My Research Group: Serious Games Research Group

Research Interests

• Serious Games (computer games for training and educational purposes)
• Immersive Technologies (including virtual reality and eye-tracking technology)
• Artificial Intelligence (search and learning)

Contact Information

• University profile

Links

• GEARS Research Project
• Academic Game Conference Deadlines and Details
• Researchers Active in Technical Games Research
• Academic Lineage: The Mathematics Genealogy Project
• I am affiliated with the AI Research Hub at the University of Calgary
• How to write an email to a prof

Podcast

• Oct 12, 2020: Video Games, AI, and Why You Should Study Both, What the Tech?

Selected News

• Dec 19, 2022: How a Computer Game Helps High School Students Prepare for University, Arch Magazine.
• Nov 2, 2022: Video games can be fun but can they also help our brains and health?, CBC Radio.
• Sep 26, 2022: 'Gamifying' university survival skills, CityNews.
• Aug 26, 2022: Online games may reduce post-secondary peril for learning-challenged students, University of Calgary News.

Past News

Research
• Dec 19, 2018: National Science Foundation funds 2-year study of Behrend engineering teams, Penn State News.
Students
• Apr 17, 2018: Game on: Students Make Connections at Conference, Behrend News.
• Nov 14, 2017: Penn State Behrend gamers go the distance for good cause, Penn State News.

Educational Background

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computing Science, University of Alberta.
• Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computing Science, University of Alberta.
• Honours Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science - AI Specialization, University of Toronto.

Contact

Serious Games Research Group: ICT 716
Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4