People and Technology Research Group

People and Technology Research Group A group of psychologists interested in human-computer interaction. We are based in University College Cork. http://patlaboratory.com/

18/09/2014

As part of our 50th Anniversary celebrations SOAP invites you to a fun, informative, interactive introduction to psychology led by the staff and students behind the research being carried out in the School – we look forward to seeing you!

“It knows when you're there and can tell how you're feeling, and it knows how to respond accordingly,” says Carey. “We'v...
11/04/2014

“It knows when you're there and can tell how you're feeling, and it knows how to respond accordingly,” says Carey. “We've tried to make it as human as possible, down to the smallest details, like its pupils dilating when a new person comes into the room" - SociBot is designed to imitate your friends, but will it just creep you out?

Capable of mimicking human expressions and emotions, the SociBot is designed to bring a human touch to teleconferencing – or to imitate your friends.

Microsoft designs wearable computing to sense and alert people to elevated stress levels - and uses it to build a bra de...
09/12/2013

Microsoft designs wearable computing to sense and alert people to elevated stress levels - and uses it to build a bra designed to stop women engaging in 'emotional overeating'. Misogynistic computing at its best or a useful intervention?

My sisters, something wondrous has happened. Researchers at Microsoft are developing a smart bra that alerts women to their stress levels, so that they might avoid “emotional overeating.” According to the BBC, the blueprint “contains removable sensors that monitor heart and skin activity to provide…

Google Glass for the follicly challenged is on the way.
27/11/2013

Google Glass for the follicly challenged is on the way.

Sony’s engineers have filed a patent for a new form of wearable tech, only this one differs from the watches and glasses currently doing the rounds. Sony’s come up with the idea of a smart wig, with embedded rumble tech to tap the wearer on the scalp when they get a message.

Today we're receiving a demonstration of Occulus Rift virtual reality technology. Here's Jurek on a rollercoaster!
30/10/2013

Today we're receiving a demonstration of Occulus Rift virtual reality technology. Here's Jurek on a rollercoaster!

Facebook use predicts a decline in subjective well-being according to this study from the University of Michigan.
15/08/2013

Facebook use predicts a decline in subjective well-being according to this study from the University of Michigan.

Maybe you already knew this from your own experiences, but a newly-published academic study from the University of Michigan (via The LA Times) has found that people tended to feel worse ...

10/08/2013

Adolescents with mental health problems are particularly hard for therapists to engage. But a new computer game is providing a healthy conduit for effective communication between them

22/06/2013

The protests in Turkey demonstrate the social physics of highly connected crowds

Brains as cat detectors - I like it.
17/06/2013

Brains as cat detectors - I like it.

Andrew Ng wants to help usher in a new age of deep learning -- an emerging computer science field that seeks to mimic the human brain with hardware and software -- into the DIY era.

16/06/2013

Examining the intersection of psychology and video games

I really want one.
15/06/2013

I really want one.

Do you have Glass? I don't. But here are 20 random things you can ask Glass to search for.

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