports industries. Following a successful first round of scholarships awarded to thirteen students (two graduate and eleven undergraduate) earlier this year, the second round is now open for applications.

HCI Games
Friday, August 11, 2023

HCI Games Group Members Awards Announcements

Congratulations to Drs. Sebastian Cmentowski and Reza Hadi Mogavi, two post-doctoral fellows from the HCI Games Group, led by Dr. Lennart Nacke (Stratford), for being 补飞补谤诲别诲听the Provost鈥檚 Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars and the Lupina Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship respectively! Mogavi joins the group as the second postdoctoral fellow to receive the Lupina award in the group after Dr. Eugene Kukshinov won the award in 2022.

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

PhD Candidate Sabrina Sgandurra Presents at DiGRA

PhD Candidate Sabrina Sgandurra (English Language and Literature) presented at the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) 2023 Conference which ran from June 19 鈥 23 which took place in Seville, Spain.听

Dr. Michael Barnett-Coawn attaching a VR head
Thursday, June 8, 2023

Dr. Michael Barnett-Cowan Interviewed on CBC Listen and CTV News

Dr. Michael Barnett-Cowan (Kinesiology and Health Sciences) has recently made media appearances on the and regarding his research on virtual reality (VR), cybersickness, and his work with The focus on cybersickness comes from new research delving into why some people do get sick in VR while others 诲辞苍鈥檛. Barnett-Cowan says it has to do with how the brain processes information from a real-world environment to a digital recreation. This creates a sense of cognitive dissonance that makes people more prone to feelings of nausea when using VR.听

International Conference on Games and Narrative 2023 Logo
Thursday, June 1, 2023

International Conference on Games and Narrative Returns for Second Series

On May 15-19, the GI held its second biennial conference on games and narrative. This year, the conference invited presentations on the theme of 鈥淚solation and Return: The Making of Narrative Worlds.鈥 It was a fully hybrid conference that was made possible with the use of Dr. Neil Randall鈥檚 Storyboard Lab, which involved several Cisco screens to create an immersive experience. Around 40 participants joined the conference online while another 30 participated in person.

Dr. Craig S. Kaplan by Joe Petrik
Monday, April 10, 2023

GI Faculty Member Craig S. Kaplan Discovers Elusive Einstein Tile

A major mathematic discovery has been found with the help of GI faculty member Dr. Craig S. Kaplan (Computer Science) called the 鈥渆instein.鈥 The shape called the 鈥榟at鈥 is an aperiodic tile that can cover an infinite plane without creating a repeating pattern. Thought to be impossible, it was discovered by David Smith, a retired engineer based out of England who reached out to Dr. Kaplan about his discovery.

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Haptics Experience Lab is looking for a developer for the development of the Haptiverse research platform

The Haptics Experience Lab is seeking a full stack developer to rebuild the Haptiverse platform from scratch within a project timeline of 1.5 to 2 months. The developer should have experience with both front-end and back-end technologies, databases, DevOps skills, communication skills, and experience with support and maintenance. The developer will be provided design/assets and any support as needed. There鈥檚 a requirement document and a preliminary database architecture available.

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