Category Archives: Publications

Inclusion in Professor Dew Harrison’s Book ‘Digital Media Technologies for Virtual Artistic Spaces’, released February 2013

SMARTlab’s Anita McKeown’s chapter ‘Virtual Communitas, “Digital Place-Making,” and the Process of “Becoming”’ has been included in Professor Dew Harrison’s forthcoming title. The book brings together a variety of artistic practices in virtual spaces and the interest in variable media … Continue reading

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SMARTlab’s Gayil Nalls’ latest article in Psychology Today

Dr Nalls’ article, Flashmob Robins, formed as a result of a twelve-week period of field observations of North American robins. Nalls looked at how the birds signal and communicate with one another, coordinating acts of collective behaviour to more safely … Continue reading

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Dr Bruce Damer invited to edit a new book for Springer

Dr Bruce Damer is serving as lead editor on an upcoming book for Springer, a major international scientific publisher. He was invited to create the book on computational chemistry in research on the origins of life. This subject is derived … Continue reading

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MINDtouch PhD thesis ranks top among abstracts reviewed by Leonardo in 2011

Congratulations to Dr Camille Baker, whose SMARTlab PhD thesis ‘MINDtouch’ topped the ranks of all abstracts reviewed in 2011 by the Leonardo peer review panel. Camille has been invited to publish her thesis abstract in the Leonardo electronic journal (LEA) … Continue reading

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New book launch: Gaze Interaction and Application of Eye Tracking: Advances in Assistive Technologies

Dr Mick Donegan, SMARTlab’s Adjunct Professor of Multimodal Interfaces and Assistive Technologies, and Co-PI of the SMARTlab InterFACES research project, has co-written a new book, Gaze Interaction and Application of Eye Tracking: Advances in Assistive Technologies, recently published by IGI … Continue reading

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Dr Leslie Hill (curious) presents 'the moment I saw you I knew I could love you'

the moment I saw you I knew I could love you TOUR DATES This is how I dream it. This is how it feels. And I am not a sailor. I cannot steer a craft. I cannot tie a reef … Continue reading

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SMARTlab featured on Becta's Emerging Technologies Website

SMARTlab is featured on Becta’s Emerging Technologies website with a project video demonstrating the potential of new interface technologies such as eye tracking to improve curriculum access for all. Dr Mick Donegan is planning to introduce such technologies at schools … Continue reading

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A trio for PhD candidate, Denise Doyle Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds

The Body of the Avatar (2009), an article by PhD candidate Denise Doyle, has recently been published in the Intellect Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds. This is Denise’s third article to be published since she began her PhD study … Continue reading

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Forthcoming Publications by Dr Susan Kozel, announced July '09

Two forthcoming book chapters by Dr Susan Kozel: Sinews of Ubiquity: A Corporeal Ethics for Ubiquitous Computing – A chapter in  Throughout: Art and Culture Emerging with Ubiquitous Computing, ed. Ulrik Ekman. Cambridge MA and New York: The MIT Press. … Continue reading

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Forthcoming Publications by Dr Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Announced July '09

Two forthcoming book chapters by Dr Esther MacCallum-Stewart: The Encyclopaedia of Play (SAGE) (In press: August 2009) This major encyclopaedia contains a significant contribution by Esther MacCallum-Stewart on the role of video games and of warfare in games. Titles include … Continue reading

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