Student showcases VR work at EduLearn 2017

Student showcases VR work at EduLearn 2017

School of Computer Science student, Andrew Cardwell, was given the opportunity to present his work at EduLearn 2017, Barcelona.  BSc (Hons) Games Computing student Andrew (pictured, far right) demonstrated his work on the use of virtual reality in education through a case study of Crime Scene Investigation at the Virtual Reality Experience session which he chaired.…

Lincoln researchers develop disabled-friendly interactive games

University of Lincoln researchers have been working on interactive games to be more disabled-friendly. School of Computer Science lecturer Dr Kathrin Gerling and Dr Adam Evans from Health Advancement Research Team (HART) have been creating computer games that allow young people with disabilities to use powered technology to interact on screen. Dr Kathrin Gerling and Dr Adam Evans from Health Advancement…

Create a game in 48hrs for Global Game Jam

  We’re excited to announce we will be hosting a Global Game Jam event at the University of Lincoln THIS WEEKEND 29-31 January. In the Co-Op Lecture theatre we will hold a massive 48-hour event where game designers of all levels come together and pit their development skills against the world for prizes and of course, fun!…

Tweetathon to mark Robin Hood Day

This Saturday (17th October) an international tweetathon is going to ‘fire an arrow round the world’ to celebrate International Robin Hood Day and you can get involved. How you ask? Computer Science graduate Sean Oxspring has been working alongside Hitpoint Games to create an innovative game via Twitter that will aim to shoot Robin Hood’s arrow…

Video games in care homes: connecting older adults, or exposing age-related vulnerability?

Introducing video games as a means of bringing older adults in long-term care together may not always be an easy task, according to new research. Previous studies have shown the positive effects of motion-based video games, such as those available on the Nintendo Wii or Microsoft Kinect systems, on the cognitive, physical and emotional well-being…

Huge success of Global Game Jam

Lincoln’s School of Computer Science was again an official site of the Global Game Jam (GGJ). More than 50 jammers joined from all over the UK in what is becoming one of the School’s most enjoyable events. The GGJ is the world’s biggest hackathon focused on games development, which this year involved more than 28,000…