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Dr. Geneva Smith
Friday, July 5, 2024

Dr. Geneva Smith Joins the GI as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow as Part of the Provost’s Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars

On July 2nd, the Games Institute (GI) welcomed its latest postdoctoral fellow Dr. Geneva Smith. Dr. Smith, who is also an instructor of Game Design in Communication Arts and will be co-supervised by Drs. Lennart Nacke (Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business) and Mark Hancock (Management Science and Engineering).

Tour group around a table using game demos on tablets.
Thursday, June 27, 2024

Delegation from KidsAbility visit the GI

On June 17, the GI welcomed communication experts, researchers, and students from KidsAbility to showcase the various research conducted by GI members. Along with Brendan Wylie-Toal, the Director of Research & Innovation at KidsAbility, the group also toured the GI facility to learn more about how GI administration supports membership, research, and connecting academic work with industry, demonstrating previous knowledge mobilization projects. We hope they enjoyed their time here! 

An individual wearing VR headset
Thursday, June 27, 2024

Games Institute once again welcomes student visitors from Mexico

Following the success of last year’s visit, GI welcomed another cohort of visitors from Mexico eager to explore the world of games and interactive technology. These students are from the RoboSEIP program managed by Renison University. During the visit, students attended presentations and interactive sessions and participated in research.

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Dr. Lai-Tze's U&AI Lab

Dr. Lai-Tze Fan announced her new U&AI Lab funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation! The purpose of Dr. Fan’s work and the creation of the lab will be to examine the systemic oppression integrated into modern AI technology. The U&AI Lab will focus on three case studies in AI using frameworks from social sciences and humanities with STEM research in FATE (fairness, accountability, transparency, ethics): (1) generative textual and language-based AI, (2) facial recognition technologies, and (3) AI hardware and the environment. Dr. Fan also hopes to write a novel that can help others disrupt inequitable AI at critical stages of development and prevent unfair and unethical impacts to end users. 

The GI congratulates Dr. Fan on her new project and looks forward to future updates! 

3D schematic of airplane graphic
Thursday, June 13, 2024

GI Members partner with WISA to use AI for training pilots

GI members Drs. John E. Muñoz and Shi Cao partnered with the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics (WISA) to speak on the intersection of technology and human physiology at the Vital Pulse seminar taking place on June 27th, 2024. The topic “Advancing Pilot Training with Physiological Monitoring and Adaptive Simulation” aims to highlight the future of aviation, aircraft, and spacecraft training of Canadian pilots.

A man interacts with a digital avatar, wearing a fur hat, while pointing at a wearable device on his wrist.
Monday, June 10, 2024

GI Faculty Member Dr. John Muñoz Launches Body Interface Labs to Advance Physiological Integration in Digital Spaces

Congratulations to GI faculty member, Dr. John Muñoz, on the start of his new company, the Body Interface Labs | Wearable Data and Virtual Reality Solutions! The company focuses on enhancing user experiences by integrating physiological measurements with digital spaces.

One-Hit Heroes boardgame box and materials on table
Friday, May 31, 2024

AC Atienza’s boardgame One-Hit Heroes Kickstarter success

On April 16, GI alumni, and full-time game designer at Wiggles 3D, AC Atienza’s latest boardgame One-Hit Heroes quickly surpassed its Kickstarter goal of CA$30,000 within an amazing 30 minutes. By May 16th at the end of the campaign, Wiggles 3D’s Kickstarter for the game reached a final total of CA$296,467 with the support of 3465 backers.