IEEE 3DUI (3D User Interfaces) will be holding its 5th annual 3DUI Contest in 2014. The contest is open to anyone interested in 3D user interfaces, from researchers to students, enthusiasts, and professionals. They believe the annual contest helps the community find innovative solutions to classic 3DUI problems (e.g., navigation, selection, manipulation) through friendly competition…
DetailsINTERNATONAL CONFERENCE ON VIRTUAL REHABILITATION (ICVR 2013) MARRIOTT COURTYARD HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA, PA AUGUST 26-29TH Sponsored by NIH-NIDCD, NSF, ISVR, IEEE, BRIGHT CLOUD INTERNATIONAL, HOCOMA, MOTEK, MOTION ANALYSIS, KESSLER FOUNDATION, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, and TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
DetailsSkip Rizzo received the 17th annual Satava Award at the recent Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Next Med Conference (MMVR19) in Orange County, Calif. Rizzo was given the award in recognition of his understanding and realization of the potential of virtual reality as a therapeutic tool to help patients overcome mental and physical disabilities. Established in 1995 to…
DetailsPlease read the attached letter from Dr Sue Cobb – The President of the ISVR
DetailsThe successful candidates for Election to the Board are (alphabetical): Assaf Dvorkin Kynan Eng Belinda Lange There were no additional nominations for the role of President. Sue Cobb (Vice-President) was therefore confirmed in the role of President There were no nominations for the roles of Vice-President and Secretary. Nominations were therefore subsequently solicited from within…
DetailsBest Paper award: Emerging Concepts and Innovative Technologies subgroupNominated Overall Best Paper Award: Paper was scored in top 6 of 148 papersLange B. Rizzo A, Chang C, Suma EA, Bolas M. Markerless Full Body Tacking: Depth-sensing Technology within Virtual Environments. Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2011, December 3-6, 2011. Orlando, FL. …
DetailsMagic glove (UCLA) wins Best Demonstration Award. This magic glove used gaming to help patient with rehabilitation. Students from UCLA, Huang and Sarrafzadeh demonstrated a glove connected to the software similar to a Wii game. By playing this “Jewel Fetching” game, the patient would move his arm along with the fingers in a three dimensional fashion to fetch…
DetailsYeh, S., McLaughlin, M., Nam, Y., Sanders, S., Chang, C., Kennedy, B., Flynn, S., Lange, B., Li, L., Chen, S., and al., E. Emotions and Telerehabilitation: Pilot Clinical Trials for Virtual Telerehabilitation Application Using Haptic Device and Its Impact on Post Stroke Patients’ Mood and Motivation. In Proceedings of HCI (14). 2011, 119-128. …
DetailsSebastian Koenig was announced as the winner of the award in the category Medicine and Health at the Laval Virtual Annual Awards ceremony, held in the Laval Theatre. His paper was on the Development of Virtual Environments for Patient-centred Rehabilitation. Sebastian has also set up a blog on his website for those interested in the…
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