A master’s student in computer science Atiya Nova loves games. She started working with Pejman during her first year, which opened the door to joining UXR Lab as she progressed through her studies. In addition to her work with the lab, she is also interning with Stitch Media. We spent some time with Atiya and …
Having recently finished her Master’s, Samantha is now focused on academics and research. She started working in research with Pejman during her undergrad, but remains interested in a variety of game development areas from programming to math to writing, and has a strong passion (and talent!) for art. You can find Samantha on Twitter and …
James is an associate teaching professor in Ontario Tech’s Game Development and Entrepreneurship program. He is a self-described researcher by accident. He’s spent his life loving games and ended up taking an unconventional path into the world of academics and research. Now, in addition to teaching, he is focused on the design of spectator based …
Bo is a current Master’s student in computer science and the most recent member of the UXR Lab team! He started his studies in engineering at the University of Ottawa. After taking some time off, Bo started his journey into the world of game development for his undergraduate degree, which is where he started getting …
Nour is a researcher who loves the academic side of game development and user research, enjoying everything from play-testing to collecting data. She is currently working toward her PhD in computer science, in order to study how to make sense of all that data, specifically in improving the options for visualization. You can find Nour …
Pejman Mirza-Babaei is an Associate Professor of User Experience (UX) Research and Associate Dean Industry Partnerships at the Faculty of Business and Information Technology. His research and teaching is focused on the design and evaluation of user experience in interactive entertainment systems. He is also a co-editor of “Games User Research” book, a compendium of …
