ATLAS Institute PhD candidate听Peter Gyory passed his comprehensive exam on August 18. His work on his dissertation, 鈥淒eveloping Tools to Support Approachable Game Controller Design,鈥� is overseen by committee members, Professor听Ellen Do, Associate Professor听Amy Banic, Associate Professor听Joel Swanson,听Michael Rivera, Associate Professor (UC Davis)听听and Professor听Mark Gross.
During his exam, Gyory outlined his work in game controller design. His听research goal is to expand tangible user interface research by exploring the design space of alternative controller (Alt Ctrl) games. In addition, Gyory wants to develop tools that make the creation of Alt Ctrl games more approachable for those without much physical computing experience. During his exam, Gyory showcased his projects, HOT SWAP and Tinycade, game controller platforms that can be reconfigured to support multiple games.听He also outlined his planned work in developing an Alt Ctrl toolkit called "Beholder Observables," a听platform implemented with computer vision that requires听only a smartphone to use it.
"I hope听my work will make physical computing more approachable to those without advanced fabrication tools," Gyory says.
Prior to working on his PhD, Gyory received a听BS听in Game Design and Development from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2016 and an MS听in Creative Technology and Design from the ATLAS Institute.
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