International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, and Rehabilitation
iACToR Weekly Newsletter #46
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Hello iACToR members,
It is with great excitement that I send you the following announcement on behalf of the Managing Board of the International Association of CyberPsychology, Training and Rehabilitation (iACToR). iACToR has received word that the 17th Annual CyberPsychology and CyberTherapy Conference (CYBER17) will be held in the European Parliament!
Please submit your abstract soon as the location of this year's conference provides a unique opportunity to raise the visibility and importance of your research on one of the world's most prominent stages. Also, please find attached the Call for Papers for CYBER17:
Experience the Future of Health & Well-Being
September 25 - 28, 2012 | Brussels, Belgium
As a reminder, the abstract submission deadline is March 1, 2012.To submit your abstract, please visit http://www.tinyurl.com/CYBER17Submit or visit http://www.interactivemediainstitute.com/CYBER17 and click "Online Abstract Submission."
Please contact iACToR's Communication Director, Mr. James Cullen, should you have any questions regarding the conference. For further information, please visit http://www.interactivemediainstitute.com/CYBER17
Calls, Conferences and Capital
March 28-30, 2012 | Laval, France
Registration still open!| http://www.laval-virtual.org
Laval Virtual is the European event for Virtual Reality & Converging Technologies. Thanks to a healthy attendance and international media coverage, Laval Virtual has become an essential showcase for the presentation of new methods, products, services, brands, etc.
5 exciting symposiums are a part of the scientific program this year, including:
- Session 1 - The Futures of Mixed & Augmented Reality, March 28, 2012, 10h-18h
- Session 2 - Enhancing Human Experience via Emerging Technologies, March 28, 2012, 10h-18h
- Session 3 - People, Places, Things: designing Services, Interactions and Experiences for the post-PC era, March 29, 2012, 10h-18h
- Session 4 - Interactive Technologies dedicated to Art Creation, March 29, 2011, 10h-18h
- Session 5 - Living Lab: Emerging Technologies for Collaborative Design of Products and Services, March 30, 2011, 10h-16h
To register for this exciting conference, visit http://www.laval-virtual.org/?p=48.
Top CyberPsychology News
Virtual Reality Contact Lenses Could Be Available by 2014
Scientific American - Contact lenses that help enhance normal vision with megapixel 3D panoramic images are being designed by scientists using military funding. For those who do not want to rely on contact lenses, future versions could involve lenses directly implanted within the eye, researchers added. Over the decades, the video displays that everyone from fighter pilots to the general public use have grown increasingly complex. One possibility for advanced displays is a virtual reality (VR) system that replaces our view of the real world with computer-generated vistas. Another idea consists of augmented reality (AR) displays that overlay computer-generated images over real-world environments. However, these often require bulky apparatus such as oversized helmets. "Unless the display industry can deliver transparent, high-performance and compact eyewear, developers of augmented reality and other compelling media applications will simply fail to create the excitement that consumers crave and the functionality that professional users absolutely need," said Steve Willey, chief executive officer of Bellevue, Wash.-based company Innovega. To read more, please visit http://bit.ly/wYspcq.
'Hunger In Los Angeles': Virtual Reality Makes Journalism Immersive, Pixelated
The Huffington Post - Imagine you're at a food bank outside the First Unitarian Church in Los Angeles. It's a clear and hot Saturday in August. Dozens of hungry people are lining up. The woman who runs the food bank is overwhelmed. She yells people's numbers quickly. "There are too many people," one woman complains, as she stands in line, her arms crossed. Others wait patiently, but the mood is tense. Then someone in line collapses to the ground -- a seizure. People surround him, trying to figure out what's wrong. A woman calls 911, but her English isn't great, and she has trouble communicating with the dispatcher. Amid this pandemonium, another person runs to the front of the line to steal food and ravage supplies. Yelling, pushing ensues. The moment seems to last forever as you wait for the ambulance to arrive, to help the man on the ground. Finally, it does. "Are you a doctor?" an EMT asks someone kneeling near the collapsed man. "Then get out of the way." The man, it turns out, was diabetic. He hadn't gotten food in time and had slipped into a coma. Then everything freezes. The buildings fade away, the people on the scene become translucent. The sidewalk goes on forever. An infographic appears: 1 in 6 people in America are hungry, it reads. 1 in 5 are children. Now remove your head-mounted display…To read more, please visit http://huff.to/zfBm5V.
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Brenda K. Wiederhold, PhD, MBA, BCIA
Secretary General
International Association of CyberPsychology, Training, & Rehabilitation (iACToR)
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