dementia
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That's a wrap! ... Or is it?
Where have the last eight months gone? The last time I wrote here I was about to start my new course and I had a little ways to go before being able to submit my thesis. Finally, I am incredibly...
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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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May 2020 Update
I have been making progress over the past month with the plans for our new online study. I have been slow to move forward for various reasons including a minor setback due to a repetitive strain type injury (frustrating to...
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Volunteering to Support People with Dementia
One of the things I like most about my work is being able to go out and meet people. Earlier this week, I started volunteering at an Alzheimer's Society day centre in Bath. Here's a quick piece on what we did...
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February Update
I have been making steady progress with my research project since the beginning of the year and a meeting with my supervisors yesterday helped to bring together the work I have been doing. I have summarised what I have been up...
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Welcome to 2019!
Happy New Year! It has been a couple of weeks since my last blog post while I took time off to spend Christmas and New Year with family and friends, so I wanted to share a quick one with you...
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Examples of Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications Involving Dementia
Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) applications are growing in popularity as hardware becomes more accessible. Most smartphones are now capable of running VR and AR applications, to varying degrees. I was interested to find out what VR and...
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Research Poster and Summary of Planned Experiments
In my meeting with my supervisors in November, we discussed the progress of my AR for Dementia research project. The meeting was very productive and gave me a clear direction for what to pursue next. At the end of this...