Tangible Game Building: Bridging the Gender Gap in Computing and Engineering
Funded by SFU SSHRC 4A
In the Butterfly immersive bio-computing environment, the human body, mind and computer become inseparably linked and responsive to each other through biofeedback. The player controls the environment by using their mind to modify their physiological states. In turn the player’s physiology is affected by changes in the environment. This bio-computing environment allows us to explore the implications of extending human cognition outside of our bodies and into computationally embedded environments. The environment was also developed to help school aged children learn about the connection between their physical bodies and mental-emotional states in a game-based immersive environment.
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Contact Info
- Email: aantle@sfu.ca
- Phone: 778.782.7438
- Fax: 778.782.9422
- Office Location: Podium 2-2832
- Lab Location: Podium 3-3930
Research Interests
- Embodied interaction, embodied cognition, embodiment
- Child-computer interaction, interaction design for children
- Natural user interfaces, tangible user interfaces, digital tabletops, interactive surfaces & environments
- Design and evaluation methods for tangible, embodied and embedded interaction
- Domain Areas: Sustainability, spatial problem solving, creativity, embodied math & storytelling
- Industry-based, human-centered design practice
