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Evocative thought experiments with augmented reality

Evocative thought experiments with augmented reality

I've been thinking a lot about what augmented reality (AR) technology is going to mean for the next generation of young children who grow up with it. Not this generation, no, they're still a little too early to count. I mean the kids who will be born picking up AR...

Bedtiming: A different sort of sleep-training guide

Bedtiming: A different sort of sleep-training guide

This post is part of a 26-week writing project, shared with my son at Julian Jotting I co-wrote a book about babies and sleep and how to make those two things work better together. About 12 years ago, Marc Lewis and I wrote a book called Bedtiming, a baby sleep guide...

DEEP diving into virtual reality

DEEP diving into virtual reality

You're at work and you were just berated by your boss. You have your last exam of the year, and you feel totally unprepared. You're about to visit your doctor for biopsy results. You've had a terrible, horrible, no good, VERY bad day... Now imagine you could snap your...

My talk at RE:Publica

My talk at RE:Publica

Here's a 30-min run-through of some of our research that is most exciting me these days. You can't hear the audience, but they were super into the material, ooh and ahhing at the videos, and generously chuckling at my slip-ups. An overall fabulous conference with the...

MindLight has been nominated for Most Significant Impact!

MindLight has been nominated for Most Significant Impact!

I'm honoured and thrilled that Games for Change has nominated MindLight as one of the three games up for the Most Significant Impact award. Check out the rest of the nominees here: http://www.gamesforchange.org/festival/gameplay/

CBC News: New studies on MindLight

CBC News: New studies on MindLight

New studies are starting up at Queen's University with Tom Hollenstein! CBC did a great little piece summarizing what we're doing. So excited to be working with my colleague and friend on this new generation of studies. Check it out:...

Interview: Benefits of playing video games

Interview: Benefits of playing video games

Check out the recent interview I did on an awesome Dutch documentary series, Doc Talks. The interviewer was a dream to work with -- engaged and intelligent and he genuinely seemed interested in the work we do. If you want a quick primer on the potential benefits...