Virtual Reality Technology Lead at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford

Oxford, UK
Joined September 2019
Experimental test of how the programming of a VR virtual coach can affect therapeutic alliance, credibility, and expectancy (proxies of better treatment outcomes). Opens up new studies. First (great) DPhil paper from @nameIsShuYeah + @AitorInVR @OxExpPsy rdcu.be/dg1RH
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We are looking for psychologist/cognitive science student to work in the @event_lab part time on the @ERC_Research project MoTIVE (motiverc.org). See the advert euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/1…
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Congratulations to the @ehtelescope team on capturing the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy!
Our own black hole! Astronomers have just revealed the 1st image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy using the @ehtelescope- a planet-scale array of radio telescopes that emerged from decades of NSF support. bit.ly/38rC85z #ourblackhole
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New paper getting to grips with potential VR therapy side effects. Side effects infrequent and did not affect outcomes. Most common concern was what else was happening in room. 27 side effects assessed, which clustered into three types… @OxPsychiatry cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Delighted to share the results of the @gameChangeVR trial, out today in the @TheLancetPsych. The headline: gameChange VR therapy helps people feel more confident in everyday situations. Huge thanks to the incredible team of people who made this possible. @McPinFoundation
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We used Reinforcement Learning in #VR to investigate when bystanders to a violent incident might respond with prosocial helping behaviour @AitorInVR @OxfordHealthNHS @uclcs @Ubneuroscience @EPSRC @ERC_Research nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
We are looking for a Lecturer/Associate Professor in Visual Computing, please circulate jobs.ac.uk/job/CNW684/lectur…
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We are looking for two PhD students to work on collaborative mixed reality jobs.ac.uk/job/CEZ310/phd-su…
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Tenemos financiación para un estudiante de doctorado en el Event Lab de la @UniBarcelona. Por favor envíeme un correo electrónico a través de event-lab.org si está interesado y su carrera es en informática / realidad virtual #VR y tiene residencia en España @event_lab
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(Almost) everything there is to know about avatars. From how can they be made & animated. To the utility of free avatars. Bringing consensus between industry & academia on key aspects: what’s an avatar?... W the history of #MicrosoftRocketbox at center. frontiersin.org/article/10.3… – at Seattle, WA
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For those of you interested on VR for pain therapy, @tony_donegan78, b ryan, j swidrak and myself, just published a perspective article @FrontVR going over challenges that one may encounter when using VR with chronic pain patients: frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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#FrontVRSeminars - Talks on #VR #AR #Ethics 17/9 16:00 Brussels. Very excited to welcome talks by @ThomasMetzinger and @PatrickHaggard. Livestreamed youtube.com/c/xuenipan See:frontiersin.org/articles/10.… frontiersin.org/articles/10.… @panxueni @FrontVR @DigiCatapult Details to follow.
What are the best practices for #SocialVR? Technology mediated communication needs inputs from both social psychologists & technologists 🙌 Publish your work with our @FrontVR Special Issue here! @KatjaZia @MarkoOrel Reply to AMA. Pls RT! 👇👇👇 fro.ntiers.in/duXJ
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