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My UM team is recruiting DHH adults who have experience using Social VR apps (casual or professional). The study will be remote, last about 1 hour and compensated. Please fill out this form if you are interested: tinyurl.com/mrtjwtbv! Thanks!
Important data visualization on depression prevalence across Latin America. This kind of cross-national mental health data is crucial for understanding regional patterns and informing evidence-based policy interventions. #sociology #AcademicSky
voronoiapp.com/category/The-State-of-Depression...
AI Chatbots in Mental Health: Promise, Dependence, and Growing Concerns
www.bhnet.org/43736/ai-chatbots-in-men...
This week, Mad in America explores three academic publications related to AI chatbots and mental health. The first, a …
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell."
This video reminds me of when my 70 year old mother experienced VR for the first time. The awe and the emotions that followed were wholesome.
Thank you @robynlbrown.bsky.social and my amazing committee my heart is full and I feel accomplished 💜
🚨 New VR Games This Week 🚨
🌧️ Of Lies & Rain | Quest, PC | Sep 10 (EA)
☠️ Dungeons of Eternity | PC | Sep 11
🔫 Table Troopers | Quest | Sep 11
👩🚀 Surviving Mars: Pioneer | PS VR2 | Sep 12
What are you picking up?
Oh it was made by same studio who developed THE ROOM. This is awesome, thanks for sharing. My wishlist is lit!
Cool. I don’t like the zombie stuff either that’s why I couldn’t progress through the village in resident evil 4 and the inventory was kinda droid-like. I enjoy the rhythm and sports game when I’m not running away from zombies. I’ll definitely check SAINTS & SINNERS out.
I’ve seen clips of the game. The VR mechanics look wild. Was it as intense as it looks?
Resident evil 4 VR?
🇩🇪 VIDEO: Virtual reality headsets let German retirees travel the world
In a German retirement home, residents can travel the world without ever leaving their seats —- thanks to virtual reality headsets.
Such a beautiful story!
Who would have thought we’d transition from the knowledge economy to the disinformation economy.
Symbolic violence: 👀
I’d like to add you to my professional network
@ruha9.bsky.social: "Why can we imagine growing heart cells from scratch in a lab, but not growing empathy for other human beings in our everyday lives...? Even well-resourced schools where young people are encouraged to dream big fall short when it comes to cultivating moral imagination."
To my new followers, hello! Nice to meet you 👋
I have a few niche #Rstats packages 📦 you may find useful 😄
Short thread 🧵
lcpilling.github.io
To all of the social media, polisci, mis/disinfo & internet researchers, we're thrilled to announce the release of the new Topic Analyzer in our @Communalytic.org tool. The analyzer can automatically group and label social media posts that are semantically similar. socialmedialab.ca/2024/11/19/i...
Wrapping up an inspiring 3-day at #TNSquare2023 on educational inequalities. Grateful for the opportunity to learn from renowned scholars who shared insights, from theory to empirics, with fellow young researchers. 📚🗻
Finally made a #Blackademics starter pack! Let continue to build community here. This is part of #Blacksky so please show your appreciation to the architect, @rudyfraser.com
Enhancing hand-object interactions in virtual reality for precision manual tasks link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Hello 🦋
My new favorite thing is watching the dawn.
I know the treatment is not the problem. There’s something I’m not measuring right.
Politicians are public servants not idols.
We actually navigate life unscripted and in the moment.
I guess I deserved it!
I didn’t see this coming
