News archive - June 2019

Friday, June 28, 2019

Critical Media Lab leads Tech for Good Ethos Studio at True North 2019

Games Institute member Jason Lajoie, English PhD student and researcher at the Critical Media Lab, co-hosted the Tech for Good Ethos Studio with Dr. Marcel O'Gorman, director of the Critical Media Lab, at True North, 2019.

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Neil Randall on a panel discussing Ethics and Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Neil Randall, GI Executive Director and Chair of the Ethics, Technology and Social Impact (ETSI) Council, is a panelist for the upcoming event "Wo(man) and machine - who makes the decisions and why?". Women in Communications and Technology (WCT) is running this panel event to bring together perspectives on ethics and artificial intelligence.

Monday, June 17, 2019

Lindsay Meaning presents Tolkien research at the Popular Culture Association (PCA) Conference

Lindsay Meaning, English PhD student studying game adaptations of literary texts and settler colonialism and imperial ideologies in single player Role-Playing Games (RPGs), presented at the Popular Culture Association (PCA) 2019 National Conference, April 17-20.

Friday, June 14, 2019

Sophie Kenny at CSBBCS

Sophie Kenny, GI alum and staff scientist at Vpixx Technologies Inc., recently presented at the 2019 Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS) Conference that took place June 7-9 at the University of Waterloo.

Monday, June 10, 2019

John Munoz of the ITWIL Lab showcasing VR Exergames at the Curiosity Fair

John Muñoz, GI member and Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Intelligent Technologies for Wellness and Independent Living (ITWIL) Lab, showcased the VR Exergames project at the "Curiosity Fair" organized by the Research Institute of Aging and hosted at the Village at University Gates on May 31.