University of Lincoln, UK
SoCS students were introduced to the capabilities of Project Anarchy in a presentation and demonstration on Wednesday 19th February. Stu Johnson introduced Project Anarchy and showed it’s capabilities as a mobile game development and deployment environment. Stu, who is a game industry ‘veteran’, illustrated how complex games could be developed using this technology. He also…
Performance artists and researchers are joining forces to create a new type of video game, further blurring the boundaries between real and virtual worlds. The Videogames Research Network has been set up by the Games Research Group at the University of Lincoln, UK. It involves several researchers from Lincoln’s School of Computer Science, including Dr…
Linda, the University’s robot from the STRANDS project, fought off five robots from across the EU to be crowned winner of last week’s Robot Marathon. From November 25 to November 29, the six robots from the EU STRANDS project battled it out for the title of last robot standing in the STRANDS Robot Marathon. The…
On Friday 8th November we have Ed from Google coming in to talk to current students about his role at Google and how he got there. He works within the technical side of Google Maps but will also tell you more about working for Google and the areas within it such as Google Maps and…
Richard Stallman will be visiting the University of Lincoln on the 29th November 2013 to give an evening colloquium about the free software movement and the GNU Project. Richard Stallman is best known for launching the GNU Project in 1983, to create a “Unix-like computer operating system composed entirely of free software”. This is the…
Wheelchair Revolution: Motion-Based Games for Players with Mobility Disabilities The growing popularity of motion-based video games such as Dance Dance Revolution, Dance Central, or Wii Fit creates new challenges for game design. Research has shown that such games have a variety of benefits, for example, improved cognition, physical health, and emotional well-being. However, they remain…
Computer science student? Looking for an exciting internship opportunity? Dr Duncan Rowland and Dan Frodsham have secured funding for a number of Internships. Each one carries a bursary of £1500 and a variety of skills are required, both technical and creative, depending on the topic. Please contact Dr Rowland ASAP to find out more (these…
A multi-million European project aimed at combating some of the EU’s most prevalent chronic medical conditions is being led by academics at the University of Lincoln. The REtinal Vascular Modelling, Measurement and Diagnosis (REVAMMAD) project aims to train a new generation of interdisciplinary scientists for the academic, clinical and industrial sectors, and to trigger a…
Congratulations to all of the School of Computer Science graduates this afternoon at the Cathedral. With the fantastic weather, it should be a really great afternoon, one which you will remember for a very long time. Look out for your lecturers who will be there to congratulate you. Come and tell us how you are doing…