Following the success of last year’s visit, the Games Institute (GI) welcomed another cohort of visitors from Mexico who were eager to explore the world of games and interactive technologies. These students are from the RoboSEIP program managed by Renison University. 

During the visit, students viewed presentations by GI members, attended interactive sessions, and engaged with research, including:  

  • A demo of Seas the Day by Dr. John Muñoz where students had the opportunity to try the virtual reality game, designed for individuals with dementia which stimulates both cognitive and physical exercises.  

  • Testing the interactive training tool of a human knee joint, created by Marco Moran-Ledesma, who also showed off the Haptic Experience lab and the novel uses of haptic technology for the prototype.  

  • A language learning study by Emily Shiu, where students participated in an experiment testing how bilingual speakers interact with voice assistants and the students were perfect candidates! 

  • Heart rate tracking devices with Joseph Tu, who is exploring physiological measures and social deception board games.  

  

After the tour, the students had the opportunity to explore the Institute, chat with the researchers more candidly, and engage with other GI projects like the Bit Box, Quantum Cats, Energize, and even Alice and Schrödinger.  

 

Thanks to all our members who showcased their work!