Detailed program
09:00 - 09:30 Registration ( arrival tea / coffee and biscuits )
09:30 - 09:40 Opening
09:40 - 10:40 Early Morning Talk Session
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09:50 - 10:00: Derek Potter (Vicon Motion Systems Ltd.)
Vicon Origin – Motion to Drive Virtual Reality
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10:00 - 10:10: Maite Frutos (Birmingham City University)
The role of human-computer interaction in immersive technologies
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10:10 - 10:20: Tom Freeman (Cardiff University)
Use of immersive acoustics and head-mounted displays in active listening and looking -
10:20 - 10:30: Jacques Grange (Cardiff University)
Accessibility of social settings to the hearing impaired: advanced binaural simulations -
10:30 - 10:40: Tom Freeman (Cardiff University)
EPSRC Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Hubs
10:40 - 11:10 Mid-morning break ( tea / coffee and Welsh cakes )
11:10 - 12:20 Late Morning Talk Session
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11:10 - 11:20: James Simpson (Royal Shakespeare Company/Magic Leap Digital Fellow & Rose Bruford College)
Mixed Reality Pre-Visualisation for Theatre Production Design -
11:20 - 11:30: Job van der Schalk (Cardiff University)
Virtual mimicry: The effect of mimicry by a virtual human on social behaviour -
11:30 - 11:40: Bethany Watrous (Experience Heritage)
Digital Heritage: Understanding the past through immersive technologies -
11:40 - 11:50: Kevin Moss (Rescape Innovation Ltd.)
Using VR to help reduce pain and anxiety -
11:50 - 12:00: Matt Dunn (Cardiff University)
Augmented Reality applications to assist people with impaired sight -
12:00 - 12:10: Jessica LaCombe (Tiny Victories)
Compassionate Technology: Promoting Mental Health and Wellness through Digital Games and
Immersive Experiences
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12:10 - 12:20: Mohammad Al-Amri (Cardiff University)
Can augmented virtual reality feedback improve motor performance in individuals with knee
osteoarthritis?
12:20 - 14:30 Lunch ( cold finger buffet ) and Demos Session
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Daden Limited
Trainingscapes -
Ted Thomas (Swansea University)
Empathy and Body Dysmorphia -
Dominik Krzeminski (Cardiff University)
ARmadillo - augmented reality web application for surface MRI visualization -
Thomas Williams (University of Bath)
Augmented Reality (AR) for Dementia. Representing Actions in Augmented Reality: Task Prompting for People Living with Dementia -
Vicon Motion Systems Ltd.
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Rescape Innovation Ltd.
DR.VR for pain and anxiety management -
Jessica LaCombe (Tiny Victories)
Compassionate Technology -
Paul Allen, Adam Partridge (Cardiff University)
Virtual Reality Brain Scan
14:30 - 15:30 Early Afternoon Talk Session
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14:30 - 14:50: Richard Leonard (Business Interface Team, Cardiff University)
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14:50 - 15:10: Cheryl Moore (Business Development Team, Cardiff University)
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15:10 - 15:30: Derek Potter (Vicon Motion System Ltd.): Academic – Industrial Partnerships
15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon break ( tea / coffee and cake bites )
16:00 - 17:00 Late Afternoon Talk Session
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16:00 - 16:20: Andrew Staphnill (Research Development and Wellcome Trust ISSF, Cardiff University)
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16:20 - 16:40: John Harrington (Director of ESRC Wales DTP, Cardiff University)
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16:40 - 17:00: Tom Campbell (Immerse UK)
17:00 - 17:15 Closing remarks
17:15 - 19:00 Wine reception