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Cycles of light, stories of land shine at Lights On Stratford
Three student-designed installations will be featured within Destination Stratford’s Welcome Centre.
46 students from the course “GBDA 412 – Special Topics in Digital Culture” were challenged to create large-scale interactive media art pieces for the Lights On festival, inspired by the Thirteen Grandmother Moons stories, an Indigenous knowledge tradition. Students drew inspiration from this tradition to create installations that explore light as a symbol of knowledge, community, and continuity.
Designing for Better Healthcare Access
Stratford School’s 2024 Design Jam challenged students to design digital platforms where the user experience (UX) can help destigmatize mental health.
Making Waves in Cybersecurity and Privacy through Interdisciplinary Research
A chat with CPI member Leah Zhang-Kennedy about making her own mark in the globally impactful field of cybersecurity and privacy as an Assistant Professor in interaction design and user experience research, and director of the Safe Interactions Lab at the University of Waterloo’s Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business.
Real-Life Morals in Gaming: "I Don't Want to Shoot the Android"
Real-Life Morals in Gaming: "I Don't Want to Shoot the Android"
Developing gamified learning solutions for cryptocurrency education
Cryptocurrency has rapidly increased in popularity and is changing the way we conduct business and make transactions. Cryptocurrencies provide certain advantages over traditional systems
10 years of preparing students for new roles, new industries, and new horizons
Ten years of preparing students for new roles, new industries and new horizons, Alum and Virtuous Waste award-winning team member reflects on how GBDA set her up with the skills for a career in UX Design.
Co-op, Clubs, and Confidence
Berlin Pang shares how clubs and co-op prepared her with the confidence to collaborate effectively in the workforce.
Building community and embracing new digital landscapes
TikTok Tyson
Tyson McGavin (BGBDA ’22) is fostering community among game players and embracing the emerging digital marketing landscape of TikTok. He recently surpassed the 500K follower milestone for Big Blue Bubble’s My Singing Monsters account.
A win-win for both Waterloo students and Rogers
When Natalie Gaudet was completing the Master of Digital Experience Innovation (MDEI) program, her team partnered with Rogers as part of the industry capstone course.