Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018

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Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
Prof. Dorien Herremans
SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
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.
Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
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.
Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
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
Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
Serious games
Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
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
Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
Management training game
          Stranded

                     In collaboration with SMU
                     Experience three types of
                     management styles first
                     hand.
                     Playful learning is known
                     to increase knowledge
                     retention.
Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
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.
Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
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.
Prof. Dorien Herremans - SUTD Town Hall, 28 November 2018
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 iOS
Promoting 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 as
International 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     GAMES
Game 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 2019
DBS 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
•   …                             Weekend
Current 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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