School of Interactive Arts + Technology

10/08/2026

Congratulations, SIAT graduates! You have accomplished so much in your time with us and we are so proud to welcome you to our alumni community 🎓🎉

10/07/2026

Convocation is tomorrow! 🎓

You’re invited to join us after the ceremony in the SW corner of the AQ courtyard for the FCAT reception. We can’t wait to celebrate your achievements and officially welcome you to our alumni community! 🎉

10/06/2026

Take an idea from initial concept through to portfolio-ready project!
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In IAT 499: Graduation Project, students develop a single project over the course of a semester.
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Throughout a semester that operates much like a professional creative studio, students research and explore project possibilities, prototype and test ideas, receive critique, refine the work, and prepare it for a final presentation or exhibition.
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Projects can take the form of:
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👉 interactive experiences
👉 installations
👉 games
👉 interfaces
👉 physical or digital products
👉 speculative designs
👉 immersive media
👉 creative technologies
👉 other interdisciplinary work

https://www.sfu.ca/siat/programs/undergraduate/current-students/iat499-graduation-project.html

09/11/2026

How could design and technology reshape funerals, mourning, and remembrance in Japan in the near-future?

This is the central question of Interfuit, a speculative short film which had its Canadian premiere at a SIAT-sponsored screening this August.

Learn more:

What happens when some of our most intimate and culturally significant rituals become entangled with new technologies? How could design and technology reshape funerals, mourning, and remembrance in Japan in the near-future? These are the central questions of Interfuit, the speculative short film whi...

09/10/2026

The Sensing Matters Lab is excited to welcome the first cohort of resident researchers!

Gizem Oktay, Fiona Bell & Sam Edens are joining the lab to further research projects that include more-than-human entanglements with mycelium, oyster shells and more.

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The Sensing Matters Lab at Simon Fraser University is excited to welcome the first cohort of resident researchers! Gizem Oktay, Fiona Bell and Sam Edens will be joining us in the lab to collaboratively further their hands-on projects that include more-than-human entanglements with mycelium, technolo...

09/09/2026

StudioSIAT is excited to announce that the four talents of Cappuverse SFU, SIAT’s very own VTuber program, will be debuting their own individual solo channels starting this Friday, September 11th!

Fans of the existing Cappuverse channel need not worry, as there is still regular content planned and coming down the pipe, including the launch of our very own weekly Cappuverse SFU TTRPG campaign!

Learn more: https://www.sfu.ca/siat/news-events/news/2026/september/tune-in-to-sfu-s-vtubers-debuting-their-solo-channels-this-frida.html

09/08/2026

Welcome to a new academic year at the School of Interactive Arts + Technology!

Whether you’re a new or returning student, September is packed with Month of Welcome events to help you make the most of your SFU experience.

Check out the full list of events: https://www.sfu.ca/students/newundergrads/fall/month-of-welcome.html

08/31/2026

It is our pleasure to invite you to the book launch of Diffracting the North: Contemporary Latinx Canadian Experiences and Practices in Film, New Media, and Visual Arts (Concordia University Press, 2025), a groundbreaking volume that brings much-needed visibility to Latin American and Latinx cultural production within Canada’s contemporary artistic landscape.

Date: Friday, September 4, 2026
Time: 6 pm to 8 pm
Location: Startup Studio – The Post at 750 (750 Hamilton St. 110 Vancouver, BC V6B 0E9)

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diffracting-the-north-book-launch-tickets-1997878302785?aff=oddtdtcreator

More information: https://vlacc.ca/events/diffracting-the-north-book-launch/

This event is hosted by the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Center (VLACC) with support of SFU’s Faculty of Communication Art and Technology (FCAT) Knowledge Mobilization Activity Grant.

08/21/2026

Curious about research opportunities at SFU?

Join an Undergraduate Research Information Session to learn about the benefits of undergraduate research, how to find opportunities, and the programs and supports available to help you get involved.

Two sessions available in September

September 16 | 4:00–5:00 p.m. | https://events.sfu.ca/event/49792-surrey-campus-virtual-undergraduate-research-info-sess
📍 SYRC 5080 or online
September 23 | 5:00–6:00 p.m. | https://events.sfu.ca/event/49793-burnaby-campus-undergraduate-research-info-session
📍 W.A.C. Bennett Library 3008

Whether you're exploring research for the first time or looking for your next opportunity, these sessions are a great place to start. All students are welcome.

08/20/2026

Undergraduate Research Drop-In Chats to ask questions, explore opportunities, and learn more about getting involved in research at SFU.

•Tuesdays, 1:30–2:30 p.m. | Arts Central (AQ 3020) | https://events.sfu.ca/event/49746-undergrad-research-drop-in-chats
•Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Sci Space (AQ 3146) | https://events.sfu.ca/event/49799-undergrad-research-drop-in-chats
•Thursdays, 1:00–2:00 p.m. | Online | https://events.sfu.ca/event/49781-virtual-undergraduate-research-drop-in-chats

No registration required. Simply drop in and connect with the Undergraduate Research Coordinator.