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Sangho Suh Presents Coding Strip Project at PhD Seminar
Sangho Suh, PhD candidate in Computer Science, presented at a PhD seminar for Human-Computer Interaction. The seminar focused on his recent study which investigated how the medium of comics can be used to make abstract coding concepts more concrete and meaningful.
Morgan McGuire Discusses Emerging 3D and VR Graphics and Technologies
Morgan McGuire, Adjunct Computer Science Professor at Waterloo and Scientist at NVIDIA Research, hosted a discussion on upcoming graphics technologies and their application towards what is called "extended realities". McGuire's talk focused on the new experiences in media that are able to emerge from the application of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), rendering technology and sensors.
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.
IP Series with Center for Bio-engineering and Biotechnology
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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.
Lennart Nacke co-organizes the Fluxible Education Summit
Dr. Lennart Nacke, Associate Professor and Director of the HCI Games Group, alongside the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, is co-organizing the Fluxible Education Summit (click here for more information on the summit).
Michael Barnett-Cowan talking VR in the Globe and Mail
Dr. Michael Barnett-Cowan, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Director of the Multisensory Brain and Cognition lab, discussed the progression of virtual and augmented reality (VR, AR) technology and their real world application in an article in the Globe and Mail.