2ND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: KEY ISSUES IN SENSORY AUGMENTATION WORKSHOP
http://www.esenseproject.org/keyIssuesInSensoryAugmentationWorkshop.html
DATES
Position Paper Submission Deadline: Friday 20 February, 2009.
Workshop: Thursday 26 and Friday 27 March, 2009.
LOCATION
University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Key Issues in Sensory Augmentation Workshop
OVERVIEW
This two day interdisciplinary workshop focuses on key issues in sensory
augmentation research. Our aim is to bring together researchers from the
different fields that investigate how the capabilities of perceptual and
cognitive systems can be augmented by sensor-based technologies: HCI;
philosophy; computing; AI; psychology; and the arts.
One goal is to identify the key questions motivating the research in this
rapidly developing interdisciplinary area. Another is to map the range of
theoretical frameworks, empirical techniques and technologies that are
currently used in sensory augmentation research.
More specifically, the two-day workshop will focus on the following three
questions:
* are there rigorous techniques that can characterise the subjective
experience of using sensory augmentation technology?
* how can empirical experiments with sensory augmentation devices be
used to further philosophical and psychological enquiry into cognition and
perception?
* what technologies are available for building sensory augmentation devices?
CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AND DEMONSTRATORS
* Malika Auvray, CNRS, France
* Ron Chrisley, University of Sussex, UK
* Andy Clark, University of Edinburgh, UK
* Charles Lenay, Perceptual Supplementation Group, Compiègne, France
* Claire Petitmengin, University of Paris, France
* Carson Reynolds, University of Tokyo, Japan
* Yvonne Rogers, Open Univesity, UK
* Frank Schumann, University of Osnabrück, Germany
* Ian Saunders, University of Edinburgh
* Adam Spiers, University of Bristol, UK
* Jamie Ward, University of Sussex, UK
WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
We want to address our three research questions through a combination of:
conventional short presentations by invited keynote speakers; discussion
sessions; and by participants having a hands-on experience of using,
building and evaluating sensory augmentation technologies.
There will be demonstrations of a range of sensory augmentation devices and
participants will have opportunities to use and evaluate these systems under
the guidance of the designers. Confirmed demonstrations include: the
Enactive Torch; feelSpace; the Haptic Radar; an i-LIMB with proprioceptive
feedback; a minimal TVSS; and the vOICe system.
There will also be two optional tutorial sessions. One tutorial will cover
open source software (Processing, OpenFrameworks) and hardware (including
Arduino microcontrollers, Lillypad components) that can be used to build
wearable vibro-tactile arrays and connected to a range of sensors. This will
be run by researchers who actively use these technologies and will
demonstrate that sensory augmentation systems can be rapidly prototyped and
tested. This session will only require participants to have basic
technological skills (some basic familiarity with a programming language).
A second tutorial session will be run on ‘second person’ interview
techniques by Claire Petitmengin, a leading authority and an experienced
trainer.
PARTICIPATION
If you would like to participate then please submit a maximum 2 page
position paper that addresses one or more of the three workshop questions
and send it to Jon Bird - [log in to unmask] . The deadline for submissions
is Friday 20 February. There are a maximum of 25 places.
The position papers will be available for viewing as posters during the
drinks breaks and lunch times.
COST
The workshop is free and participants will receive lunch and refreshments on
both days and dinner on the first evening. We have some funding to help
cover travel and accommodation costs for PhD students.
FUNDING
This workshop is funded by the UbiComp Grand Challenge.
ORGANIZERS
Jon Bird and Paul Marshall
Pervasive Interaction Lab
Open University
Tom Froese
University of Sussex
CONTACT
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