Presentation / Installation


Heightened Empathy: A Multi-user Interactive Experience in a Bioresponsive Virtual Reality
SessionImmersive Pavilion
DescriptionHeightened Empathy immerses users in a VR representation of each other's emotional states while also reflecting this to the audience using a table-top social robot and projection as they interact with each other. Three game modes, competition, communication, and collaboration are designed to stimulate cognitive, emotional, and compassionate empathy.
Contributors
Mark Armstrong
Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Kinga Skiers
Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Danyang Peng
Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Tamil Selvan Gunasekaran
Empathic Computing Lab, The University of Auckland
Anish Kundu
Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Tanner Person
Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Yixin Wang
Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Kouta Minamizawa
Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Yun Suen Pai
Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
Event Type
Immersive Pavilion
TimeTuesday, 8 August 202311am - 5pm PDT
LocationWest Building, Rooms 150-153
Session Time & Location
Sunday, 6 August 20231:30pm - 5pm PDTWest Building, Rooms 150-153
Monday, 7 August 202311am - 5pm PDTWest Building, Rooms 150-153
Tuesday, 8 August 202311am - 5pm PDTWest Building, Rooms 150-153
Wednesday, 9 August 202311am - 5pm PDTWest Building, Rooms 150-153
Thursday, 10 August 202311am - 3:30pm PDTWest Building, Rooms 150-153
Interest Areas
Gaming & Interactive
Research & Education
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Diversity Equity & Inclusion
Games
Metaverse
Real-Time
Robotics
Virtual Reality
Visual Effects
Registration Categories
FC
FCS
E
EFC
EE
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