Title:  The IMMERSe Project

Author: Dr. Neil Randall, University of Waterloo

Abstract: This paper will introduce the wargaming community to IMMERSe (The Interactive and Multi-Modal Research Syndicate), This SSHRC-funded project establishes a network of seven universities and six industry partners to conduct research into player experience and behavior, with studies focusing on player immersion, player presence, player relationships, and player addiction. The SSHRC award is $2.55M, with cash and in-kind contributions from academic and industry partners increasing the total award to $5.8M. Collaborative, multi-disciplinary, and multi-institutional from its inception, the network includes researchers from the arts, the social sciences, engineering, and computer science. The overview will include explicit discussion of connections to the concerns of the professional wargame design community.

Last Updated: 29 June 2012