The Games Institute (GI) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Waterloo, advancing the study of interactive and immersive technologies and experiences.
News Bites
Stay up-to-date with the latest GI activities. Our News Bites report on recent conferences, keynote addresses, and recent research activities of our members.
Research Spotlights
For more in-depth breakdowns of ongoing research projects, check out our Research Spotlights for full write ups of events and up close and personal testimonies with our researchers and members.
News
GI Members Present Research at the Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA) 2024
GI members presented their research at the Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA) 2024 annual conference.
GI Faculty Members are Awarded over $4 Million of Canadian Government Funding
Congratulations to GI faculty members who successfully secured over $4 million in government grants for various interdisciplinary research projects.
GI Members Present at RhetCanada 2024
The Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric 2024 conference (or RhetCanada for short) was held at McGill University from June 8 to June 14. Four GI members attended to present their ongoing research projects and studies.
Blog
From Can Lit to VR Caves: A Spotlight on Games Institute Executive Director Dr. Neil Randall
A Spotlight on Games Institute Executive Director, Dr. Neil Randall
Critical Play and Interdisciplinary Discourse at the Games Institute
Schmidt’s report outlines how the GI curates an interdisciplinary environment by encouraging staff, students, and faculty to critically play together—and how that act of play creates a common language where research ideas begin to flow. Looking back, the findings of this report continue to ring true today and we hope to continue sponsoring research excellence with this unique method of interdisciplinary creation.
Aspects of Play in Academia - Women of CHI PLAY 2023
From October 10th to October 13th, 2023, CHI PLAY took place at the Stratford School of Business and Interaction Design. In this retrospective, we sit down with GI faculty Drs. Cayley MacArthur, Jen Whitson and Leah Zhang-Kennedy who recount their experiences at CHI PLAY, including what makes it so unique, what they took away from the 2023 conference, and what advice they would give to those looking to attend in the future.