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RA WORK

Pain Lab RA Meetings, Summer 2015: Thursdays, 2-4p.m.

Fall 2015; Friday 3-5pm ??

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RA list of tasks: the dead simple list for DGr

NOTE: you MUST update & bring a print out of this to every weekly meeting or meetings won't happen

MARK NAZEMI

KEEPER OF SOUND/MUSIC MF sound files, background music

Scoliosis waiting for Focus Group date

MF sound files: Background sound for MF needed.

Blogsite: add info re: VC wins (will end up on the new website soon)

XIN TONG

[updated Aug 25 by Xin]

(1) KEEPER OF CONFERENCE EMAILS July conference list sent: MMVR due Oct 15

(2) KEEPER OF ELECTRONICS/CFI ORDER

(3) CFI new equipment

      w/Lisa, check-in equipment when it arrives; make a list of any boxes we need to get to house new devices IF they do not come with one;  
      w/Ashfaq, transfer info sheet [DONE]; 
      w/Lisa & Ashfaq: test tagging one device & its associated parts; would color coding (w/electrical tape or other ideas) help (just for freq. used, expensive or complicated devices)?

(4) THESIS - FitPet - FINAL REVISION with Dr.G

(5) AT&T VR demo blogsite story DONE.

(6) HCI International Conference Reimbursement of registration Contact Lisa

[Papers & Publication Schedule]

(1) IEEE VR 2016 - In progress Planning to submit the HMD VMW Study as a full paper.

(2) Book Chapter - Done submitted, waiting for reviews.

(3) IEEE-GEM - Done Poster accepted. Register?

(4) CHI2016 - In progress Paper about my thesis? the design and evaluation of FitPet. Will send initial draft by Sept7th.

(5) MindCare 2015 - ACCEPTED Waiting for feedback from the conference, re: present remotely Need revisions by Sept 1st (need Ash's user study and DrG final edits). http://mindcaresymposium.org/2015/show/home

(6) IEEE VIZ Workshop 2016 Working w/ Fateme on a poster about the personal informatics study.

(7) CHI2016 - Design/Game/Research Competition? Would love to work on one of them.

DIMPLE GUPTA

Kindle - DGr

ISEA Attendance - Dates 14-17th August, ATTENDED. Blog Up. COMPLETED.

Presentation skills - body voice workshop - Dates 25+26th August, ATTENDED. Blog Up. COMPLETED.

UVic Self Management Program - 48 hour Trainer Course attended 2 days/ 4 days remaining (Sep - 24th/25th/Oct 1st+2nd). IN PROCESS

Handout explaining data differences for patients - First Draft

Social Media - daily/ weekly updates on FB and blog. login/password needed. Photos/computer/summary. IN PROCESS DAILY/WEEKLY

Pain BC Liasion - upcoming RETREAT for PAIN BC EDUCATION COMMITTEE - IN PROCESS Updates - New online interactive patient tool launching in December, no annual conference this year, award for radio and TV public awareness ad campaign, mental health trainer. Comprehensive lit review by Thompson on chronic pain

Podcast http://creativedisturbance.org/blog/

WIP

Squire Data Coding - To be discussed, given to Weina // Workbook - photocopied

100 words daily - Therapy Tools / Seniors - Life Review?

Diane SIAT Office - to be completed with Mahsoo by Sept 1st

Two papers - Sent. DGr feedback required (Ron class papers on interaction design (narrative), Jim media studies (insomnia).

Scheduling GA Meeting

MAHSOO SALIMI

[updated Aug 27 by Mahsoo]

KEEPER OF BIOSUPPLIES info on how to order biosupplies, Done: Ward's Science,

KEEPER OF THE SUPPLIES

Leonardo Creative Disruptive, in progress 1-BioArt/Architecture

2-Pain lab's members especial area of interest

3-Farsi Channel, Middle East (extension)

Bio art Poster for DGr's office, done

Preparation for DGr's book (100 things that I learned in Computational poetics), in progress need everyone's sketches and ideas (assignments)

find DGr's meatbook project, done

http://meatbook.iat.sfu.ca/

DGr's SIAT Office, to be completed with Dimple.

ISEA Task List, done

1-Didactic Disruption: Peter Andres’ (Art PhDs),

2-Green Epiphyte (nifty photos, presentation)

3-Pain Panel (artistic images, technical DIAGRAMS of VMW vs. MF’s systems)

Postcards? need DGr feedback.

[Paper submission], in progress

Window Display Make 3 poster for each window display,

1-VR/Video Games, done

2-Bio Art, done

3-Embodiment, done

Paper submission:

a) Bio-inspired Materials, Abstract: 5 November

b) Euro HYBRID, Abstract: 20 November

BioInstallation Prototyping in progress, need to finalize the 3 main components with DGr.

VR Game sketching 3 new ideas for a VR game based on Biology and Pain metaphor.

The 2 draft sketches are done (1-Virus as Pain, 2-Glial cells, Neurons)

ALGOS, AKHOS & LUPA, SPIRITS OF PAIN & ANGUISH

need DGr feedback and possibly a brainstorming session with everyone.

