SFU School of Interactive Arts + Technology
@siatsfu.bsky.social
An integrated undergraduate and graduate program that fuses technology with creativity.
www.sfu.ca/siat
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Join us at 11am on Friday, November 28 for Telematic Parallels, a site-specific interactive video installation linking remote locations with shared purpose. Three live video feeds connect the Simon Fraser University's three campuses into a singular tableau.
Event details: https://ow.ly/JktS50Xym8U
Event details: https://ow.ly/JktS50Xym8U
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Join us at 11am on Friday, November 28 for Telematic Parallels, a site-specific interactive video installation linking remote locations with shared purpose. Three live video feeds connect the Simon Fraser University's three campuses into a singular tableau.
Event details: https://ow.ly/JktS50Xym8U
Event details: https://ow.ly/JktS50Xym8U
Unfortunately we have had to postpone this event due to an illness.
Stay tuned for future events and talks!
Stay tuned for future events and talks!
On November 19 at 12:45pm, join Tom Cummins, Director of Exhibits, and Dave Malcom, Interactive Media Designer, for a behind-the-scenes look at Science World’s Creative Technology Gallery.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/aniI50Xta3v
Learn more: https://ow.ly/aniI50Xta3v
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Unfortunately we have had to postpone this event due to an illness.
Stay tuned for future events and talks!
Stay tuned for future events and talks!
Experience how play can shift perspectives, spark empathy, and connect us more deeply.
Join us for the IAT 312 student showcase "Play with Purpose" on Thursday, November 20th in the SFU Surrey Mezzanine.
Try the games. Meet the designers. Be transformed.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/vJ8050Xtcmc
Join us for the IAT 312 student showcase "Play with Purpose" on Thursday, November 20th in the SFU Surrey Mezzanine.
Try the games. Meet the designers. Be transformed.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/vJ8050Xtcmc
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Experience how play can shift perspectives, spark empathy, and connect us more deeply.
Join us for the IAT 312 student showcase "Play with Purpose" on Thursday, November 20th in the SFU Surrey Mezzanine.
Try the games. Meet the designers. Be transformed.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/vJ8050Xtcmc
Join us for the IAT 312 student showcase "Play with Purpose" on Thursday, November 20th in the SFU Surrey Mezzanine.
Try the games. Meet the designers. Be transformed.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/vJ8050Xtcmc
On November 19 at 12:45pm, join Tom Cummins, Director of Exhibits, and Dave Malcom, Interactive Media Designer, for a behind-the-scenes look at Science World’s Creative Technology Gallery.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/aniI50Xta3v
Learn more: https://ow.ly/aniI50Xta3v
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
On November 19 at 12:45pm, join Tom Cummins, Director of Exhibits, and Dave Malcom, Interactive Media Designer, for a behind-the-scenes look at Science World’s Creative Technology Gallery.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/aniI50Xta3v
Learn more: https://ow.ly/aniI50Xta3v
SIAT Associate Professor Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda is premiering a new experimental video exhibition titled "Diasporic Worldings" on the Libby Leshgold Gallery's Urban Screen at Emily Carr University of Art + Design on Nov 18.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/TF4E50XqIWE
Learn more: https://ow.ly/TF4E50XqIWE
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
SIAT Associate Professor Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda is premiering a new experimental video exhibition titled "Diasporic Worldings" on the Libby Leshgold Gallery's Urban Screen at Emily Carr University of Art + Design on Nov 18.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/TF4E50XqIWE
Learn more: https://ow.ly/TF4E50XqIWE
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How do teens feel about their phones? @siatsfu.bsky.social Homeware Lab worked with Grade 9s to explore tech, data and emotion. Their award-winning research reveals teens’ deep connections to devices as well as the need for better data literacy. 📱
Dreams, desires and the digital world: Developing critical data literacy in teens
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November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
How do teens feel about their phones? @siatsfu.bsky.social Homeware Lab worked with Grade 9s to explore tech, data and emotion. Their award-winning research reveals teens’ deep connections to devices as well as the need for better data literacy. 📱
Software art is widely accepted, but can programming languages themselves be art?
You are invited to join the SIAT Graduate Colloquium on November 12 for our guest speaker Daniel Temkin, presenting his new book "Forty-Four Esolangs: The Art of Esoteric Code”.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/TSX650XpzYM
You are invited to join the SIAT Graduate Colloquium on November 12 for our guest speaker Daniel Temkin, presenting his new book "Forty-Four Esolangs: The Art of Esoteric Code”.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/TSX650XpzYM
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Software art is widely accepted, but can programming languages themselves be art?
