Michael James Katchabaw Associate Professor Department of Computer Science The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7 Tel: +1 519-661-4059 Fax: +1 519-661-3515 E-Mail: katchab@csd.uwo.ca

Background

• Curriculum Vitae

Teaching

• Current courses:
  • CS4438B: Open Source Project
  • CS4470Y: Software Maintenance and Configuration Management
  • CS4480Y: Game Development Project
  • CS4483B: Game Design

  All course websites available through OWL.

Research

• Research interests:
  • Game design and technologies
  • Adaptive game systems
  • Believable agents and characters in games
  • Relationship and reputation modelling for video games
  • Automated difficulty adjustment in video games
  • Content analysis for video games
  • Algorithmic music composition and adaptation for video games
  • Storytelling support and automation in games
  • Serious games and applications of game design and technologies to non-entertainment applications
  • Virtual and augmented reality for entertainment and serious applications
  • Network latency management for real-time networked games
  • Network support for Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) video games
  • Game studies and curriculum in academia
  
  
• Publications
• I am also affiliated with the Digital Recreation, Entertainment, Art, and Media (DREAM) Group.