VR funding received for Human-Computer Interaction research
The HCI group at informatics and media (IM) has received funding from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) for the project "Improving children’s proprioceptive skills and motoric abilities through interactive playful training”
The goal of the project is to support the development of motor skills in young children with sensory processing disorders (i.e. problems regarding acting through, and understanding, their own body in motion and space). Through a mix of play, circus training and interactive equipment, the project will aim at fostering motivation, empowerment and a sense of success.
The project will kick start on January 2018 and will run for three years.
Project research team
Annika Waern, professor in Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University.
Laia Turmo Vidal, doctoral student in Human-Computer Interaction, Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University.
Elena Márquez Segura, postdoctoral researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Grant decisions Natural and Engineering Sciences – Swedish Research Council