You are invited to join the SIAT Graduate Colloquium on November 12 for our guest speaker Daniel Temkin, presenting his new book "Forty-Four Esolangs: The Art of Esoteric Code”.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/TSX650XpzYM
You are invited to join the SIAT Graduate Colloquium on November 12 for our guest speaker Daniel Temkin, presenting his new book "Forty-Four Esolangs: The Art of Esoteric Code”.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/TSX650XpzYM
Congratulations to Assistant Professor in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology Palashi Vaghela! She was named Canada Research Chair in Technological Change for Inclusion earlier this fall.
Read more: ow.ly/zGNY50XngAJ
Read more: ow.ly/zGNY50XngAJ
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Congratulations to Assistant Professor in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology Palashi Vaghela! She was named Canada Research Chair in Technological Change for Inclusion earlier this fall.
Read more: ow.ly/zGNY50XngAJ
Read more: ow.ly/zGNY50XngAJ
Do you dream of making films, developing games and becoming a master of design?
If you answered yes, we invite you to learn more about SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology at one of our online info sessions!
Our next session is Nov 6, 5:30pm PST!
RSVP now: https://ow.ly/I6Ol50XiLLq
If you answered yes, we invite you to learn more about SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology at one of our online info sessions!
Our next session is Nov 6, 5:30pm PST!
RSVP now: https://ow.ly/I6Ol50XiLLq
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Do you dream of making films, developing games and becoming a master of design?
If you answered yes, we invite you to learn more about SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology at one of our online info sessions!
Our next session is Nov 6, 5:30pm PST!
RSVP now: https://ow.ly/I6Ol50XiLLq
If you answered yes, we invite you to learn more about SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology at one of our online info sessions!
Our next session is Nov 6, 5:30pm PST!
RSVP now: https://ow.ly/I6Ol50XiLLq
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SFU is Canada’s top comprehensive university! 🍁
Continuing a tradition of excellence, Maclean's has ranked SFU in the top spot for 17 of the last 18 years, describing it as a "contemporary, inventive, and forward thinking" institution.
Learn more at the link below.
Continuing a tradition of excellence, Maclean's has ranked SFU in the top spot for 17 of the last 18 years, describing it as a "contemporary, inventive, and forward thinking" institution.
Learn more at the link below.
SFU tops national rankings again as Canada’s leading comprehensive university
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October 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
SFU is Canada’s top comprehensive university! 🍁
Continuing a tradition of excellence, Maclean's has ranked SFU in the top spot for 17 of the last 18 years, describing it as a "contemporary, inventive, and forward thinking" institution.
Learn more at the link below.
Continuing a tradition of excellence, Maclean's has ranked SFU in the top spot for 17 of the last 18 years, describing it as a "contemporary, inventive, and forward thinking" institution.
Learn more at the link below.
This Friday Oct 24, SIAT’s virtual ambassador Faye Ayato will be joining SIAT alumni Jun Kakeru, part of the team behind Yet Another Killing Game, for a special stream!
Tune in to https://ow.ly/vKOp50XfWUI @ 6:00pm PST to take learnnwhat it takes to make an indie game!
Tune in to https://ow.ly/vKOp50XfWUI @ 6:00pm PST to take learnnwhat it takes to make an indie game!
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This Friday Oct 24, SIAT’s virtual ambassador Faye Ayato will be joining SIAT alumni Jun Kakeru, part of the team behind Yet Another Killing Game, for a special stream!
Tune in to https://ow.ly/vKOp50XfWUI @ 6:00pm PST to take learnnwhat it takes to make an indie game!
Tune in to https://ow.ly/vKOp50XfWUI @ 6:00pm PST to take learnnwhat it takes to make an indie game!
FCAT Dean Carman Neustaedter and SIAT researchers show off glove tech that puts 'touch' into long-distance relationships!
