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The Stratford Beacon Herald has published an article about the Game's Institute's upcoming Gamification 2013 conference.

Steve Wilcox (editor-in-chief for First Person Scholar) has been announced as one of the winners of the SSHRC "Research for a Better Life: The Storytellers" contest.

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Neil Randall, director of the University of Waterloo's Games Institute, speaks about the SSHRC Partnership Grant-funded Interactive and Multi-Modal Experience Research Syndicate (IMMERSe), a network that joins together six universities and six industry partners to conduct a variety of studies on game-player immersion and behavior. 

Brain Computer Interfacing with Josh Garofalo
Presented in partnership with Immerse and Games Institute
 

Waterloo Stratford Campus - Stratford, ON
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

On Friday, April 26, Kitchener City Hall witnessed a massive turnout of game designers, artists, and enthusiasts for the first annual "Make a Game or DIY Trying" game design workshop and tournament hosted by The Games Institute. Participants came from all walks of life; high school and university students, games industry professionals, and just about anyone with a passion for gaming, a thirst for knowledge, and a desire to prove themselves worthy as game designers.

"Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare’s most widely studied plays in school, will open at the Stratford Festival on May 1.

Kevin Harrigan, Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo and lead researcher at the Gambling Research Lab, recently had his research showcased via live Canada-Wide broadcast on CTV Kitchener. The video can be accessed on the CTV Kitchener website.