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A3 – Venture Pitch – StoryMemory
This summer has not unfolded as planned but at least I tried! Here is my attempt to create a venture pitch out of a longtime research passion project of mine at UBC. Thanks for your comments and constructive criticism https://mcpheesiobhan.wixsite.com/storymemory
Analyst Report: Persuasive Technologies
I choose to focus on an area or emerging market which is of particular interest to me. I have been working in the area of technology and empathy for a number of years within the university context. I am really interested in how we can leverage persuasive technologies more broadly in education and training. I […]
Matthias Krampe – founder of Auggd Media
Matthias is the founder and managing director of Auggd Media which is an Augmented Reality service provider. I have been research and using AR tools for the past five years, and the obstacle that I have faced the most is that most of them are very gimmicky. It is the ‘dancing pink dinosaur’ on the […]
Clorama Dorvilias, Debias VR – original post by Mel January 30 2020
I really appreciate that Clorama based her company on her own experience as well as a gap she saw. Her company also really resonates with me as I am interested in the area of persuasive technologies as a tool for social justice – specifically the use of AR. I appreciate that Clorama aims her tool […]
Persuasive technologies – Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
I am fascinated by persuasive technologies. They have been used and are being used widely especially in marketing and social media, and so have received somewhat of a negative reputation. I am really interested in their ability to foster connection and social cohesion around different topics in the classroom and in broader society. Although I […]
I am a pioneering educator…
Hello all. My name is Siobhán McPhee and I am an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Department of Geography at UBC. I have been at UBC almost eight years now, joining in July 2013 initially to work within UBC’s new international program Vantage College. I came to Vancouver from Ireland where I did my […]