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.
Mark Hancock is the Associate Director of the Games Institute. He is also a professor in the Department of Management Sciences in the Faculty of Engineering, where he directs the Touchlab.
He conducts research in human-computer interaction, games, multi-touch interaction, 3D interaction, virtual/augmented/mixed reality, collaboration, computer-supported cooperative work, tabletop displays, and large-screen displays.