2020 News Archive
 

Aircraft maintenance crews could soon be checking their engines in a virtual world, given new research underway by SIAT's Wolfgang Stuerzlinger and collaborators at SFU and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).

Besides his new official title, “Aspiring Superhero” is a phrase that exemplifies Carman Neustaedter's leadership style and work ethic.

SIAT is pleased to present the Fall 2020 Digital Project Showcase where we are highlighting the fantastic work and projects completed by SIAT students during the Fall 2020 semester.

Five SIAT students win Vancouver User Experience Award for Safe Shopper, a mobile app that helps shoppers stay safe during the pandemic.

As part of a collaboration between CityStudio and IAT 359, three Mobile Computing students create app GI Smart to target green infrastructure sites in the city of Vancouver.

As a COVID-19 vaccine draws closer, SIAT researchers Diane Gromala, Chris Shaw and a team of graduate students are working to identify those who’ll need vaccinations first—individuals who the Centre for Disease Control identifies as most vulnerable and at-risk.

SIAT professor Steve DiPaola is using innovative VR teaching techniques to teach his courses remotely using a virtual classroom.

An artwork created by acclaimed writer and artist Chantal Gibson is helping to challenge historic and systemic racism—from its place in the foyer outside the Canadian Senate Chamber.

Dr. Alissa Antle is partnering with Curatio to create a private social network that helps children cope with their socio-emotional needs during COVID-19.

Five films produced by students in SFU’s School of Interactive Arts & Technology’s Moving Images (IAT 344) class are currently being showcased at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coastal Art.

On Thursday, October 22nd our new graduates from the School of Interactive Arts & Technology celebrated their achievements with their friends and families at the SIAT Virtual Convocation Reception.

Carman Neustaedter, a professor and director for the School of Interactive Arts & Technology, has been named dean of the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology starting Dec. 1, 2020.

Find out more about two outstanding students graduating in Fall 2020 and their experiences in SIAT.

Mirjana is graduating with a PhD in Interactive Arts & Technology. Her dissertation focuses on how can we use experiences provided by immersive virtual reality (VR) to bring focus and attention back to ourselves.

Chantal is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Interactive Arts & Technology. Find out about her undergraduate experience and her advice to new students.

There were many fantastic submissions that highlighted the diverse courses, projects, and research taking place at SIAT. Check out the three winning images and the stories behind each photo.

SFU PhD students in SIAT have created a free online, immersive virtual reality installation that transforms participants into virtual ethereal auras to invite experiences of connection.

COVID-19 has made face-to-face training difficult for healthcare workers and medical staff. Learn how researchers from SIAT are working with an international team to tackle this problem using virtual reality.

The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize is awarded to the author of the best work of poetry.

SIAT MA candidate Meta Vaughan awarded this year's Terry Fox Gold Medal for her dedicated support to the local Cystic Fibrosis community.

The Cody Sawatsky Memorial Award in Gaming was established in 2017 with generous gifts from the Sawatsky family.

SIAT students in IAT 344 Moving Images produced 5 documentary films for the exhibition "To Speak with a Golden Voice" at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, honouring renowned Haida artist Bill Reid’s 100th Birthday.

Dr. William Odom has recently been awarded a 5-year research grant to investigate the theoretical and practical development of slow interaction design.

Data science researcher and SIAT PhD candidate Stan Nowak provides data visualizations for this article on forecasting avalanches.

Professor Gromala’s research explores the ways technological interventions can help people who live with chronic conditions to manage their pain and improve their quality of life.

Three SIAT students win award for Mindful Barclays, an app they developed that aims to change how students think and feel about debt and financial management.

Dr. Ron Wakkary discusses how posthumanism plays a role in designing for the unknown in this episode of Future Talks with Fab Lab Barcelona.

Three SIAT faculty members have been awarded research and resource grants to support their diverse research projects.

SIAT's Marion Walter wins the Work Performance Staff Achievement Award for her work as Assistant to the Director. Congratulations Marion!

SIAT is pleased to announce its first student photo contest open to undergraduate and graduate students!

With the transition to remote teaching, SIAT instructors are being mindful of how they can provide students with opportunities to interact in lectures, stay connected to one another, and facilitate feedback.

Dr. Steve DiPaola discusses the AI system he and colleagues created that artificially replicates the process through which human artists paint portraits.

Together with her former supervisor Dr. Alissa Antle, SIAT alumna Dr. Min Fan ran a field study investigating how children from rural, low socioeconomic status schools used and perceived an AR app in English language learning.

Find out how SIAT instructors are using technology to facilitate engagement and collaboration in practical and lab-based courses.

On Thursday, June 11th our new graduates from the School of Interactive Arts & Technology celebrated their achievements with their friends and families at the SIAT Virtual Convocation Reception.

Yasamin is graduating with a PhD in Interactive Arts & Technology this June. Her dissertation focusses on human-computer interactions and connecting family through asynchronous audio stories.

Naghmi is graduating with a PhD in Interactive Arts & Technology this June. Her research explores designers' search behaviour while navigating through a large number of design alternatives.

Find out about Matthew's undergraduate experience.

Christy Lum is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Interactive Arts & Technology. Find out more about Christy's undergraduate experience in SIAT.

Find out more about four outstanding graduating students and their experiences in SIAT.

Dr. Carman Neustaedter discusses supporting touch over distance through new technologies.

A trio of SIAT students launch a non-profit initiative to humanize the pandemic by bringing to light the stories of those who have passed.

Find out how SIAT instructors have managed the transition to teaching courses online and how they're preparing for the fall 2020 semester.

Dr. Lyn Bartram discusses the role of colour in data visualization.

To address the financial hardships facing local restaurants while also supporting our healthcare heroes, four students from SFU and UBC have created Feeding Our Frontlines.

Chantal Gibson receives Pat Lowther Memorial Poetry Award for debut collection How She Reads.

Eugene Suyu, co-founder and CEO of 3D printing firm Tinkerine, is a proud Simon Fraser University alumnus who is helping to fight COVID-19.

Steve Dipaola recently contributed his AI generated art to the sold out show "God in Three Persons" that played at the Museum of Modern Art.

Sniply, a venture created by SFU alumnus Michael Cheng as a marketing tool for link sharing, is being acquired in a multi-million-dollar deal by Tim Schumacher, founder of Adblock Plus.

With their app Medilog, the winners of the student category at the 2019 Vancouver User Experience Awards aim to connect caregivers and the elderly.

Chantal Gibson's new art show A Grammar of Loss: Studies in Erasure explores representations of Blackness in the Canadian cultural landscape.