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Play-By-Post Roleplaying: Ludic Structures, Creative Play, and Queer Identity

Shawn Dorey, alumnus of the Games Institute, and Sarah Stang, PhD candidate in the Communication and Culture joint program at York University and Ryerson University, will be presenting their co-authored research at the Queerness and Games Conference in Montreal, September 29-30, 2018. The two plan to explore the connections between play and queer identity development through play-by-post-roleplaying (PBPRP).

As a Master’s candidate in Systems Design Engineering, and researcher at the Games Institute, Mahzar Eisapour teamed up with the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and exercise therapist Laura Domenicucci to design an alternate world for people with dementia.

Quantum Cats update on Google Play Store and coming soon on Apple Appstore!

Main features of the update are:

The Games Institute student, Betsy Brey, teams up with ODScore to research on gamification in the workplace.

The Games Institute is pleased to announce that our recurring Brown Bag Sessions are now open to the university public. University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend these events held in The Games Institute each month. For up to date information, please consult our events page regularly.

After the IQC Open House at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ on October 3rd, is receiving some incredible recognition. Launched by the Institute for Quantum Computing and The Games Institute, this Angry Birds-style game aims to help people better understand some of the core concepts of quantum science.

Are you attending the IQC Open House on October 3rd? The Games Institute, in collaboration with the Institute of Quantum Computing, has created new interactive experiences to allow visitors to discover, explore, and play! You can download the games right onto your mobile device to make the most of your time at QNC.

A partnership between the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and Communitech, the is taking place from September 16th - 18th. The Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) on the UW campus hosted a variety of sessions on Thursday, September 17th.