Developing XR Solutions

Developing XR Solutions will support the research and development with ascertaining product-market fit for augmented and virtual reality edutainment applications to support children’s learning of Canadian history as well as the promotion of Indigenous-led XR projects. The internship will enable Hammer & Tong to do valuable design research which is often limited by the material […]

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Design and Dementia with ASBC

In this internship a student will work with the Health Design Lab at Emily Carr University and Alzheimer Society of BC to conduct research and design work related to design and dementia. Alzheimer Society of B.C. works to support and create a more dementia-friendly society, where people affected by dementia are acknowledged, supported and included. […]

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Dance Like the Machine’s Watching

We are proposing an investigation of techniques and technologies to support media-enhanced group performances that integrate different performative art forms (dance, theatre, clown, voice, choral) with responsive mixed reality technologies and public data sets. We will work with a group of young performers (13-17 years old) and a local Vancouver choreographer to deeply investigate, with […]

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Translational Research in User Experience Design for Personalized Health

Personalized health is increasingly gaining public attention in the media as the future of healthcare. Personalized health is the idea that medical treatment will be tailored to the individual based on their predicted response or risks of disease. Omics analysis, defined as the universal detection of different classes of biological molecules, has the potential to […]

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