Dr. Daniel Harley

Associate Professor

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Biography

Daniel Harley teaches digital media design at the University of Waterloo’s Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business. His research offers critical examinations of the social, cultural, and political dimensions of interactive technologies, focusing on collaborative design-based projects that propose tangible, embodied interactions in multimedia storytelling. Currently, his work emphasizes the XR (Extended Realities) sector, including virtual, mixed, and augmented reality. In his research and teaching, Daniel applies a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives from science and technology studies, digital storytelling, media studies, cultural studies, games studies, and human-computer interaction.

Research Interests

Digital Media Studies Games Studies Feminist Critical Approaches Technology Tangible Embodied Interaction Narrative Design Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Mixed Reality

Courses

GBDA 101: Introduction to Digital Media Design GBDA 203: Introduction to Digital Culture GBDA 414: Special Topics in Interaction Design DEI 613: Digital Media Design Solutions 1: Design Principles and Practice DEI 616: Multimedia Storytelling

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.