Kyle Smith
Kyle is an undergraduate student at Dalhousie majoring in Computer Science, with particular interest in high-performance computing and game design. He was a USRA student at GEM working under Dr. Malloch on the software package libmapper.
MegaJenga: Enhancing Collaborative Play with Augmented Reality in Immersive Environments
MegaJenga is an innovative approach to the classic Jenga game, leveraging augmented reality (AR) to create an immersive and interactive experience. By integrating AR technology, MegaJenga transforms traditional gameplay into a dynamic and collaborative activity, allowing players to engage with
Yongteng Li
Yonteng Li is a Dalhousie computer science undergraduate student, interested in software development especially game design and VR/AR applications. Undergraduate Student Research Assistant (USRA) at Gem Lab working on the AR project: The Psychogeographer’s Table.
Jinlin Wang
Jinlin Wang is an Undergraduate Summer Research Assistant (USRA) working on the Story CreatAR project. He is dedicated to making significant contributions to the fields of human-machine interaction and gaming.
Melika Besharati
Melika Besharati: Melika is a graduate student and a product designer with a computer engineering background. She is interested in HCI, visualization, and user-centered design.
ARTIV
ARTIV (Augmented Reality Techniques for Immersive Visualization) was a series of collaborative projects with Ericsson’s GAIA Centre in Montréal. The projects explored combining headworn augmented reality and mobile computing devices to help users interpret and understand data. Researchers on ARTIV
Mapping Middleware and Creativity Support Tools
Mapping Middleware is a technique for connecting components (either software or hardware) of multimedia systems. This includes Digital Musical Instruments (DMIs) and many other creativity support tools. We’ve worked on building the libmapper project, which is an open-source and cross
Graphics Interface 2024 coming to Halifax
The 50th anniversary of Graphics Interface 2024 will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in Summer 2024. If you have never been to Halifax (https://discoverhalifaxns.com/), this is the perfect opportunity to visit! We will have a rich program that
Best poster award at IS2!
PhD student Matthew Peachey was recently awarded the prize for “best poster” for his paper (and poster) “FaustMapper: Facilitating Complex Mappings for Smart Musical Instruments” the 4th International Symposium on the Internet of Sounds in Pisa, Italy.
Nocturne 2023 Art Festival
GEM Lab participated in Halifax’s annual Nocturne Art Festival once again this year with a double installation titled “A Table and Piano” hosted in our new Publics Lab. Click below for a recap! Article: Dalhousie’s Computer Science Nocturne Exhibits create a