What do a serious gaming platform for training psychologists and a chat-bot for people living with dementia have in common?
Both were presented at the RCC-organised event “Research collaborations: HASS disciplines and technology” on Wednesday, 2 May, at the UQ Biological Sciences Library.
Five speakers from three UQ faculties (Humanities & Social Sciences; Business, Economics & Law; and Health & Behavioural Sciences) demonstrated the range and diversity of their research collaborations that use technology, at the afternoon event.
Gillian McGregor, from UQ’s School of Psychology, who presented on Laurus, a gaming platform for training psychologists, was positive about the experience. She said, “the short presentation format kept the energy up and made this an accessible event for people to step out to from their work days.”
The format also created opportunities for speakers to network with attendees. Graduate student Katy McHugh, who presented on her work with FOLKER, a linguistics software tool, said: “I found myself scribbling my own details down for people a few times.”
Meanwhile Kerry Kilner, a Research Fellow in UQ’s School of Communication and Arts, who presented on the Australian Drama Archive, had a couple of follow-up meetings, “so in terms of networking it was a winner.”
The event was part of UQ’s Digital Humanities and Social Sciences events program and follows on from last year’s “Telling Digital Stories”, which showcased UQ projects that use technology to create digital narratives that advance and enrich humanities and social sciences research. Marco Fahmi, RCC’s Manager of Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, organised both last year’s and this year’s events.
