PROGRAM | ITAI2019

09:00 - 09:30 Registration ( arrival tea / coffee and biscuits )

09:30 - 09:40 Opening

09:40 - 10:40 Early Morning Talk Session

09:50 - 10:00: Derek Potter (Vicon Motion Systems Ltd.)
Vicon Origin – Motion to Drive Virtual Reality

The role of human-computer interaction in immersive technologies

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

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

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

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.
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

14:30 - 14:50: Richard Leonard (Business Interface Team, Cardiff University)
14:50 - 15:10: Cheryl Moore (Business Development Team, Cardiff University)
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

16:00 - 16:20: Andrew Staphnill (Research Development and Wellcome Trust ISSF, Cardiff University)
16:20 - 16:40: John Harrington (Director of ESRC Wales DTP, Cardiff University)
16:40 - 17:00: Tom Campbell (Immerse UK)

17:00 - 17:15 Closing remarks

17:15 - 19:00 Wine reception