Serious Games Research Group

Talaal Irtija

B.Sc. student. Computer Science.

Talaal was a research assistant on the GEARS project.

Award:

Alberta Innovates summer scholarship. 2023.

Publication:

Avery Keuben, Talaal Irtija, Joseph Tandyo, Stephanie Ng, Amy Wiebe, Sam Gaudet, Rebekah Leslie, Meadow Schroeder, Lauren Goegan, Richard Zhao. From Design Principles to Prototype: A Game for Students with ADHD and Learning Disabilities Transitioning to Post-Secondary Education. Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Games (CoG), Madrid, Spain, September, 2026.

News article:

“Gamifying learning resources for neurodivergent students.” Collaborations across UCalgary’s campus explore neurodevelopment in novel ways. University of Calgary News. January 24, 2024.