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Recent Activities: Currently, Meehae is working on a virtual walking meditation application (Virtual Meditative Walk) under Dr. Gromala and the Transforming Pain Research Group. This application uses VR and biofeedback technologies to drive the visuals/sound while the meditator walks on a treadmill. She is also working on an interactive tree installation as well as revisiting the Neurofloat project over the summer. | Recent Activities: Currently, Meehae is working on a virtual walking meditation application (Virtual Meditative Walk) under Dr. Gromala and the Transforming Pain Research Group. This application uses VR and biofeedback technologies to drive the visuals/sound while the meditator walks on a treadmill. She is also working on an interactive tree installation as well as revisiting the Neurofloat project over the summer. | ||
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Recent Activities: Carlos' current projects are Protocol (a.k.a. Enhanced Rhythm System), Heterogenesis and BodyDaemon v2. He is also working on Transforming Pain, a collaborative project under Dr. Diane Gromala at SFU. | Recent Activities: Carlos' current projects are Protocol (a.k.a. Enhanced Rhythm System), Heterogenesis and BodyDaemon v2. He is also working on Transforming Pain, a collaborative project under Dr. Diane Gromala at SFU. | ||
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| − | Research Interests, keywords: Communication Design, Performance, Biofeedback, Bioresponsive Art. | + | Research Interests, keywords: Communication Design, Performance, Biofeedback, Bioresponsive Art, Interactive Art, Pain, Anxiety, Empathy. |
Recent Activities: Angela is currently the Sessional Instructor for IAT 102 - Graphic Design, is building her thesis project B[i[ound: a bioresponsive corset performance and writing her Masters thesis. She is also a designer for the BioMedia Lab and is a part of the Transforming Pain Research Group. | Recent Activities: Angela is currently the Sessional Instructor for IAT 102 - Graphic Design, is building her thesis project B[i[ound: a bioresponsive corset performance and writing her Masters thesis. She is also a designer for the BioMedia Lab and is a part of the Transforming Pain Research Group. | ||
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Recent Activities: Publication and presentation at the ECA2010 conference in Geneva and the EuroITV2010 conference in Tampere. Numerous user experience research / design / evaluation projects for major industrial clients. | Recent Activities: Publication and presentation at the ECA2010 conference in Geneva and the EuroITV2010 conference in Tampere. Numerous user experience research / design / evaluation projects for major industrial clients. | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 23 June 2010
Meehae Song
Email: meehaes [at] sfu [dot] ca
Degree: PhD
Research Interests, keywords: Virtual Reality, Meditation, Biofeedback, Chronic Pain.
Recent Activities: Currently, Meehae is working on a virtual walking meditation application (Virtual Meditative Walk) under Dr. Gromala and the Transforming Pain Research Group. This application uses VR and biofeedback technologies to drive the visuals/sound while the meditator walks on a treadmill. She is also working on an interactive tree installation as well as revisiting the Neurofloat project over the summer.
Carlos Castellanos
Email: carlos_castellanos [at] sfu [dot] ca
Degree: PhD
Research Interests, keywords: Interactive Art, Phenomenology, Human/MAchine Co-evolution, Embodiment, Cybernetics, AI/A-life, Networks.
Recent Activities: Carlos' current projects are Protocol (a.k.a. Enhanced Rhythm System), Heterogenesis and BodyDaemon v2. He is also working on Transforming Pain, a collaborative project under Dr. Diane Gromala at SFU.
For more information on Carlos' work see his website, ccastellanos.com[1].
Angela Tomizu
Email: atomizu [at] sfu [dot] ca
Degree: MA
Research Interests, keywords: Communication Design, Performance, Biofeedback, Bioresponsive Art, Interactive Art, Pain, Anxiety, Empathy.
Recent Activities: Angela is currently the Sessional Instructor for IAT 102 - Graphic Design, is building her thesis project B[i[ound: a bioresponsive corset performance and writing her Masters thesis. She is also a designer for the BioMedia Lab and is a part of the Transforming Pain Research Group.
Amir Aziz Ghahary
Email:
Degree:
Research Interests, keywords:
Recent Activities:
Jay Vidyarthi
Email:
Degree: MSc
Research Interests, keywords: Interface Design, Human-computer Interaction, Usability, Self-Expression, Spirituality, Biofeedback, Psychophysics, Art Therapy, Pain, Anxiety, Stress.
Recent Activities: Publication and presentation at the ECA2010 conference in Geneva and the EuroITV2010 conference in Tampere. Numerous user experience research / design / evaluation projects for major industrial clients.
Mark Nazemi
Email: mna31 [at] sfu [dot] ca
Degree: MA
Research Interests, keywords: Sound Design & Music Composition for the purpose of transcendence / meditation, user-driven non-linear sound compositions, creating Poetic Immersive Environments & visual performance.
Recent Activities: Mark is a recent graduate of the SIAT undergraduate program and also teaches sound design & audio engineering.