Check out this story from tech brief featuring a pair of interconnected gloves called 'Flex-N-Feel' designed by researchers from our school.
https://ow.ly/7IRP50XfabV
Check out this story from tech brief featuring a pair of interconnected gloves called 'Flex-N-Feel' designed by researchers from our school.
https://ow.ly/7IRP50XfabV
Remote Valentine: Glove Tech Puts 'Touch' into Long-Distance Relationships
Researchers from Simon Fraser University's School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) have designed a pair of interconnected gloves called 'Flex-N-Feel.' When a user's fingers flex in one glove, the actions are transmitted to a remote partner wearing the other. The glove's tactile sensors allow the wearer to 'feel' the movements.
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October 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
FCAT Dean Carman Neustaedter and SIAT researchers show off glove tech that puts 'touch' into long-distance relationships!
Check out this story from tech brief featuring a pair of interconnected gloves called 'Flex-N-Feel' designed by researchers from our school.
https://ow.ly/7IRP50XfabV
Check out this story from tech brief featuring a pair of interconnected gloves called 'Flex-N-Feel' designed by researchers from our school.
https://ow.ly/7IRP50XfabV
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SFU’s new School of Medicine, the first in Western Canada in nearly 60 years, is now officially accepting applications for its first cohort of future physicians! The inaugural class will begin the program in August 2026.
Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...
Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...
October 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
SFU’s new School of Medicine, the first in Western Canada in nearly 60 years, is now officially accepting applications for its first cohort of future physicians! The inaugural class will begin the program in August 2026.
Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...
Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...
Congratulations to SIAT Assistant Professor Ö. Nilay Yalçin, and each of SFU's JELF awarded researchers!
Eight SFU researchers have received over $1.4M through the John R. Evans Leadership Fund from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. From advancing clean energy and trustworthy AI to Indigenous sovereignty and more, these projects are driving research that benefits communities across Canada.
Eight outstanding SFU researchers awarded over $1.4 million from John R. Evans Leadership Fund
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October 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Congratulations to SIAT Assistant Professor Ö. Nilay Yalçin, and each of SFU's JELF awarded researchers!
Higher education is evolving.
We've ben working with DigiBC to develop skill-focused, modular micro-credentials. Now you can get 50% OFF our latest collaboration – a micro-credential in Human Centred AI and Creative Technology.
Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/nlbk50X8SEA
We've ben working with DigiBC to develop skill-focused, modular micro-credentials. Now you can get 50% OFF our latest collaboration – a micro-credential in Human Centred AI and Creative Technology.
Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/nlbk50X8SEA
October 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Higher education is evolving.
We've ben working with DigiBC to develop skill-focused, modular micro-credentials. Now you can get 50% OFF our latest collaboration – a micro-credential in Human Centred AI and Creative Technology.
Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/nlbk50X8SEA
We've ben working with DigiBC to develop skill-focused, modular micro-credentials. Now you can get 50% OFF our latest collaboration – a micro-credential in Human Centred AI and Creative Technology.
Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/nlbk50X8SEA
This year’s @digibc.bsky.social Signals festival (Oct 3–12) will host the premiere of Echoes of Me, an immersive extended reality (XR) installation from @sfu.ca’s iSpaceLab directed by Noah Miller, a PhD researcher of transformative XR experiences.
Learn more: signals.digibc.org/digibc_proje...
Learn more: signals.digibc.org/digibc_proje...
October 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This year’s @digibc.bsky.social Signals festival (Oct 3–12) will host the premiere of Echoes of Me, an immersive extended reality (XR) installation from @sfu.ca’s iSpaceLab directed by Noah Miller, a PhD researcher of transformative XR experiences.
Learn more: signals.digibc.org/digibc_proje...
Learn more: signals.digibc.org/digibc_proje...
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Nominations for the 2025 CERi Awards are open!
These awards recognize SFU members and community partners advancing CER and driving positive change through work that strengthens communities. Celebrate meaningful collaboration, innovation, and impact across SFU and beyond.
Detail: bit.ly/ceriaward
These awards recognize SFU members and community partners advancing CER and driving positive change through work that strengthens communities. Celebrate meaningful collaboration, innovation, and impact across SFU and beyond.
Detail: bit.ly/ceriaward
Nominations are now open for the 2025 CERi Awards at SFU!
These awards celebrate faculty, graduate students, and community partners leading impactful community-engaged research. Join us in recognizing innovation, collaboration, and equity—nominate today!
Deadline Nov 7: bit.ly/ceriaward
These awards celebrate faculty, graduate students, and community partners leading impactful community-engaged research. Join us in recognizing innovation, collaboration, and equity—nominate today!
