Games Institute Podcast

Krystyna Oakman discusses her academic journey, working at the Games Institute, knowledge mobilization, and creative play.

Stuart Hallifax joins the GI for the Summer 2019 semester to continue research into player preferences, customizable gaming objectives, and user research. We talk in depth about his study, D&D, and games that bring weighty choices to the forefront.

Marina Wada joins the show and chats about her user research study exploring how rheumatoid arthritis patients and their physicians can be better supported in shared decision making and how digital decision aid tools can help mediate the interaction.

Gustavo Tondello joins the show and chats about user personalization research and gamification for health.

Tina Chan joins the show to discuss her efforts in mental health and the impact video games have on her life.

Alex Fleck joins the show to discuss The Games Institute and VR Gaming.

Rina Wehbe joins the show to discuss cooperative gaming.

John Harris joins the show to discuss asymmetric gaming and his upcoming project The Playful Pixel.

Our introductory episode where we introduce ourselves, the Games Institute, and our vision for the podcast. Sit down with the researchers and learn what's happening behind the scenes. What games are they playing? What games are they studying? and What are the implications of their findings? Researchers rarely have opportunities to talk about their work without worrying about word counts, time limits, or wordy jargon. The GI Podcast is a place where researchers can express their successes - and failures - and discuss where they hope to go next.