Michael Loizou

The Potential for "Needy" Socially Assistive Robots in Assisted Living: Support Workers' Perspectives

Nathan Jones, Fernando Loizides, Kathryn Jones, Michael Loizou et autres

Amidst the mounting challenges posed by the ageing of worldwide populations, innovative care approaches need to be explored. Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) have emerged as a potential solution, however despite their potential benefits, they have yet to realise widespread utilisation. We conducted …

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Extended reality and healthcare practitioner well-being: scoping review

Holly Mould, Jonathan R. Abbas, Michael Loizou, Nick Culley et autres

BACKGROUND: Extended reality may offer a convenient and effective method of increasing well-being within the wider healthcare workforce and particularly for those working in the mental health sector who are subject to high levels of stress because of increased workload, high levels …

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Bridging the gap: Exploring the potential of virtual reality for supporting autistic individuals in interview and recruitment processes through a realist review

Michael Loizou, John Percival, Natasha Bradley, Dana Šumilo et autres

The aim of this realist review was to systematically analyse the peer-reviewed academic literature, reports and blogs to determine: (1) the mechanisms and contexts by which recruitment and early employment experiences lead to poor outcomes for autistic adults, and (2) how a …

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Affective Computing in Anxiety Disorders: A Rapid Literature Review of Emotion Recognition Applications

Miles Thompson, Paul Matthews, Michael Loizou, David Western

Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect roughly one in ten people in the UK, and this number is expected to increase, intensifying the need for innovation. Digital technologies such as affective computing (AC, technology to detect human emotions) could foster a more patient-centric approach, …

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From Headsets to Mindsets: A Taxonomy for Human-Centred Extended Reality Experimentations for Cultural Heritage

Petros Lameras, Sylvester Arnab, Jacqueline Cawston, Alex Masters et autres

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Assessment approaches for hemiplegic shoulder pain in people living with stroke – A scoping review

Praveen Kumar, Avgi Christodoulou, Michael Loizou

Purpose Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is reported in up to 40% of people with stroke. Causes of HSP are often multifactorial. To inform appropriate treatment, reliable/valid assessments are critical. The aim of this scoping review was to collate assessment approaches used in …

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Designing, implementing and testing an intervention of affective intelligent agents in nursing virtual reality teaching simulations—a qualitative study

Michael Loizou, Sylvester Arnab, Petros Lameras, Thomas Hartley et autres

Emotions play an important role in human-computer interaction, but there is limited research on affective and emotional virtual agent design in the area of teaching simulations for healthcare provision. The purpose of this work is twofold: firstly, to describe the process for …

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Multilingual immersive communication technology: repurposing virtual reality for Italian teaching

Billy Brick, Tiziana Cervi-Wilson, Sean Graham, Tsvetan Tsankov et autres

This paper will report on a pilot Virtual Reality (VR) projectwhich repurposes an existing scenario-based VR asset for healthsciences. The original scenario aims to prepare health care students for home visits by allowing them to experience a semi-linear conversation with a virtual …

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Scaffolding in Indoor and Outdoor Mobility a Wearable and Mobile Application for Senior Tourism in a Playable City

Liliana Vale Costa, Ana Isabel Veloso, Sylvester Arnab, Michael Loizou et autres

The growth of urban population and the challenges of an ageing society have brought to the fore the need of innovative ways to re-invent sustainable healthy ageing lifestyles and meet the growing demand on transport and residents' assistance with ageing-in-place. Fatalities involving …

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STORY-ORIENTED LEARNING

Antoniu Ştefan, Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge, Ioana Andreea Ștefan, Jackie Calderwood et autres

In a game environment, narrative design is considered the art of combining gameplay and multimedia assets to create novel experiences that can entertain players and motivate them for longer periods. The use of narrative design in game-driven education has the potential to …

D5.2 Integrated BEACONING platform test analysis

Michael Loizou

To optimize the project outcomes, D5.2 Integrated BEACONING platform test analysis focuses on testing the components’ readiness for integration and the platform integration workflows, in order to ensure a streamlined interaction for end-users across the platform components. The deliverable builds upon the …

“What a Mobility-Limited World”: Design Requirements of an Age-Friendly Playable City

Liliana Vale Costa, Ana Isabel Veloso, Michael Loizou, Sylvester Arnab et autres

A key concern in an ageing society is citizens’ mobility. As populations age, disability impairments can affect active ageing, health-related wellbeing and quality of life. In this paper, we present the on-going research project SeriousGiggle—Game-based learning for triggering active ageing. Its goal …

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