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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.

Ever wanted to make a video game? Think you have the chops? Join the Games Institute for a game design workshop and tournament at the Kitchener City Hall Rotunda!

On Friday, April 12, researchers from both The Games Institute and IMMERSe will be giving short presentations about the research they've been conducting. It will be a 3-hour session, the purpose of which is to show what the Games Institute and IMMERSe have been up to. 

These will be held from 9:00 AM -12:00 PM in DC 1304. Each presentation will be about 10 minutes plus 5 minutes or so for Q&A. There will be a coffee service at 10:30 and lunch at 12:00. 

THATCamp IMMERSe is an unconference hosted by the University of Waterloo Games Institute, in partnership with the IMMERSe Network, and inspired by THATCamp Games.

This week we have a review of "Utopic Dreams and Apocalyptic Fantasies: Critical Approaches to Researching Video Game Play." The book review can be found on the First Person Scholar website. 

An article was published in the Stratford Beacon Herald covering the Games Institute's presence at the Stratford Festival and Gamifying Shakespeare. For more information, view a screenshot of the article.

Tabletop gaming as a context for exploring interaction design challenges of digital tabletops

Wednesday, February 27, 2013- 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm