ESSA Technologies Ltd. (ESSA) is a Canadian environmental consulting company focused on supporting sustainable ecosystems and communities through science and analytical tools. With offices in Vancouver and Ottawa, ESSA collaborates with clients to address environmental challenges through data-driven, evidence-based decision-making processes. The innovation challenge facing ESSA is the need for more efficient internal processes and […]

Oi Marketing is a digital marketing agency that has been helping small and medium-sized businesses thrive for over five years. The company offers a wide range of services, including content creation, SEO, social media management, website development, and data analysis, with a particular focus on providing transparent, results-driven marketing solutions. The challenge Oi Marketing faces […]

SEEYA project addresses the growing global epidemic of childhood myopia, a condition that has reached alarming levels due to genetic impacts, urbanization, increased screen time and reduced outdoor activity. SEEYA advocates a fun way to see, and a new way to play! A series of innovative, engaging, and educational toy sets that promote balanced indoor […]

In this project, we will utilize thermal feedback for target position identification in a virtual environment, e.g., allow users to know the location and distance of a virtual object with respect to their position based on the location and intensity of the thermal feedback. Our goal is to design and develop a new VR application […]

Research focused on the history of Latin American animation, from its inception, exploring international collaborations, and concluding in contemporary animation.

This research explores the creation and study of a prototype controller with integrated thermal feedback (hot/cold tactile output). This type of device has not previously been explored or understood deeply in academic Human-Computer Interaction or Games User Research Literature. The controller with integrated thermal feedback will be evaluated in a simple 3D game and compared […]

This project will design and deploy a citizen-science game to harvest passages of language for a database to support Advanced Natural Language Processing.

Cette recherche explore l’intégration des espaces physique et virtuel en production cinématographique. L’espace physique regroupe acteurs, décors, éclairages et caméras, tandis que l’espace virtuel crée des environnements numériques immersifs. Pour un rendu visuel réaliste, les mouvements de la caméra physique doivent être précisément suivis et reproduits dans l’espace virtuel. Actuellement, ce suivi repose sur des […]

This project focuses on creating advanced AI tools to help Aview International expand its platform for global content creators and corporate users. The project will develop a scalable system that can handle large volumes of video and audio editing, an API that allows corporations to integrate Aview’s services into their own platforms with customizable branding, […]

Our project addresses challenges in VR striking sports games, where the lack of accurate physical feedback limits VR’s ability to promote physical activity. Building on an existing NAIST project, we propose to enhance their haptic device into a sport-universal tool that improves realism and immersion by replicating real-world sports interactions (e.g., striking a ball) across […]

Oi Marketing is an innovative digital marketing agency committed to helping businesses strengthen their online presence through targeted strategies and creative solutions. As the digital landscape rapidly evolves, Oi Marketing faces significant challenges in scaling its content marketing initiatives and refining its social media strategies to stay ahead of market trends and shifting consumer behaviors. […]

Research Internship with interdisciplinary artist and Associate Professor Hannah Heilmann at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. The work will seek to build the intern’s capacity to create public-facing artistic research with Heilmann, an established expert, on concepts related to feminist embodiment, ecology, affect, and performance.