Welcome
The HCI Games Group conducts research in information and communication technologies, design, psychology, and human-computer interaction related to games and gamification. We are part of Waterloo HCI and located at the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business and the Games Institute.
Our mission is to advance the exploration of human-computer interaction through innovative interdisciplinary research in gamification, games user research, and the impacts of rapidly-developing technology on humanity and societal growth. As part of Waterloo HCI, we strive to enhance digital interactions and user experience, improve human health and well-being, and explore the transformative potential of AI in diverse contexts, fostering a future where technology enriches lives.
At the HCI Games Group, we place interdisciplinary collaboration at the heart of all of our research. Through our diverse group consisting of scholars and researchers from multiple fields from Science and Engineering, the Humanities and Social Sciences, and Fine Arts, we produce research that incorporates perspectives, frameworks, and methodologies, yielding novel results to crucial problems impacting our communities locally, nationally, and globally.