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The GI Anti-racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ADE) Committee was established in late 2020 in response to a challenge from the GI student membership issued to GI faculty members and administration to consider how academics can better support, make visible, and incorporate the knowledge and voices of equity-deserving groups into their research.

Esports is a burgeoning field working to establish itself as a legitimate sport, industry, and academic discipline, that is worthy of investment and investigation. Games Institute researchers have often found academia’s slow pace at odds with the roaring highway of the rapidly advancing tech industry.

In 2022, the University of Waterloo 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), the next round of applications is now open!

Dr. John Muñoz (Wilfrid Laurier University) has recently completed a study developing virtual reality (VR) simulations to train police officers in both Canada and the United States.

This report details the interdisciplinary nature of the Games Institute through the act of playing games.

Dr. Oliver Shneider presenting the Haptics Experience Lab

Congratulations to Dr. Oliver Schneider (Management Science and Engineering) for receiving the 2024 Graphics Interface award for Early Career Researcher!

Cover image for the graphic memoir “The Night in Tilly’s Field.”

On November 9th, Toben Racicot (English Language and Literature) and Alaire Racicot were featured in The Record about their latest graphic memoir titled “The Night in Tilly’s Field.”

First Person Scholar (FPS), a middle-state publication supported and published by the Games Institute, has released its latest special issue titled “Gaming Paratexts.”

On October 15th, Jennifer Bentley (Manager of Events and Engagement) and Karina Graf (Associate Director, Marketing and Digital Sales) from WatSPEED visited the GI for a demo of select research projects by GI members.

Congratulations to GI faculty members Drs. Lennart Nacke (Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business) and Marcel O’Gorman (English Language and Literature) who have been appointed University Research Chairs at Waterloo.

Current students

ADE for Game Communities: Enculturing Anti-Racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ADE) In Games Research and Creation

The Unlikely Collaboration that led to the Creation of the University of Waterloo Interdisciplinary Network for Esports

Ontario eSports Scholarship Continued for 2025

GI Faculty Member Dr. John Muñoz Finalizes Demo to Train Police Officers

One Night at the Games Institute: Critical Play and the Production of Interdisciplinary Discourse

GI Faculty Member Dr. Oliver Schneider Receives Graphics Interface Award

PhD Candidate Toben Racicot and Artist Alaire Racicot Featured in The Record About New Graphic Novel Project

First Personal Scholar Publishes New Special Issue

WatSPEED Arrives for Research Demo at the GI

GI Faculty Members Named University Research Chairs

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