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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

MF sound files: Background sound for MF needed.

XIN TONG

[updated Sept 18 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) HCI International Conference Reimbursement of registration Contact Lisa ?

(5) VR seminar VR artists' slides info – Done

(6) Talk w/Lisa for VR seminar food & drinks – Done Lisa asks for exact number of people

(7) Calibrate color on Pain Lab displays contact J&J for tools - asked to borrow tools, have not heard back.

(8) Pain Lab Sharpie Logo – scan need Dr.G scanner

(9) Schedule time w/Dr.G & Gillian for refining MF for Broadway show - done some of the revisions in task list, updated the Google drive list

(10) Dr.G CV update & Annual Report for CPRI in progress; Need update info from Dr.G grad students; Template for report sent, have few questions.

(11) gastroscopy VR video on Oculus HMD in progress, experiment with the lab's computer

(12) Send specs for lab's new VR PC & laptops - Done

(13) Send pdf to Dr.G & save them to Zotero for reading group about embodiment & VR in progress - by next Friday

(14) Proposal for Vivo HMD application & NSERC Engage by Sept 30

(15) Slides for IEEE VIS Paper Presentation, send to Lyn Sept 30

(16) IEEE GEM Poster Design by Sept 30

(17) Thank-you Letter for the donor?

(18) Review book chapter of HCI Handbook By Oct 3rd

[Papers & Publication Schedule]

(1) For MMVR? 2016 - in progress VR HMD study.

(2) Book Chapter - Done NEED TO SEND OUR REVIEWS OF OTHER PAPER BACK by Oct 3rd.

(3) IEEE-GEM Poster – Accepted Show Diane the final poster design.

(4) CHI2016 - need Dr.G & Dr.S feedback FitPet & Gamification in my thesis.

(5) 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 Sep 18 by DGr]

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

PODCAST ORGANIZER: Leonardo's Creative Disruptiontwo kinds of podcasts, in progress

1) BioArt/Architecture, Ivan & Mahsoo (Mahsoo will do hers this weekend)

2) Creative Disturbance Pain Studies Lab Channel “paining”

Pain lab's members specific area of interest; for each, it's a dialogue with Roger or other, TBD

How does each one distrurb?:

1-CHRONIC PAIN INTRO: DGr follow up ISEA

2-PAIN: STELARC & DGr

3-CHRONIC PAIN: DGr w/doctors

4-CHRONIC PAIN:

5-MARYAM

6-MARK soundwalks

7-XIN

8-MAHSOO

9-DIMPLE

10-WEINA

11-ASHFAQ

12-SERVET

13-TYLER

14-BIOART

15-VR

16-WEARABLES

17-EMBODIMENT

18-AR

liaison with Ivan/Creative Disturbance

c) Farsi Channel, Middle East (extension)

PAPER SUBMISSIONS:

a) Leonardo's Transactions

-Art & Bio

-Smart textiles (bio printing?)

-pub about prior art: color changing material (i.e thermochromic), Iridescence (i.e minimal surface), etc

b) Bio-inspired Materials, Abstract: 5 November

c) Euro HYBRID, Abstract: 20 November

ART EXHIBITIONS:

BioInstallation, in progress brainstorming 3-5 ideas for an installation, Due: end of Sep

Ars Electronica 2016, in progress

-“Hybrid Art” category: Autonomic Installations and Artworks; OR Mechatronics / Kinetics / Robotics -“Interactive Art” category: installations, performances; OR innovative interfaces, robotics brainstorming 3-5 ideas for an installation, Due: Sep.30

wearable protective gear, in progress idea end of Sept., modify calendar Oct, deliver prototype by Dec.

(get Weina to help you for an hour to look up in PibMed the word for “protective/phobia” “don’t touch me because it hurts”)

VR Game sketching 3 new ideas for a VR mini-game OR 3D environments based on Biology and Pain metaphors

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

ALGOS, AKHOS & LUPA, SPIRITS OF PAIN & ANGUISH

need DGr feedback and possibly a brainstorming session with everyone.

Send DGr all sketches from Computational Poetics class

DOWNLOAD BACK-UP OF DGr's meatbook project ON DVD, titleDVD, put in 4"x7" case

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

ASHFAQ AMIN

[updated: Sep 18 by DGr]

KEEPER OF SLIDE GRID/DESIGN

KEEPER OF ACCESSIBLE HMDs

SPIE Presentation Video presentation to be sent.

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

MMVR deadline: Oct 5.
possible topic- Carboard VR as Pain Distraction for Chronic Pain Patients; ask Diane

done Mindcare2015 Edit paper

Write Ethics Application for focus-group

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

BACK-UP Gromala’s out-of-date- website:
http://gromala.iat.sfu.ca/publications.html (etc.) onto DVD, title DVD, 4" x 7" plastic case, title plastic case

WEINA JIN

[updated Sep.18 by DGr]

1. KEEPER OF HEALTH CFP emails & CP/IASP news

2. KEEPER OF INNOVATION BLVD. NEWS, upcoming events

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

3. lab video: first find two existing videos (YouTUbe channel?)

4. drone video clip; copy onto DGr's removeable HD

5. podcast: in Mandarin

[Publication]

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

[DESIGN RESEARCH STUDIES]

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

[BOOK IDEA]

5. book related to design for health research; lit. review of what exists esp. re: new media design/CHI-like heuristics

CHERYL YU

Her info needs to be backed up, esp. Google Docs Info

KEEPER OF MF SKETCHES

MOBIUS FLOE modify neuron trees for Ari

MOBIUS FLOE print out all documents for MFBOOK

JEEWON LEE

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: Xin, pls find next deadline (IJART?)

IxDA Xin: pls add this conf. to your list

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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