ICDVRAT 2022

The 14th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies

6^th to 8^th September 2022 - Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal

Conference Organisation

Honorary President

• Paul Sharkey

General Conference Chairs

• Pedro Gamito, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• David Brown, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Sebastian Koenig, Katana Simulations Pty Ltd, Adelaide, Australia (Chair)

Local Organising Committee

• Pedro Gamito, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• Jorge Oliveira, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• Rita Pereira, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• Rita Florindo, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal

ICDVRAT Series Steering Committee

• Jurgen Broeren, Göteborg University, Sweden
• David Brown, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Sue Cobb, University of Nottingham, UK
• Iveta Fajnerová, VR Research Center, National Institute of Mental Health, Czechia
• Pedro Gamito, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• Evelyne Klinger, ESIEA, France
• Lena Pareto, University of Trollhättan, Sweden
• Albert (Skip) Rizzo, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
• Martin Rydmark, Göteborg University, Sweden
• Jaime Sánchez, Universidad de Chile, Chile
• Paul Sharkey, UK
• Cecília Sik Lányi, University of Pannonia, Hungary

International Programme Committee

• Pedro Gamito, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal (Chair)
• Mahmud Mufti, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Nicholas Shopland, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Sebastian Koenig, Katana Simulations Pty Ltd, Adelaide, Australia
• Mel Krokos, University of Portsmouth, UK
• Orly Lahav, Tel Aviv University, Israel
• Teresa Souto, Universidade Lusófona de Porto, Portugal
• Rita Conde, Universidade Lusófona de Porto, Portugal
• João Sousa, Universidade Lusófona de Porto, Portugal
• Jorge Oliveira, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
• Mohammad Al-Amri, University of Cardiff, UK
• Tomohiro Kuroda, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan
• Dido Green, Jönköping University, Sweden
• P J Standen, University of Nottingham, UK
• Alessio Murgia, University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands
• Jean Detheux, Vudici
• Bonnie Connor, bonnieconnor.com
• Patrice L (Tamar) Weiss, University of Haifa, Israel
• David Brown, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
• Sandeep Subramanian, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA
• James Lewis, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Will Farr, Sussex Community National Health Service Trust, UK
• Mindy Levin, McGill University, Canada
• Michael Elboim, University of Haifa, Israel
• Darryl Charles, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
• Henry Moller, University of Toronto/PRAXIS Holistic Health, Canada
• Albert (Skip) Rizzo, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
• Liliane S Machado, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil
• Markos Markou, PA College, American University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• Peter Wilson, Australian Catholic University, Australia
• Andreas Duenser, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia
• Rosa Maria E. Moreira da Costa, Universidade o Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Imre Cikajlo, Univerzitetni Rehabilitacijski Inštitut, Slovenia
• Jose-Antonio Gil-Gomez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
• Elahe Kani, University of West London, UK
• Mónica Cameirão, Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute, Portugal
• Wendy Keay-Bright, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
• Anouk Lamontagne, McGill University, Canada
• Alma Merians, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
• Christos Bouras, University of Patras, Greece
• Philip Breedon, Nottingham Trent University, UK
• Philippe Archambault, McGill University, Canada
• Sarah Howes, Ulster University, UK
• Roberto Lloréns, Labhuman-Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
• Angelica Gortari, University of Liege, Belgium
• Robert Astur, University of Connecticut, USA
• Francesca Morganti, University of Bergamo, Italy
• Isabelle Delmon, IRCAM – CNRS, France
• Michael Gaebler, Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany
• Felix Klotzsche, Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany
• Jaime Sánchez, Universidad de Chile, Chile

ISVR Prize Committee

• Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, Universidade da Madeira, Portugal
• Jorge Oliveira, HEI-Lab, University Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal
• Sara Ventura, Università di Bologna, Italy

CYBER Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Best Paper Award

Will Farr
TangiBall: Development of a Prototype Tangible User Interface for Detection of Speed and Accuracy Variation in Pre-School Autistic Children

Penny Standen Best Early Career Paper Award

Mónica Paula Spínola
Feasibility of an Augmented Reality customized cognitive stimulation program for individuals with dementia: a clinical study with the Musiquence platform

Conference Series Archive

• Paul Sharkey, UK