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Nineteen researchers at the University of Waterloo will receive a total of $1.4 million for infrastructure to support research. The Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) funds will provide researchers with the research infrastructure necessary to lead in their field.  

Among those awarded, Games Institute faculty members will receive a total of $165,000.

As a PhD candidate in the English department, and ongoing researcher at The Games Institute, Betsy Brey teamed up with ODScore to combine academia and industry to tackle employee engagement.

Alexandra Orlando's research gets featured on Gamer Women

Once again a GI member is one of Top 25 finalists at the SSHRC Storytellers challenge.

Elise Vist wins Three Minute Thesis competition for Arts Faculty

Emily West, our dedicated member, wins Co-op Student of the Year for the Faculty of Arts

SumuZ - New game is now published on both Apple Appstore and Google Play Store

Victor Cheung, a student member of The Games Institute has launched his game on both the Apple and the Google mobile app platforms. He created this game during the Waterloo Game Jam.

Want to play a game that looks cool while improving your dexterity and speed of doing math? You've found the right game!

GI Member Alexandra Orlando Featured on 570 News

The Games Institute's very own Alexandra Orlando was on 570 News this past Friday addressing how eSports is a growing trend in Waterloo region, but also worldwide. She discusses at length the emergence of eSports as a source for large-scale competitions and discusses what she sees as the future for eSport competitors.

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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.