T.C. Nicholas Graham

T.C. Nicholas Graham is a professor in the School of Computing at Queen's University, focused on research in game design, human-computer interaction (HCI), and health games (exergaming). His work emphasizes using digital games to promote physical activity, with significant achievements in designing games for children with physical disabilities. He is the director of the EQUIS Laboratory and has served as the chair of IFIP Working Group 2.7 (User Interface Engineering). He earned his Doctorate in Engineering from TU Berlin and has conducted research in Germany, Norway, and Canada. His research encompasses game networking, multiplayer collaborative games, and simulation training games.

• 2000–Present·Namzak Labs·Vice President, Research & Development
  • Oversees leadership in research and development for the company.
• 1997–Present·Queen's University·Professor of Computer Science
  • Leads the EQUIS Laboratory, researching digital games and human-computer interaction.
• 1993–1997·York University·Assistant Professor
  • Conducted research on user interface technologies and collaborative software.
• 1989–1992·GMD (Karlsruhe, Germany)·Visiting Researcher
  • Researched human-computer interaction and distributed game networking.
• 1988–1989·Queen's University·Research Assistant
  • Worked on the Nial project research.
• 1985–1986·Computer Systems Research Institute·Systems Programmer
  • Participated in the development of the Turing project.

• 1990–1995·TU Berlin·Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.)
  • Focused on research in game design and distributed systems.
• 1986–1988·Queen's University·Master's (M.Sc.)
  • Specialized in human-computer interaction and collaborative software.
• 1982–1985·University of Toronto·Bachelor's (B.Sc.)
  • Major in computer science.