Virtual reality devices have reached new levels of interaction and accessibility with the release of consumer-level high-definition visors with hand-held controllers. The philosophy staff of the University of Wollongong organises the workshop "The role of the body in virtual reality", in which the philosophical, scientific, and artistic implications of such haptic interactions in VR will be considered. Attendance is free of charge, but please register by email (apeet...@uow.edu.au).
Date: April 24, 2017 Location: Building 19, Room 2072 (Research Hub), University of Wollongong, Australia Programme 10h00 | “Disorders, body representations and virtual reality” Stephen Gadsby (Philosophical Psychology, Macquarie University) 11h00 | “Touching the virtual: Bodies in VR technologies” Anne Cranny-Francis (Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney) 12h00 | Lunch 13h30 | “Teledildonics and rape by deception” Rob Sparrow (Philosophy, Monash University) 14.30 | “Anywhere but here: Teenage boys, baby monkeys and the emergence of a haptic aesthetic in art” Jan Guy (Ceramic Artist and Arts Lecturer at University of Sydney) 15h30 | Afternoon tea 16h00 | “Unanticipated virtual experiences” Hamish Macdougall (Psychology VR-lab, University of Sydney) 17h00 | Drinks -- Anco Peeters, MA Doctoral Candidate in Philosophy of Mind & Cognition Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts (19.1066) University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia www.ancopeeters.com
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