Emotion Lab

This week's episode is the last of season one and Graeme welcomes back Dr James Somauroo to recap the season and talk about their highlights. 

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On this week’s episode of Emotion Lab, Graeme Cox is joined by David Ripert from Poplar Studio. Poplar Studio is a creative platform that provides award-winning 3D and Augmented Reality (AR) experiences on-demand for marketing and commerce. Drawing upon David’s experiences at Netflix, Google and Youtube and his current role as UK President for the VR/AR Association, we discuss how immersive technologies are revolutionising user experiences across industries and use cases. David provides his unique insights on the future of immersive technologies.

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Get in touch with the guest: David Ripert

www.poplar.studio | www.bodyswaps.co | www.thevrara.com 

On this week’s episode, Graeme is joined by Max Wiggins Insight and Innovation Lead at VERJ, a LAB Group agency. VERJ is a behavioural science agency that is working to improve digital experiences by properly understanding audience psychology. VERJ integrates science, innovation and design to uncover novel insights, solve client problems and develop creative solutions. With a background in cognitive neuroscience and psychology, Max uses his knowledge and expertise in human behaviours to solve commercial problems in digital environments. We sat down with Max to talk about all things computational psychology, the future of behavioural science and next steps, and the work he and the team at VERJ have been doing to protect financially vulnerable adults.

On this week’s episode of Emotion Lab, Dr. Charles Nduka is joined by Dr. Andrew Thompson.  Thompson is an expert in the field of youth psychiatry. His primary interest is in prevention or early intervention of first episode psychosis. We discuss the potential of virtual reality to overcome hurdles in social therapy, embody hallucinations and create a safe environment for exposure.

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www.emteqlabs.com | [email protected]

Get in touch with Dr Andrew Thompson:

https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/181446-andrew-thompson

To learn more about the organisations and initiatives mentioned in the podcast: https://www.orygen.org.au/

https://www.orygen.org.au/Our-Research/Research-Areas/Orygen-Digital

On this week’s episode of Emotion Lab, join us for part two of the Safety in XR roundtable. Together with XR Safety Initiative (XRSI) members Walter Greenleaf, Rachel Michelson and emteq’s own Dr Charles Nduka, we discuss the challenges in building evidence for XR use in clinical settings, the role of big pharma companies and how XR can help scale and personalise healthcare.

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www.emteqlabs.com | [email protected]

Get in touch with the guests:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/waltergreenleaf/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmichelson/

Learn more about the XR Safety Initiative:

https://xrsi.org/

On this week’s episode of Emotion Lab, join us for part one of the Safety in XR roundtable. Together with a team of experts, including XRSI members Walter Greenleaf, Rachel Michelson and emteq’s own Dr Charles Nduka, we explored regulation, safety and security in XR, covering the XR Safety Initiative, as well as the latest evidence and opportunities in VR research and technology.

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Learn more about the XR Safety Initiative:

This week on Emotion Lab, Dr Charles Nduka is joined by Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett. In this episode,, Charles and Lisa take a deep dive into the neuroscience of emotions. They discuss the human “metabolic budget” and its impact on emotions, the concepts of allostasis and facial feedback and much more!

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This week Dr Charles Nduka is joined by Professor Karen Quigley - Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University in Boston. In this episode of the Emotion Lab, Charles and Karen discuss the peripheral physiological measurements of emotions, individual differences between emotional experience, as well as the application of emotions research in real-life scenarios.

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Get in touch with the guest - Professor Karen Quigley

In this episode of Emotion Lab, Graeme is joined by Olivia Lory Kay, the Head of Partnerships at Capita Learning, an organisation that supports in the development of workplace learning strategies. Olivia and Graeme discuss the value of quantifying emotions and behaviour to improve the education industry and explore the impact it may have on individuals and workplace efficiency.

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This week Dr Charles Nduka is joined by Dr Hatice Gunes - an Associate Professor in Affective Intelligence and Robotics at the University of Cambridge's Department of Computer Science and Technology.  In this episode of the Emotion Lab, Charles and Hatice discuss social robotics, affective computing and the intersection of the two.