A partnership between the University of Waterloo and Communitech, the Waterloo Innovation Summit is taking place from September 16th - 18th. The Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) on the UW campus hosted a variety of sessions on Thursday, September 17th.
PhD Position: Multisensory integration
Department of Kinesiology (Neuroscience)
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
One PhD position is available to Canadian resident students for a September, 2015 start to study multisensory integration (broadly defined) in the Multisensory Brain and Cognition Lab in the Department of Kinesiology (Neuroscience) at the University of Waterloo under the supervision of Dr. Michael Barnett-Cowan.
Do you have experience with spray paint? Do you like to play/study/create games or games-related material? The Games Institute is looking for a volunteer to spruce up our new space in East Campus 1 with some graffiti art. Interested parties should contact GI’s Graphic Artist Becky Anderson for more details. We look forward to hearing from you!
On December 2nd, Drs. Brianna Wiens (English Language and Literature) and Daniel Harley (Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business) presented their work and research in areas of feminist and responsible design.
Canadian Cap and Trade Simulation (CCTS) is a serious game/simulation designed to teach undergraduate Chemical Engineering and Environmental Studies students about carbon tax and trade systems in Canada created by PhD candidate Alex Fleck and Dr. Jason Grove.
Director of The Games Institute, Dr. Neil Randall, was recently featured in an article discussing credit card loyalty programs and gamification. The article written by Aaron Broverman was originally published on November 12th, 2015.
Director of The Games Institute, Neil Randall, has been featured in a recent article published by Canadian Business entitled "Should we really be turning investing into a video game?" by Bryan Borzykowski.