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Dr. Neil Randall reappointed to serve as GI Executive Director for another five-year term
It is our great pleasure to formally announce that Dr. Neil Randall has been reappointed to serve as GI Executive Director for another five-year term.
Neil’s reappointment follows a period of exciting changes at the GI which has seen an Arts-based centre graduate to one of eight university-level multidisciplinary centres and institutes.
To start his new term, Neil (along with the rest of our members) will be busy with GI’s five-year review and renewal by the Senate coming up in 2020.
Games Institute members at CHI Play, 2019
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Pamela Schmidt Instagram Takeover shows us "Monsters: an Inclusive Interdisciplinary Project" in Prague
Pamela Maria Schmidt, Experimental Digital Media Master's student, will be taking over our Instagram from Nov. 28 - Dec. 3 to bring us along on her travels to Prague for the "Monsters: an Inclusive Interdisciplinary Project" conference organized by Progressive Connexions.
D.R.A.G.E.N. Lab Launches Environments of Change SSHRC Partnership
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Nicholas Hobin at SLSA 2019
Nicholas Hobin, PhD candidate in English Language Literature, will be presenting at SLSA 2019 in Irvine, California, an annual conference focused on intersections between Literature, Science, and Art.
Hobin presented research from his most recent paper "The Creature is Ready", which focuses on the representation of animals in the game Red Dead Redemption 2 with respect to the unusual embodiment of animals.
Tina Chan runs "Pushing the Paradigm" Workshop at the University of Toronto
Tina Chan, Public Health and Health Systems MSc graduate, will be running a workshop at Pushing the Paradigm at the University of Toronto. Pushing the Paradigm focuses on broadening our understanding of mental health.
Seamas Weech presents VR Cybersickness research at SIGGRAPH 2019
GI alum Séamas Weech, postdoc researcher in neuroscience and virtual reality, presented at SIGGRAPH 2019. SIGGRAPH is an annual conference for academia and industry in Los Angeles which focuses on global innovations, including what's next for computer graphics, animation, VR, gaming and new technologies.
Gustavo presents player trait model at INTERACT, 2019
Dr. Gustavo F. Tondello, a PhD graduate and instructional support coordinator of Waterloo’s School of Computer Science, as well as co-founder of MotiviUX, presented a paper on the Five Factor Player Traits Model at INTERACT 2019, the IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction.
Tina Chan on CBC The National talking school-related stress
Tina Chan, Public Health and Health Systems MSc candidate, appeared on CBC The National on September 6th, speaking about school-related stress and mental health struggles. Chan is the creator of the Panic Anxiety & Stress Support kit (PASS kit), designed to assist students in managing stress and destigmatize stress-related mental illnesses.