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Month: September 2019

  • Call: Connections: Exploring Heritage, Architecture, Cities, Art, Media

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    Call for Abstracts Connections: Exploring Heritage, Architecture, Cities, Art, Media 29-30 June 2020 University of Kent Canterbury, UK https://architecturemps.com/canterbury-conference/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: 10th Feb 2019 (Round One) Today the digital is ubiquitous across all disciplines connected with life in cities: urban history, architecture, planning, art, design, media, communications, and more. Examples abound. As the Western world comes to deeper understandings of its heritage in the 21st Century, technology is ever more present in our reading of the past. Data mapping is standard in conservation and social history. Archaeologists use digital tools in geophysics, laser scanning, and compositional analysis. Landscape…

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  • How virtual beauty apps prey on insecurities

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    [It’s not hard to imagine that near-future refined technologies that evoke greater presence among users will create more frequent and more severe versions of the problems discussed in this Refinery29 story. –Matthew] [Image: Credit: Eylul Aslan] “I Worried To The Point Of Obsession” – How Virtual Beauty Apps Prey On Insecurities Anna Behrmann 3 September 2019 I can change my lipstick from bright pink to intense red in a fraction of a second. I can try on a ‘Vegas’ look from a virtual makeup artist complete with false lashes, four different shades of perfectly blended eyeshadow, heavily defined eyebrows and…

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  • Job: Assistant Professor of Immersive Media Psychology at University of Oregon

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    Assistant Professor of Immersive Media Psychology School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) University of Oregon, Portland campus Job no: 524127 Work type: Faculty – Tenure Track Annual Basis: 9 Month http://careers.uoregon.edu/cw/en-us/job/524127/assistant-professor-of-immersive-media-psychology Application Deadline: To ensure consideration, please submit application materials (or nominations) by October 1, 2019. The position will remain open until filled. The University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication invites applications for a tenure track position for an Assistant Professor in Immersive Media Psychology to begin in fall 2020. We seek an individual whose research, expertise and skills in virtual/augmented/extended reality and media psychology will create innovative,…

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  • Hug your kid when you’re out of town with the Cushybot One telepresence robot

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    [The telepresence robot described in this story from Tom’s Hardware is designed to mimic human interaction for parents and children. The original story includes two more pictures and some of the robot’s technical specifications; see the Indiegogo page for much more information. –Matthew] Hug Your Kid When You’re Out of Town With the Cushybot One Telepresence Robot by Brittany Vincent August 27, 2019 For children with long-distance parents, things can get a little lonely. Home robotics company Cushybots wants to change this with a new telepresence robot, the Cushybot One, launching today on Indiegogo. The Cushybot One is an adorable…

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