The Games Institute acknowledges that we are living and working on the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (also known as Neutral), Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River.
Thursday, December 7, 2023 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Monday, November 20, 2023 — 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EST
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Monday, October 23, 2023 — 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 — 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
Thursday, August 10, 2023 — 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EDT
Due to technological advancements, communicating with computer systems using natural language has become a casual phenomenon. Speech-based systems, like Siri or Cortana, have become widely popular among people due to their convenience. Speech interaction encompasses a social component as it reflects the fundamental human capacity for communication and enables interpersonal engagement through verbal exchange. This makes human-agent interaction an essential topic of research in the field of human-computer interaction.
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 — 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT
This event corresponds with an in-person workshop. Separate registration required and seating is limited.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 — 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
Dr. Bird will emphasize the two types of language taking place in video games: mechanical, coded language, and visual, representational language.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 1:00 PM EDT
We are increasingly asked to envision and implement respectful and non-extractive research involving marginalized communities. But we are rarely challenged to bring those principles to bear in our own research groups, where asymmetries of institutional power between colleagues, students, and staff are normalized. This interdisciplinary panel will discuss how to foster and maintain just relationships among researchers, with a focus on the principles and practices animating non-extractive student-supervisor relationships.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 1:00 PM EDT
A discussion of the promise and peril of POC video game character voice acting, focusing primarily on the connections of Black male anger and Black fatherhood in God of War through the voice work of TC Carson and Christopher Judge, contextualized against the audio Brownface of two voice POC women characters in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves.
Thursday, March 30, 2023 — 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM EDT
Thursday, March 23, 2023 — 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM EDT
Thursday, February 23, 2023 1:00 PM EST
Thursday, February 2, 2023 — 5:00 PM to Sunday, February 5, 2023 — 6:00 PM EST
On February 2nd- February 5th, 2023, join us for the GLOBAL GAME JAM! Build a game with your team, join a thriving community & have lots of fun over the weekend!
WINTER 2023 Global Jam
Start: Time TBD, Thursday, February 2nd
End: Time TBD, Sunday, February 5th
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 — 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE ARE WORKING ON A REPLACEMENT EVENT AT A LATER DATE. PLEASE STAY TUNED!
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Thursday, February 9, 2023 2:00 PM EST
