HCIGG's Resident Exergame Researcher
Derrick is a Ph.D. Candidate in Systems Design Engineering, collaborating with Dr. Lennart E. Nacke and Dr. Oliver Schneider. His research primarily focuses on the social dynamics in multiplayer exercise games ("exergames") and their impact on the player experience. Beyond his work on exergaming, Derrick is also interested in enhancing the game experience through juicy elements such as narrative and audiovisual stimuli, as well as advanced technology including generative AI. He is a current holder of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship in Science & Technology.
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Derrick M. Wang
University of Waterloo - Cited by 6 - Game Studies - Exergames - Cooperative Games - Game Narratives
Research Interests
Exergames
HCI Games Group
Derrick Wang
Generative AI
Generative AI fundamentally shifts the dynamic between human and machine. It is not just about making machines easier to use anymore; it is about making them creative partners. Think about AI-generated content in art, writing, software development—AI is learning how to adapt and respond to human needs on the
Reza Hadi Mogavi
Selected Publications
- Coming soon ;)
- Hadi Mogavi, R., Son, J., Yang, S., Wang, D., Choong, L., Alhilal, A., Zhou, P., Hui, P., & Nacke, L. (2024). The Jade Gateway to Exergaming: How Socio-Cultural Factors Shape Exergaming Among East Asian Older Adults. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact., 8(CHI PLAY).
- Hilda Hadan, Derrick M. Wang, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Joseph Tu, Leah Zhang-Kennedy, & Lennart E. Nacke (2024). The great AI witch hunt: Reviewers’ perception and (Mis)conception of generative AI in research writing. Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 2(2), 100095.
Ongoing projects
Awards
2024 - 2025 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship in Science & Technology