The EQUIS Lab
The EQUIS Lab
On April 3rd, 2008, the EQUIS Lab hosted an open house to celebrate its grand opening at 141 Collingwood Street.
The EQUIS Lab (Engineering
Interactive Systems at Queen's University)
performs research in Collaborative Gaming Technology.
Current projects include Computer-Aided
Exercise, the
Specialized equipment in the lab includes two computer-aided exercise stations, each involving a Tunturi E6R recumbent bicycle and a Geowall 3D display, and a multitouch tabletop surface based on frustrated total internal reflection technology. The lab currently has eight graduate students, and is directed by Dr. Nicholas Graham.
The grand opening featured demonstrations by the students of CISC 877 (Video Game Development) and ARTF 338 (Time-Based Media). This multi-disciplinary course is offered at Queen's University in collaboration with Prof. Kathleen Sellars of the Department of Art.
EQUIS Lab members presented products of the lab's research, including gaming applications based on a multi-touch sensitive table and computer-aided exercise equipment.
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We are grateful to the Administration of Queen's University for making this space available to the School of Computing. In particular we wish to express our appreciation to the Office of the Vice-Principal (Research), the Office of the Associate Vice-Principal (Operations and Facilities) and to the Faculty of Arts and Science for their efforts and continued support.
The grand opening of the EQUIS Lab was made possible through the hard work of many people.
We acknowledge the contributions of Tom Bradshaw and his technical team, Dean McKeown, Lynda Moulton, and the students of CISC 877 and ARTF 338.
Finally, we wish to thank Dr. Selim Akl for his great efforts in helping us to establish this laboratory.
