The Games Institute has been working with the Stratford Festival to create games based on Romeo and Juliet. For more information, visit the project page and official event page.
Welcome to the Games Institute!
The Games Institute conducts research into the past, present, and future of digital games. Our researchers span the breadth of related disciplines, from the humanities and social sciences through engineering and computer science. With a research network joining multiple universities and multiple industry partners, we explore the human side of games and game-related technologies and interactions, with the constant goal of understanding the compelling user engagement that games deliver in fields ranging from entertainment, education, health, and business.
Projects
- Crowdsourcing Hockey History
- The Waterloo Game Analysis and Monitoring Environment (WatGAME) Canada Foundation for Innovation grant
- The Interactive MultiModal Experience Research Syndicate (IMMERSe) - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Grant
- Applications as Stories - Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) Engage grant
- Gamification 2013: Gameful Design, Research, and Applications - Conference, Oct 2-4, 2013
- Gamification and the Stratford Festival
- A Multicultural Exploration into Research and Education for Surface Computing (LEIF)
- The Gamification Hub
News
- Feb. 21, 2014Brian Cullen launches "You are not a Banana"
- Feb. 19, 2014Chantel Pilon sets a new Waterloo record
- Dec. 16, 2013Dean of Arts Outstanding Work Term Report Award
Events
- Mar. 11, 2014Scott Nicholson: From Points to Play
- Mar. 22 to Apr. 5, 2014G.I. Jam
