SIMULATION & SERIOUS GAMES
NIGHT
To celebrate Simulation
Week (1-7 May) the School of
Computer Science, Engineering
and Mathematics at Flinders
University is hosting an open
night at our Tonsley campus.
THURSDAY 4 MAY 5.00PM
FOR A 5.30PM START
FLINDERS AT TONSLEY
1284 SOUTH ROAD, CLOVELLY PARK
THURSDAY 4 MAY AT 5PM
HELD AT
TONSLEY
This is a great opportunity to visit our
cutting-edge facilities at Tonsley, meet
academic staff and current tertiary students,
learn about the future of simulation and
serious games, and find out more about the
exciting careers that study in these areas
can lead to.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free
community event, however it will be most
suitable to students in Years 11 and 12 and
their families, secondary school teachers,
and career counsellors.
PROGRAM
5.00PM Registration and light refreshments
5.30PM Welcome
5.40PM The Future of Simulation
6.00PM Interactive workshops
7.30PM Refreshments and networking
8.00PM Close
Registration is essential.
Visit: flinders.edu.au/open-night-tonsley
to secure your booking.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS - 30 MINUTES
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
ENGINEERING
SESSION ONE
VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY
Dr Brett Wilkinson
Immerse yourself! Try out a range of
different interaction technologies and hear
about their fascinating applications, related
research and what you can study to work
with them for yourself.
HAPTICS FOR MEDICAL TRAINING AND
SIMULATION
Dr Greg Ruthenbeck
Haptics devices let you ‘feel’ what’s going
on in virtual environments by providing
physical feedback. Experience them for
yourself and find out how we use them in
medical training and simulation.
AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS IN INDUSTRY
Dr Nasser Asgari and Dr Sherry Randhawa
Visit our Robotics and Automation teaching
lab, interact with our friendly industrial
robots Baxter and Sawyer, and hear about
how robotic simulations are used in training
and industry.
SESSION TWO
SERIOUS GAME DEVELOPMENT
BIOMECHANICS HEXAPOD
FLINDERS MOTORSPORT TEAM
Ms Marissa Bond
Associate Professor John Costi
Mr Jackson Renshaw
Find out how we use ‘Serious Games’ in a
range of industries including health, training,
advertising, recruitment, and education.
Get a taste of what it is like to be a game
developer by using Unreal Engine, a tool
used by industry professionals, to modify a
first person shooter.
See our state-of-the art hexapod in action
and see how we use it to understand more
about the joints, bones and soft tissues in
our bodies and to assist us to develop new
implants, artificial joints and other medical
devices to improve people’s health and
wellbeing. The Flinders Motorsport Team is made up of
current students from a range of engineering
disciplines. Have a go at their immersive
racing simulator, hear about the great
technology they’re developing, and find out
what to study to get involved for yourself!
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: STEM@FLINDERS.EDU.AU
CRICOS No. 00114A