Programme

10-11am BST AVRA committee introduction + Presentations on Special Issue for Journal of Enabling Technologies papers:

Sarune Savickaite - Applications of Virtual Reality (VR) in Autism Research: Current trends and taxonomy of definitions

Elliot Millington - Neurodivergent Participatory Action Research for Virtual Reality (VR)

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2.30-3pm BST Flash Talk (15min)

Monica Gori - Multisensory development and technology for children and adults

3-3.30pm BST Flash Talk (15min)

Geogina Powell - Using technology to improve learning, wellbeing, and sensory experience

3.30-4pm BST Flash Talk (15 min)

Irene Valori - Fostering bodily self-awareness and agency in immersive virtual environments

4-4.30pm BST Seminar Talk (30min)

Giacomo Vivanti - Early learning and early intervention in autism

9 - 9.30 am BST Seminar Talk (30min)

Merle Fairhurst - Together in time and in touch in virtual reality: novel approaches to studying interpersonal dynamics

9.45 - 10.15am BST Flash Talk (15min)

Sean Lynch - An approach to study biological motion contagion in autism from a first-person perspective

10.15 - 10.45am BST Flash Talk (15min)

Jane Aspell - Investigating the experience of the Bodily Self in Autism using Virtual Reality

10.45 - 11.15am BST Flash Talk (15min)

Letizia Della Longa - Interpersonal touch in a virtual world: how to foster social connection among autistic individuals?

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1-2.30pm BST PANEL

Discussion with invited reserchers and representatives of autistic community:

Phaedra Longhurst

Bill Davies

and many more

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3.30-4pm BST Flash Talk (15min)

Alice Tennant - Designing accessible immersive interfaces for sensory preparedness in daily-living: Engaging autistic users

4-4.30pm BST Seminar Talk (30min)

Matthew Schmidt - Project PHoENIX: Participatory, Human-centered, Equitable, Neurodiverse, Inclusive XR

4.45 - 5.15pm BST Flash Talk (15 min)

Franca Garzotto - The 5A project: Virtual and Augmented Reality to help Persons with Autism in Urban Mobility

5.15-5.45pm BST Flash Talk (15 min)

Emily Isenstein - Using VR and EEG to Understand Active and Passive Touch in Autistic Adults

5.45-6.15pm BST Flash Talk (15 min)

Sonny Russell - Feasibility of Implementing a Virtual Reality Police Safety Intervention Via Teletherapy