Serious Games Research Group

Serious Games Research Group

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We are the Serious Games Research Group at the University of Calgary led by Dr. Richard Zhao. We interested in serious games: these are games and gaming-related technologies for the purpose of training and education.

“Game” does not narrowly refer to only entertainment, as modern game engines (such as Unreal and Unity) are used everywhere from media and simulations to digital twins. We deploy immersive technologies (virtual reality, eye-tracking technology) as part of the experience.

We examine AI algorithms (search and learning) to provide adaptive and personalized experiences, and for automated content generation.


News

 What’s next for AI? Global News

Dr. Richard Zhao joined Global News Morning Calgary to talk about how AI will be used in our daily lives. Full video segment: https://globalnews.ca/video/10969810/whats-next-for-ai-in-2025/
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Congratulations to Naznin Shishir

Congratulations to master's student Naznin Shishir for completing her thesis "Evaluating Eye-Tracking Multimodal Interactions in Virtual Reality"! Her thesis is available here. Double congrats to Naznin for publishing her thesis...
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Welcome new graduate student!

We welcome new graduate student Setareh Abhari in our group!
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Research

IVS (Immersive Virtual School)

GEARS (Gearing up for Education, Achieving Real-world Success)

Contact

Email: seriousgames (at) ucalgary.ca

Serious Games Research Group: ICT 716

Department of Computer Science
University of Calgary

2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada