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Ulla Konnerup is researching how identity can be recreated through interaction in immersive virtual worlds to help rehabilitate people suffering from aphasia. Transforming rehabilitation into a virtual environment could provide multimodal communication, social interactions, and emotional experiences to help reestablish cognitive and communicative functions through bodily immersion and interaction via avatars. Empirical work from 2010-2012 involved establishing a project group of people with aphasia, relatives, and speech therapists who participated in interviews and pilot courses to test the benefits of virtual rehabilitation.

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RE-CREATION OF SELF IN IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL WORLDS Addressing Identity in Rehabilitation of People Suffering from Aphasia Ulla Konnerup, Aalborg University, ullak@hum.aau.dk
ABOUT AALBORG UNIVERSITY Aalborg University is one of the largest enterprises in Jutland - making Aalborg a vibrant university city Additional AAU campuses in Esbjerg and Copenhagen Aalborg University is in partnership with 377 universities worldwide - 298 in Europe - 79 in the Americas, Africa, and in Asia-Pacific
Visting Scholar at H-star Inspiring to spent some time in another research environment State of Art related research Host Jeremy Bailenson VHIL Future collaboration
My PhD is about How communication, learning and identity is closely linked together Recreating oneself/identity by interaction in immersive virtual worlds Transforming the rehabilitation landscape into an immersive virtual environment will give possibilities for: multimodal ways of communication social interactions emotional experiences Presentation oneself involvement of the body will affect the brain reestablishing process positively and promote cognitive and communicative functions (Moreover a social life and be free to independently using technologies)
Arguments 1. IVW opens up for bodily immersion and interacting through avatar mediating. 1. Interacting in 3D IVW fires (almost) the same neurons as interaction in the real world 1. IVW provides the opportunity for use of multiple sensory stimuli, and for the promotion and development of the nervous lanes in the brain.
Empirical Work (2010-2012) Establishment of a project group (people suffering from aphasia, relatives and speech therapists) Interviews (before and after the pilot courses) Workshops ( dialog/ activities about needs and wishes for aphasiac) Pilot Courses (observations, videotape)

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Ulla Konnerup

  • 1. RE-CREATION OF SELF IN IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL WORLDS Addressing Identity in Rehabilitation of People Suffering from Aphasia Ulla Konnerup, Aalborg University, ullak@hum.aau.dk
  • 2. ABOUT AALBORG UNIVERSITY Aalborg University is one of the largest enterprises in Jutland - making Aalborg a vibrant university city Additional AAU campuses in Esbjerg and Copenhagen Aalborg University is in partnership with 377 universities worldwide - 298 in Europe - 79 in the Americas, Africa, and in Asia-Pacific
  • 3. Visting Scholar at H-star Inspiring to spent some time in another research environment State of Art related research Host Jeremy Bailenson VHIL Future collaboration
  • 4. My PhD is about How communication, learning and identity is closely linked together Recreating oneself/identity by interaction in immersive virtual worlds Transforming the rehabilitation landscape into an immersive virtual environment will give possibilities for: multimodal ways of communication social interactions emotional experiences Presentation oneself involvement of the body will affect the brain reestablishing process positively and promote cognitive and communicative functions (Moreover a social life and be free to independently using technologies)
  • 5. Arguments 1. IVW opens up for bodily immersion and interacting through avatar mediating. 1. Interacting in 3D IVW fires (almost) the same neurons as interaction in the real world 1. IVW provides the opportunity for use of multiple sensory stimuli, and for the promotion and development of the nervous lanes in the brain.
  • 6. Empirical Work (2010-2012) Establishment of a project group (people suffering from aphasia, relatives and speech therapists) Interviews (before and after the pilot courses) Workshops ( dialog/ activities about needs and wishes for aphasiac) Pilot Courses (observations, videotape)

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  • #6: This representation of self might have an embodied impact on learning possibilities for people with an injured brain and physically or/and cognitive difficulties