NI:Ron.Wakkary
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Network Investigator: Ron Wakkary
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Ron Wakkary is an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Arts & Technology at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. His primary research is in interaction design with a focus on tangible computing and responsive environments, and the study of “everyday design”. Previously he was faculty in Interactive Arts at the Technical University of British Columbia and the Digital Design Department at the Parsons School of Design, New School University. He is currently a principal researcher and board member of Fluid Engage, an international network of research and cultural institutions led by University of Toronto funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, researching new technologies in museums. Previously he led the Am-I-able Network for Responsive and Mobile Environments, a national research network in the design of wearable and ambient intelligence computing and was past co-leader of the Interactivity Theme in the Canadian Design Research Network. His research projects include a mobile-based social game for mobile communities in collaboration with Nokia Research, projects in adaptive audio and tangible user interface museum guides with the Canadian Nature Museum and the Surrey museum, and ambient intelligent environments for physical play, and tangible creativity tools for game designers in collaboration with the CATGames research network.
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