Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
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Prof. Dorien Herremans SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
History – SUTD Game Lab • Established in 2012 – To continue the work of the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab, funded by NRF under Game Research, Education and Training (GREaT) Funding initiative à to pioneer a unique model of game experimentation, education, and training that will propel the Singapore game landscape to new height. • In 2018, following the success of the initial 5 year seed grant: à Research Institute, supported by SUTD and individual research projects. Research focus on AI, AR and VR in gamification for education, AI/Robotics, healthcare.
Objectives Provide state-of-the-art skills and expertise in user-centric game design for serious AR/VR games in the field of education, robotics/AI, and healthcare, and further research this field. Deliver commercially ready gamified systems through collaboration with industry and faculty, and thus reinforce the capability of SUTD in these cutting-edge domains. Outreach and education through workshops, conferences, and teaching.
Who is Game Lab?
Creating serious games with a focus on AI,
augmented and virtual reality.
Dorien Alan Ben Danny Edmond
Director Programmer Programmer Programmer Programmer
Melvin Yoga Carol Kean Wai
Associate Designer Artist Artist
Serious games
Serious games Serious games are user-centric and designed for a primary purpose other than pure entertainment. Yet, they motivate players to learn, or perform a task. Our focus areas: - Education - Healthcare - Environment - Marketing - Virtual testbed for robotics and AI
Management training game
Stranded
In collaboration with SMU
Experience three types of
management styles first
hand.
Playful learning is known
to increase knowledge
retention.
Raise Awareness about the defibrilator
Informing people about things that matter
Code Blue:
Sometimes having a
hands-on interaction is
the best way to
appreciate a subject
matter.
Game for dementia patients
Piece by piece
Puzzle pieces kept getting lost.
This game can be played on any
tablet.
In collaboration with Changi General
Hospital.
National Science Experiment
Nationwide program to gather data
Asthma Knight
The game challenges students to carry an Air
Quality Device as often as possible – by
REWARDING them with in-game items as
they walk around more!
The game encourages the player to monitor
and take actions to improve the air quality.Rehab exercise game
Motivate patients to perform exercises
longer and better.
Game play is driven by letting patients
move the phone up and down.Promoting SUTD
Kinetikos
Puzzle game developed for SUTD
Marketing
Showcased at Open Day 2018
Available on Play Store
and iOSPromoting SUTD
Campus in Bloom
Campaign at SUTD that
provides a unique opportunity
for donors to make a green
investment and a gift of
education.Game Lab’s objectives • Assist faculty in bringing their research projects to commercial quality gamification and/or to include AR/VR technologies, with a focus on AI and AR/VR. • Research in AI gamification technology. • Demonstrate capabilities of SUTD in AR/VR and gamification with novel technologies to the general public and scientific community. • Develop state-of-the-art gamification of education customized to the SUTD curriculum. • Consult and advise faculty, students, and researchers of SUTD on game design, AR/VR through informal workshops and offer assistance in classes if needed.
STUDENTS > INNOVATIVE
GAMES
GAMES
• Touch Dimensions • Ludochip
12
Finalists and winners of notable game festivals and competitions, such asInternational Recognition - Awards • Weightless • Judges choice award @ GameStart 2018 • ReelBlade • Best Technological Game @ TGS 2015 • One Upon Light • Best Game of IGF China 2013 • Famitsu Indie Excellence @ TGS 2014 • 4Gamer.Net Indie Excellence @ TGS 2014 • CarneyVale Showtime • Grand Winner of Dream Build Play 2008
Outreach and education activities
Game Innovation Program (GIP)
• Offered since 2013
• Designed to foster the next generation of game visionaries.
• Innovative hands-on education that presents challenges faced by
leading game companies, start-ups, and indie developers.
100+ 20+ 12 4-5
INDUSTRY WEEKS OF INNOVATIVE
STUDENTS TRAINED
MENTORS DEVELOPMENT GAMESGame Innovation Program (GIP)
• Student team CUBIX wins the
Judges Choice Award at
GameStart 2018 with their GIP
game Weightless
• Showcase of student games at
GameStart Asia 2018 and
Singapore Toy, Game, Comic
Convention 2018, and Tapei
Game Show 2019DBS Game Dev Conference
• Co-organised with DBS
• 206 registered participants
• Brought together over 20 industry experts to
provide insights and advice on what an aspiring
game developer needs to know to embark on a
career in games
“...appreciate that DBS and SUTD partnered for such a
ground-breaking event, which SG has needed for a long
time.”DBS Game Dev Conference Big names such as: Wan Hazmer (Ex-lead Designer of Final Fantasy XV)
DBS Game Dev Conference Attendees got some hands-on experience in the workshops and met with industry at recruitment booths.
DBS Game Dev Conference Conference ended with a panel of female representation from industry.
Outreach in a multitude of events
• IMDA Tech Weekend
• CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls
School
(workshop for 420 students)
• World Intellectual Property
Organization Workshop
• Serious Games Conference Minister for Information, Communication
and Arts, Yaacob Ibrahim at IMDA Tech
• … WeekendCurrent projects and research focus
Current research topics
• AR for education, VR testbed for robotics, serious games for
dementia patients,…Climate change initiative • P.E.A.R. • IDC project • P280: SUTD Climate Change Initiative • Augmented reality game to: • Raise awareness • Drive positive behaviour • Fundraising • Fun!
gamelab.sutd.edu.sg SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
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