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Thursday, September 17, 2015

State of the Union by Director Neil Randall

On Wednesday, September 16th, the Director of The Games Institute gave a State of the Union speech to all GI members. Neil Randall has been reinstated as the Director of the institute for the next four years, along with Associate Director Mark Hancock for the next three years. This talk addressed the growing population of student and faculty members currently involved with the institute to outline the research focus and vision of The Games Institute.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

GI Showcase Participants to Pitch their Games

For those of you who have kept up to date on our GI events, I would like to give you an exciting update regarding Jennifer Whitson's GBDA 302 class who were involved in our GI Showcase event in March.
Today is the final day for the GBDA 302 project class, and the students will be presenting their games to their Jamaican partners - eMedia Interactive - this afternoon from 1:30PM-3PM.
Pascaline Lorentz
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Presentation: 'Creating a Better Life Experience with Video Gaming'

Pascaline Lorentz
As her internship with the Recreation and Leisure Studies department at the University of Waterloo comes to a close, Dr. Pascaline Lorentz will be presenting her nascent project entitled: "Creating a Better Life Experience with Video Gaming".

Join us in supporting her on Wednesday, March 25th from 2PM-3PM in LHN room 2703 on the University of Waterloo campus.

Game Controllers from CBC article
Sunday, March 1, 2015

CBC Radio broadcast Spark with Director Neil Randall

This week The Games Institute Director Neil Randall sat down with the CBC Radio broadcast Spark for the segment 'Room escape games’ are putting a new spin on immersive gaming.' 

The program originally aired this Sunday afternoon and is scheduled to air again on Wednesday at 2:05 PM. Full broadcast and podcast details are also on the CBC website.

Steve Wilcox
Friday, January 23, 2015

GI Spotlight: Steve Wilcox

This week at The Games Institute we are highlighting the work of PhD candidate Steve Wilcox. From the English Language and Literature department at the University of Waterloo, his research examines various forms of art such as literature, comics, and videogames and their capacity to expand the number and range of experiences humans undergo. Steve’s research at The Games Institute revolves around the idea that games excel at teaching players how to situate knowledge.