Deadline Nov 7: bit.ly/ceriaward
October 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Nominations for the 2025 CERi Awards are open!
These awards recognize SFU members and community partners advancing CER and driving positive change through work that strengthens communities. Celebrate meaningful collaboration, innovation, and impact across SFU and beyond.
Detail: bit.ly/ceriaward
These awards recognize SFU members and community partners advancing CER and driving positive change through work that strengthens communities. Celebrate meaningful collaboration, innovation, and impact across SFU and beyond.
Detail: bit.ly/ceriaward
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Do you know an instructor who creates exceptional learning experiences for students? Nominate them for an Award for Excellence in Teaching until October 15.
www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...
www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...
Excellence in Teaching
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September 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Do you know an instructor who creates exceptional learning experiences for students? Nominate them for an Award for Excellence in Teaching until October 15.
www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...
www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...
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A place to gather, learn, breathe, and heal — the newly-opened First Peoples’ Gathering House stands proudly along the ceremonial walkway at SFU's Burnaby campus.
First Peoples' Gathering House: A place to breathe
New First Peoples’ Gathering House honours the past to shape the future at Simon Fraser University.
A place to gather, learn, breathe, and heal – the newly-opened First Peoples’ Gathering Hou...
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September 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A place to gather, learn, breathe, and heal — the newly-opened First Peoples’ Gathering House stands proudly along the ceremonial walkway at SFU's Burnaby campus.
SIAT's virtual ambassador program gained a bit of international recognition over the weekend as SIAT VTubers Mo and Faye appeared in this article from Web Japan : web-japan.org/trends/11_cu...
September 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
SIAT's virtual ambassador program gained a bit of international recognition over the weekend as SIAT VTubers Mo and Faye appeared in this article from Web Japan : web-japan.org/trends/11_cu...
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📢 Auditions for SFU’s Virtual Ambassador Program Class 2 extended until September 14th!
Are you a 19+ SIAT student experienced with content creation? Become one of SFU’s official VTubers with a fully produced debut, receive monthly honoraria, and more!
➡️ studiosiat.com
Are you a 19+ SIAT student experienced with content creation? Become one of SFU’s official VTubers with a fully produced debut, receive monthly honoraria, and more!
➡️ studiosiat.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
📢 Auditions for SFU’s Virtual Ambassador Program Class 2 extended until September 14th!
Are you a 19+ SIAT student experienced with content creation? Become one of SFU’s official VTubers with a fully produced debut, receive monthly honoraria, and more!
➡️ studiosiat.com
Are you a 19+ SIAT student experienced with content creation? Become one of SFU’s official VTubers with a fully produced debut, receive monthly honoraria, and more!
➡️ studiosiat.com
Professor Steve DiPaola debuts AI sidekick in trailblazing new course!
Check out this CTV story featuring DiPaola and his new course IAT 111. In the course, DiPaola will be teaching alongside a fully-expressive 3D artificial intelligence sidekick.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Check out this CTV story featuring DiPaola and his new course IAT 111. In the course, DiPaola will be teaching alongside a fully-expressive 3D artificial intelligence sidekick.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
B.C. university professor to teach course alongside AI sidekick
A new course starting at Simon Fraser University this fall could offer a glimpse at the future of learning.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Professor Steve DiPaola debuts AI sidekick in trailblazing new course!
Check out this CTV story featuring DiPaola and his new course IAT 111. In the course, DiPaola will be teaching alongside a fully-expressive 3D artificial intelligence sidekick.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Check out this CTV story featuring DiPaola and his new course IAT 111. In the course, DiPaola will be teaching alongside a fully-expressive 3D artificial intelligence sidekick.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
From August 10-14, SIAT researchers will be at SIGGRAPH 2025 presenting and leading a variety of workshops, performances, and lectures. SIGGRAPH is the premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques and will be taking place in Vancouver this year.
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Researchers to represent SIAT at SIGGRAPH 2025
SIGGRAPH is the premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques and will feature workshops, lectures, and presentations by SIAT researchers.
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August 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
From August 10-14, SIAT researchers will be at SIGGRAPH 2025 presenting and leading a variety of workshops, performances, and lectures. SIGGRAPH is the premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques and will be taking place in Vancouver this year.
www.sfu.ca/siat/news-ev...
www.sfu.ca/siat/news-ev...