As the pandemic drove people online to work, study and connect with loved ones, Leah Zhang-Kennedy doubled down on her commitment to making digital spaces safer for everyone.
Lennart Nacke has partnered with Alpha Labs, Wiggles 3D, and MLD Solutions to help these companies tackle challenging problems they are facing. Mitacs Accelerate grants support collaborative research between faculty at academic institutions, non-academic partners, and research interns.
73 students created innovative solutions to a privacy design challenge at uXperience | Think Privacy – the annual fall design camp hosted by the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business – competing for more than $7,400 in prizes. Students were challenged to design a solution inspired by the increased need for virtual connection brought on by COVID-19.
The five university students behind a project called Recreate didn't expect to win a digital arts project showcase.
"Absolutely not," said Pedja Ristic, who spoke on behalf of his group.
Design students at the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus had the chance to hear from their colleagues who had graduated and gone on to work in the field on Saturday.
Two years ago, Jordan Mandel approached the Stratford Public Library about joining forces on a project that combines coding and reading.
Working with the best is the fastest way to get better.
That's a lesson that 20-year-old digital artist Katrina Schouten understands well.
How can technology help stressed parents quickly find their lost child in a crowded park?
Emerging tech talents from the University of Waterloo collected all $12,000 in prizes from the expanded Code/Design to Win competition at Communitech on Saturday.
How do you promote mental health and wellbeing for everyone, while helping to foster stronger, more connected communities?