Augmented Reality for Dementia
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The Next Step of My Career
At the end of my June 2021 update, I promised to tell you more about why I have given myself a thesis deadline that is earlier than it "needs" to be. This early deadline is to try and make sure...
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June 2021 Update
It has been a while since I have written a general update of what is going on in terms of my EngD. I am firmly into the final months of my project now and would like to bring you up...
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My CHI 2021 Experience
This week I attended the CHI 2021 online conference. It was originally planned to take place in Japan, but I joined in most of the time from my bedroom in Bath! Nevertheless, I had an enjoyable CHI experience and in...
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CHI 2021 Video Presentation Preview - Augmented Reality and Older Adults: A Comparison of Prompting Types
There are just a few days to go before this year's ACM CHI conference (pronounced: "ay see em kai") gets started, which will of course be taking place online. At the end of last year, I announced that our paper...
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Recruiting Now: Take part in an online interview exploring augmented reality cues for people living with dementia!
I am now recruiting participants to take part in the final study of my EngD research project. I will be asking people living with dementia and carers what they think about the augmented reality prompts I have tested in previous...
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A Commitment to Blogging
Before I started writing this blog, I was given advice on how best to curate online content. I remember being told about blogs that start off with oodles of energy that just lose steam as time goes by. This is...
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Being Creative and Thinking Creatively
Throughout February, I was involved in a number of LGBT+ History Month events at the University. Of course, I also continued with finalising plans for my online interviews and have started to make progress on my thesis, as I said...
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What Might 2021 Have in Store?
I looked back through some of my earlier blog posts last week and it was clear to see that I have been writing less frequently this past year. That said, I have to remind myself that earlier in my EngD...
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December 2020 Update
Dear Reader, It has been a strange year for all of us. I am writing this with the hope of ending the academic term with some positivity, for I have good news to share. First of all, my motivation is...
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(Re)Adjusting to Working on Campus
Since the first lockdown back in March, the doctoral offices in the Computer Science department have been completely off-limits. However, the offices opened up again a few weeks ago and it has been possible to work on campus and at...