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THE SCHOOL’S EQUIS ((EK-WISS)) LAB IS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF ‘SURFACE COMPUTING’.
IT’S THE TOUCH TECHNOLOGY BEHIND TABLETS, AND CERTAIN CELL PHONES.
NOW THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL WILL GET TO BROADEN THEIR STUDIES WITH EXCHANGES AT SEVERAL CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES.
AS NEWSWATCH’S DARRYN DAVIS EXPLAINS, THE GOAL IS TO SHARE IDEAS, EXPERTISE AND PUSH THE TECHNOLOGY TO NEW LEVELS.
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THE PROGRAMMERS AT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF COMPUTING EQUIS LAB ARE COMING UP WITH NEW AND INNOVATIVE USES FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE.
THAT CUTTING EDGE WORK IS BEING ADVANCED IN PART THROUGH A NEW EXCHANGE PROGRAM BETWEEN CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES.
TAD STACH
“WITH THIS RESEARCH NETWORK BECAUSE IT’S BETWEEN CANADA AND EUROPE THE IDEA IS TO SHARE INFORMATION. EACH RESEARCH GROUP MIGHT BE WORKING ON A DIFFERENT AREA BUT BY HAVING THE STUDENTS GO BACK AND FORTH THEY’LL BRING THE KNOWLEDGE THEY HAVE.”
QUENTIN BELLAY IS PART OF THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM BETWEEN CANADA AND EUROPE.
HE’S BEEN WORKING ON THE TOUCH SCREEN APPLICATIONS FOR THE EDITOR PART OF A GAME WHICH IS DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.
QUENTIN BELLAY
“WHEN THE KIDS WILL PLAY OR ANYBODY WILL PLAY THE GAME WE’LL BE ABLE TO GET THE LEVEL…WHEN THEY PLAY… MAKE EVENTS.”
THE EDITOR ALLOWS THE GAME TO BE CHANGED IN REAL TIME MAKING THE GAME DIFFERENT AND FRESH FOR THE PLAYER.
WHICH IS HANDY IF THE GAME IS BEING USED TO BUILD UP THE MUSCLES OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY.
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“KIDS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AS THEY GET OLDER THEIR MUSCLES BECOME WEAKER OR THEY DON’T GROW ANY STRONGER BUT THEIR BODIES ARE BECOMING LARGER AND HEAVIER SO THEY’RE LESS ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN WEIGHT.”
THE MEDICAL FIELD ISN’T THE ONLY ONE JUMPING ON BOARD.
AMIR SEPASI IS A GRADUATE STUDENT AT THE QUEEN’S SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND HE’S WORKING ON SOFTWARE FOR THE CANADIAN MILITARY.
IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE USED TO HELP TRAIN OFFICERS ON THINGS LIKE STRATEGY AND TACTICS.
THE ADVANTAGE OF THE LARGE TOUCH SCREEN IS OFFICERS CAN WORK IN THE SAME SPACE TOGETHER CONVERSING IN REAL TIME INSTEAD OF EACH OFFICER BEING STUCK AT SEPARATE TERMINALS.
AMIR SEPASI
“THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS BASICALLY TO EXPLORE THE IDEA OF HOW THEY CAN MAKE FOR ONE THING THE TRAINING FASTER AND LESS EXPENSIVE AND THE OTHER WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE MORE REALISTIC.”
THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO INVOLVE OVER 60 STUDENTS AND 16 FACULTY OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
DARRYN DAVIS CKWS NEWSWATCH KINGSTON.