Aitor Rovira

Experimental test of how the programming of a VR virtual coach can affect therapeutic alliance, credibility, and expectancy (proxies of better treatment outcomes). Opens up new studies. First (great) DPhil paper from @nameIsShuYeah + @AitorInVR @OxExpPsy rdcu.be/dg1RH

link.springer.com/article/10.100… How does it feel to be bullied? A first-person perspective bullying experience in virtual reality. #bullying #VirtualReality

We are looking for psychologist/cognitive science student to work in the @event_lab part time on the @ERC_Research project MoTIVE (motiverc.org). See the advert euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/100882

oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/careers/vacanc… We have a new job opening for a virtual reality researcher at @OxfordHealthNHS and @OxPsychiatry to join @ProfDFreeman team.

Congratulations to the @ehtelescope team on capturing the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy!

New paper getting to grips with potential VR therapy side effects. Side effects infrequent and did not affect outcomes. Most common concern was what else was happening in room. 27 side effects assessed, which clustered into three types… @OxPsychiatry cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Link to the paper: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Delighted to share the results of the @gameChangeVR trial, out today in the @TheLancetPsych. The headline: gameChange VR therapy helps people feel more confident in everyday situations. Huge thanks to the incredible team of people who made this possible. @McPinFoundation

We used Reinforcement Learning in #VR to investigate when bystanders to a violent incident might respond with prosocial helping behaviour @AitorInVR @OxfordHealthNHS @uclcs @Ubneuroscience @EPSRC @ERC_Research nature.com/articles/s4159…

We are looking for a Lecturer/Associate Professor in Visual Computing, please circulate jobs.ac.uk/job/CNW684/lec…

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21… Looking at the intersection of the bystander effect, social identity, violence, and virtual reality.

We are looking for two PhD students to work on collaborative mixed reality jobs.ac.uk/job/CEZ310/phd…

Interested in our Masters in Virtual and Augmented Reality at @goldcomputing come to our virtual open day next thursday: gold.ac.uk/open-days/

International Foundation has awarded @ProfDFreeman @OxPsychiatry & team £1 million grant to develop & test a #VirtualReality program to help #young #people with #Schizophrenia increase their self-confidence. bit.ly/3bqyeHV @OxfordMedSci @UniofOxford @OxHealthBRC @OxNeuro

Tenemos financiación para un estudiante de doctorado en el Event Lab de la @UniBarcelona. Por favor envíeme un correo electrónico a través de event-lab.org si está interesado y su carrera es en informática / realidad virtual #VR y tiene residencia en España @event_lab

Advertisement for PhD positions at @event_lab @UBneuroscience #VR euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/577203

(Almost) everything there is to know about avatars. From how can they be made & animated. To the utility of free avatars. Bringing consensus between industry & academia on key aspects: what’s an avatar?... W the history of #MicrosoftRocketbox at center. frontiersin.org/article/10.338…

My team focuses on quality evaluation and we have multiple open projects on perceptual assessment and audiovisual synchronicity. Please share or reach out if you are interested! More info here: oculus.com/careers/a1K2K0…

For those of you interested on VR for pain therapy, @tony_donegan78, b ryan, j swidrak and myself, just published a perspective article @FrontVR going over challenges that one may encounter when using VR with chronic pain patients: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

A summary of thoughts and discussions about the implications of Facebook/Oculus accounts in a research and teaching context. wp.cs.ucl.ac.uk/anthonysteed/2…