[Research Lit Review], in progress

a) Biodigital Architecture, Alberto T. Estévez

b) Genetic Architecture and Computatin, Karl Chu

ASHFAQ AMIN

[updated: Aug 22]

KEEPER OF SLIDE GRID/DESIGN

KEEPER OF ACCESSIBLE HMDs

Submit Ethics for 811
Submission done. Forwarded for approval but still in pipeline.

Cardboard Game Improvements
Discuss possible game improvements with Emre

Mindcare2015 Edit Xin's paper
To Milan or not to Milan that's the question

Write Ethics Application for focus-group

w/ Weina - Find Video of Laproscopy! Surgery to show in HMDs

SPIE2016 Write paper.
Possible topic- Study from Ron's class OR study from 811(need Xin on that)

Gromala’s out-of-date- website:
http://gromala.iat.sfu.ca/publications.html (etc.)

WEINA JIN

[updated Aug 27 by Weina]

1. Keeper of health CFP emails & CP/IASP news

2. lab leaflet: flexagon; demo design done; test for different paper

3. lab video

4. drone video clip

5. podcast

[Publication]

1. identify one article we can “translate” into a health research journal article

2. help design the longitudinal study for the Virtual Meditative Walk*

3. co-design a study comparing the difference between GSR + HRV and EEG w/ Xin

4. neck pain HMD study w/ Ashfaq

5. book related to design for health research

CHERYL YU

KEEPER OF MF SKETCHES

MOBIUS FLOE modify neuron trees for Ari

MOBIUS FLOE print out all documents for MFBOOK

MOBIUS FLOE analyze MF project info for new website, discuss w/DGr

CPRI LOGO ANIMATION w/JANA

GRAND annual report:done

URGENT SPIE VR DEMO done

JEEWON LEE

GRAND annual report: done

BLOG STORY:done

MEDUSA:disemboweled motors, ISEA or Leonardo prior art (hair, biomimetic SIGGRAPHlizard), [found references: soft robotics] PICK UP FROM BLAINE muscle wire, silicon

BOOK CHAPTER ITALIAN GUY: DEADLINE Nov.30 (DGr: find: sensorial/embodied cognition)

IxDA DEADLINE Nov.21 first call

GROMALA'S WEATHER Xin will arrange photoshoot

JULIAN GIORDANO

KEEPER OF VIDEO Identify 5 videos, upload to YouTube site

VIDEO: finish video for CHI

VIDEO: shoot video at Dr. Squire's

VIDEO: shoot DGr's cloud computing video

PAIN STUDIES LAB LOGO: draw by hand using napkin method

GRAND annual report:done

JEREMY MAMISAO

KEEPER OF PHOTOS

GRAND annual report:enter info for Phases 1 & 2 WED.Oct.29 DONE

Pain Studies Lab photos 2014: choose best of; send to DGr & Chao; back-up on removable hard drive (in viz. file cabinet, upper left)

Pain Studies Lab logo: send sizes, b on w, w on b

Pain Studies Lab design template for posters:

Set up mike in back of pop filter; set up lighting, camera, tripod in changing room: (need lighting kit & tripod)

GILLIAN RAMSAY

GILLIAN: [updated Aug 27]

KEEPER OF PAIN STUDIES LAB SWAG, ARI LIAISON

Mobius Floe:

Make Map DONE print it out (level 3)

MF pictures for website 6 images that are good indications of MF. width: 3 height: 2. Can have big pictures. Work with 'vectors'. With Weina. DUE: July 26. Otter, wireframe, cave (not in game) DONE

Sound Walk pictures for website

Look Up Attention Pharmacy eg.

rail timing/turning:

otter looking, interacting with player: Note: will need animation of otter walking (on hind legs?) so that I can get this working the best. Walking on all fours wouldn't hurt too.

Mark- sounds for mf:Need the background sound TOLD HIM

Create character for brain parts: Not started making in maya but have sketch.

Physical Modelling for MF: yeti (1 1/2 inches tall). I need Cheryl's sketches and she cannot find them. Alternate: get pic from DGr (pending)

EMRE:

Mobius Floe look for different interface interactions

VMW mobile app of VMW (MF: trees don't have opacity mapping so shadows don't work well

Blog Story write short blog story, find photo, send to SGr for edits, upload to blogsite

DANNY YAN:

Pain Studies Lab website:upload top level

Dr.Gromala

EQUIPMENT ORDERED: iPad for PainLab, iPad for Dr.Squire, back up disks for each HMD/VR set-up, contact Apple rep for CFI

EQUIPMENT TO GET: suitcase for computer for studies, Apple order

EQUIPMENT TO GET: make sure photo order w/B&H has been submitted to CFI

EQUIPMENT TO GET: Cancel order of 10: DONE, Order Oculus Rift DK2 (x2)

WEBSITE: REVISIT w/J&J: DONE

WEBSITE: send edits to Danny

BUDGET: NSERC: DONE

BUDGET: assign payment for summer: DONE

BUDGET: GET REIMBURSEMENTS FOR GRAND:

BUDGET: GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR BACK UP DISKS

BUDGET: SUBMIT REIMBURSEMENTS FOR SPIE

BUDGET: SUMBIT REIMBURSEMENTS FOR GOOGLE GLASS1, GOOGLE GLASS 2

PHOTOS: meet w/J&J: SIATVR

VIDEO: reshoot faculty video w/J&J

PHOTOBOOTH: have J&J set up

SPIE: Paper: final edit DONE

SPIE: Upload photos from conference on removeable HD

SPIE: Exhibit: add to CV/annual reports

SPIE: collect good swag examples for Gillian, Emre, Ashfaq (esp. VR) DONE (there weren't any!)

