AI and Character Driven Immersive Experiences Workshop

Goldsmiths, 17th Dec (Tuesday), 2019

As part of our Innovate UK project, "AI-Characters for Peaky Blinders VR", the theme of the workshop is about creating engaging character-driven experiences in VR. It will bring together researchers, technologists, and immersive experience developers, where we can share insights from AI, storytelling, and psychology. The event will include expert talks, a panel discussion, demos, and networking opportunities.

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Location

How to get here:

The workshop is going to take place on the ground floor lecture room in Ben Pimlott Building, which is easily accessible from both New Cross and New Cross Gate stations. Please follow the red path on the campus map attached.

Ben Pimlott Building on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/wy17MSuZtNVUaWMm7

Confirmed Speakers

Russ Harding
 Maze Theory
Dr Dave Ranyard
DRi
Dr Sylvia Pan Goldsmiths Computing
Dr Marco Gillies Goldsmiths Computing
Prof Antonia Hamilton 
UCL Neuroscience
Prof Jonny Freeman Goldsmiths
Mária Rakušanová  HTC VIVE
Cristina Dobre Goldsmiths
Steve Jelley
Hammerhead VR
Prof Anthony Steed
UCL Computer Science
Lee Harris
Electric Skies Ltd.


Dinah Lammiman
BBC/UCL
Sarah Ellis
Royal Shakespeare Company

Provisional Programme


9am registration, coffee and breakfast

9:30am - 10:30am Social Interaction: Academia versus Industry
Prof Antonia Hamilton (UCL Social Neuroscience): What do we know about social interaction  
Russ Harding (Maze Theory) and Dave Ranyard (DRi): Creating engaging character-driven user experiences

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:00 Why and how to create engaging characters: from Realism to AI
Prof Anthony Steed (UCL Computer Science): Embodiment, Cognitive and Intension Preservation 
Dr Marco Gillies, Dr Xueni Pan, Cristina Dobre: AI-driven characters in VR 

12 - 1:30pm lunch and demo

1:30pm - 2:30pm: Character Design in XR (Chaired by Mária Rakušanová) 
Lee Harris
Dinah Lammiman
Sarah Ellis 
Mária Rakušanová

2:30 - 3pm Coffee Break

3 - 4pm Immersive experience
Steve Jelly (Hammerhead): Volumetric Capturing - bringing realism to the next level
Prof Jonny Freeman (Goldsmiths): Evaluating user experience in immersive media

4-5pm: Panel discussion: Future of Character-Driven Immersive Experiences
Chair: Marco Gillies
Sylvia Pan, Russ Harding, Dave Ranyard, Sarah Ellis, Jonny Freeman

5pm reception - wine reception


Demos

Peaky Blinders
Hold the world
Glimpse