Research Project
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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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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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Starting My Final Year: A Chance to Take Stock
Due to the ongoing disruption that we are all experiencing, I almost let the start of my final year of my EngD slip by unnoticed. Where did the first three years of my course go?! It sounds surreal to say it,...
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Recruiting Now: Take Part in an Online Survey Exploring Augmented Reality Cues for Domestic Settings!
Are you ready for the the exciting announcement I alluded to last week? Well, here it is! I am now recruiting participants to take part in my online survey. Full details can be found below (lifted from my recruitment leaflet)....
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Quiet but Busy: I'm Still Here!
Like many of us working and researching from home, lockdown has been getting me down recently. I've been finding it challenging to stay motivated and encourage myself to get the work done, and balancing life, work, and research has meant...