SPIE: MTG.: Ari, Howard, Jul, Mary, Lyn, Shridhar, Jana DONE (individual mtgs.)

SF OFFICE: organize, what do we need, mail, electrical, utilities, desks, back-ups DONE

SF OFFICE: design announcement

MEDUSA: Paper: final edit DONE

ALGAE PAPER: final edit

Letters of recommendation

Interview grad candidates via Skype DONE

Procedures

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Papers

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Leonardo, MIT Press, www.leonardo.info/leoinfo.html

NOTE: this one also has 2 page short papers for CHI-like grad students. Carefully read what kinds of papers they accept.

Technoetic Arts (interactive art + consciousness, senses), Intellect (UK) www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-issue,id=2819/?utm_source=Visual+Arts+newsletter+March&utm_campaign=VANewsMarch&utm_medium=email

Example articles:

Digital hustling: ICT practices of hip hop artists in Grahamstown

This is not an app, this is not an artwork: Exploring mobile selfie-posting software

Disrupters, This is Disrupter X: Mashing up the archive

‘The Stone Sky’: Dwelling and habitation in other worlds

Are we our fictions?: The narrative boundaries of self

Excavating the ghost from the meat-covered skeleton: An aesthetic engagement with technologically-mediated medical imagery

Digital Creativity, Routledge (UK) www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/digc;jsessionid=7avbakkcb1oos.alice

Example articles (this was special issue re: museums)

Between control and creativity: challenging co-creation and social media use in a museum context

Fictional institutions and institutional frictions: creative approaches to open GLAMs

Designing infrastructures for creative engagement

Towards children's creative museum engagement and collaborative sense-making

Participatory heritage innovation: designing dialogic sites of engagement

Empathic negotiations through material culture: co-designing and making digital exhibits

International Journal of Arts and Technology, Inderscience http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJART Example articles:

Supporting intense physical interaction in technology-enhanced therapeutic play

Re-sensitising the body: interactive art and the Feldenkrais method.

Dance interaction with physical model visuals based on movement qualities.

Balancing justice: comparing whole body and controller-based interaction for an abstract domain

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Here are other journals; the ones I am familiar with are in italics.

interactive art

Convergence (1) more art than design, art & the humanities/theory

Digital Creativity (2)

International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media (1)

International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing (1)

Design (mostly art school and DIS-related, or art-related design & Humanities)

Design Creativity and Innovation

Design Issues

Design Journal

Design Methods

Design Research Quarterly (2)

Design Studies (2)

Design and Culture (1)

Journal of Design Research

International Journal of Design (2)

International Journal of Design Sciences & Technology (1)

HCI

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Human–Computer Interaction

Human Centered Design (not in BFI)

Evaluating User Experience in Games

Human computer interaction

Qualitative Research

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies

Journal of Mobile Multimedia

Journal of Usabiity Studies (JUS)

The Senses and Society (not in BFI)

Games and Culture (2)

Hard core cultural studies + interactive art

New Media & Society (2)

Communication for Development and Social Change (1)

Transformations (1)

Research

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CONFERENCES

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ACII Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction

ACM Conference on Creativity

Ambience

Audio Mostly

ACM Multimedia

ARS Electronica

BodyNets Conference on Body Area Networks

CHI Human Factors in Computing Systems

Create Interaction Design Conference

DIS Designing Interctive Systems (often held w/or before CHI)

EVOMUSART (music)

HAID Haptic and Audio Interaction Design

Interact

International Conference on Enactive Interfaces

ICMC International Computer Music Conference

ICMI International Conference on Multimodal Interfaces

ICMPC International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition

IDC Interaction Design and Children

INTERCHI

ISEA International Symposium for Electronic Arts

ISWC International Symposium on Wearable Computers

IUI International conference on intelligent user interfaces

IxDA (more industry-related)

MobileCHI

NIME New Interfaces for Musical Expression

nordes nordic design and research conference

NordiCHI Nordic conference on human-computer interaction

Pervasive

ICSCMS International Conference on Social Computing, Modeling and Simulation

UbiComp International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing

UMAP User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization

SIGGRAPH

TEI Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction

UIST Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (more CS, but they always have at least 1 crazy artwork)

VAST (visual analytics)

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MMVR Medicine Meets VR

CyberPsychology

Annotated Bibliographies

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