Brandon Piller
Brandon Piller

Brandon Piller

Interactive Systems

Research + Design + Development

Hello, I am (see big bold name above)!

I graduated with a bachelors in Interactive Systems Design with a minor in Digital Culture and New Media in the spring of 2019 from the University of Saskatchewan. That same spring, I joined the Human Computer Interaction lab at the U of S to pursue a Masters degree. I graduated with a Masters of Science in Computer Science in the fall of 2021.

Topics I am passionate about include:

  • Games User Research

  • Game Design and Development

  • App Design and Development

  • Web Design

Languages and Tools

 
 
 

Recent Projects

Trash Panda

One man's treasure is another panda's trash. You are a raccoon who has dropped out of adventuring school. For revenge, you are now plotting to take your neighbor's treasures. Don't get caught!

Project: Video Game

Type: Game Jam

 

Is A Change As Good as a Rest?

Can taking breaks while playing a video game help player performance? And what can players do during the break?

Project: Research Project and Paper

Type: Master’s Project

 

Shared Spaces

Exploring how Augmented Reality (AR) can create opportunities for connection through art.

Project: Augmented Reality App

Type: Work Project

Photo taken from http://sharedspaces.usask.ca/

 

Education

university of Saskatchewan, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, SASKATOON, SK

MASTER’S OF COMPUTER SCIENCE,
Graduated OCT 2021

B.A. & Sc. INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS DESIGN, MINOR IN DIGITAL CULTURE AND NEW MEDIA WITH DISTINCTION
Graduated JUNE 2019

university of Liverpool, LIVERPOOL, UK

BILATERAL ACADEMIC EXCHANGE
SEPTEMBER 2018 - FEBRUARY 2019

Contact

Email: Brandon.piller@usask.ca