From 12th-13th July 2016 the second Virtual Social Interaction workshop will be held at MediaCity, Manchester. Co-organised by University of Salford, Goldsmiths University of London and University College London, the workshop will showcase new methods and theories in social interaction, with talks from 8 international speakers and c. 20 Posters.
Attracting an audience of international researchers from the fields of Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience Computer Science and Digital Technologies the workshop will highlight work towards a scientific understanding of how people interact.
Early Bird registration ends on 30th May and entry provides access to talks and posters, full catering on both days and an evening wine and poster reception. Register here: http://shop.salford.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=1&catid=270&prodvarid=245
Timetable
12th July (Wednesday)
Introduction – David Roberts
Talk 1: Albert ‘Skip’ Rizzo
TBA
Talk 2: Antonia Hamilton
Using virtual characters to understand human social behaviour
Tea
Talk 3: Klaus Kessler
TBA
Talk 4: Doron Friedman
Digital personal virtual clones: lessons from the BEAMING proxy
Break
Short talks
Data Blitz ( 2 mins from all poster presenters)
Poster/Demo
13th July (Wednesday)
Talk 5: Sandy Louchart
Contextual drama management in interactive digital narratives
Talk 6: Stefan Kopp
Building artificial social minds: cognitive models of and for social interaction
Coffee
Short Junior Presentations
5 talks 18 minutes each (15 + 3)
Buffet Lunch
Talk 7: Eva Krumhuber
Face to face with the future: new challenges for interdisciplinary research on emotions
Talk 8: Jonathan Gratch
Beware of computers bearing smiles: A review of research into machines that understand and shape human emotion
Discussion