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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Nicholas Hobin at SLSA 2019

Nicholas Hobin, PhD candidate in English Language Literature, will be presenting at SLSA 2019 in Irvine, California, an annual conference focused on intersections between Literature, Science, and Art.

Hobin presented research from his most recent paper "The Creature is Ready", which focuses on the representation of animals in the game Red Dead Redemption 2 with respect to the unusual embodiment of animals.

Friday, November 1, 2019

Jenn Rickert at Blizzcon 2019

Jenn Rickert, English PhD student, will be attending this year's Blizzcon on November 1st as part of her ongoing research on video game cultures and communities.

Blizzcon is the yearly community celebration event of games from Blizzard Entertainment who gained fame from their critically acclaimed titles such as World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Overwatch.

Michael Barnet-Cowan,  Associate Professor of Neuroscience, held the "Chair of America's" at University of Rennes 2 in France for the month of September. The Chair of Americas is a section of the University of Rennes 2 which allows for international researchers to work on their campus, giving researchers the opportunity to present to Rennes 2 Universities doctoral students and research staff.

GI alum Séamas Weech, postdoc researcher in neuroscience and virtual reality, presented at SIGGRAPH 2019. SIGGRAPH is an annual conference for academia and industry in Los Angeles which focuses on global innovations, including what's next for computer graphics, animation, VR, gaming and new technologies.