Virtual Reality Technology Lead at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
Joined September 2019
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
18 Jul 2023
Experimental test of how the programming of a VR virtual coach can affect therapeutic alliance, credibility, and expectancy (proxies of better treatment outcomes). Opens up new studies. First (great) DPhil paper from @nameIsShuYeah @AitorInVR @OxExpPsy rdcu.be/dg1RH
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12 Jul 2023
link.springer.com/article/10… How does it feel to be bullied? A first-person perspective bullying experience in virtual reality. #bullying #VirtualReality
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
27 Apr 2023
We are looking for psychologist/cognitive science student to work in the @event_lab part time on the @ERC_Research project MoTIVE (motiverc.org). See the advert euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/1…
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We have a new job opening for a virtual reality researcher at @OxfordHealthNHS and @OxPsychiatry to join @ProfDFreeman team.
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Congratulations to the @ehtelescope team on capturing the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy!
12 May 2022
Our own black hole! Astronomers have just revealed the 1st image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy using the @ehtelescope- a planet-scale array of radio telescopes that emerged from decades of NSF support. bit.ly/38rC85z #ourblackhole
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
28 Apr 2022
New paper getting to grips with potential VR therapy side effects. Side effects infrequent and did not affect outcomes. Most common concern was what else was happening in room. 27 side effects assessed, which clustered into three types… @OxPsychiatry cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
6 Apr 2022
Delighted to share the results of the @gameChangeVR trial, out today in the @TheLancetPsych.
The headline: gameChange VR therapy helps people feel more confident in everyday situations.
Huge thanks to the incredible team of people who made this possible. @McPinFoundation
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
23 Mar 2022
We used Reinforcement Learning in #VR to investigate when bystanders to a violent incident might respond with prosocial helping behaviour @AitorInVR @OxfordHealthNHS @uclcs @Ubneuroscience @EPSRC @ERC_Research nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
9 Mar 2022
We are looking for a Lecturer/Associate Professor in Visual Computing, please circulate
jobs.ac.uk/job/CNW684/lectur…
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Looking at the intersection of the bystander effect, social identity, violence, and virtual reality.
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
21 Apr 2021
We are looking for two PhD students to work on collaborative mixed reality jobs.ac.uk/job/CEZ310/phd-su…
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
8 Mar 2021
Interested in our Masters in Virtual and Augmented Reality at @goldcomputing come to our virtual open day next thursday:
gold.ac.uk/open-days/
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
16 Feb 2021
International Foundation has awarded @ProfDFreeman @OxPsychiatry & team £1 million grant to develop & test a #VirtualReality program to help #young #people with #Schizophrenia increase their self-confidence. bit.ly/3bqyeHV @OxfordMedSci @UniofOxford @OxHealthBRC @OxNeuro
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
13 Jan 2021
Tenemos financiación para un estudiante de doctorado en el Event Lab de la @UniBarcelona. Por favor envíeme un correo electrónico a través de event-lab.org si está interesado y su carrera es en informática / realidad virtual #VR y tiene residencia en España @event_lab
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
16 Nov 2020
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
3 Nov 2020
(Almost) everything there is to know about avatars. From how can they be made & animated. To the utility of free avatars. Bringing consensus between industry & academia on key aspects: what’s an avatar?... W the history of #MicrosoftRocketbox at center. frontiersin.org/article/10.3…
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
22 Oct 2020
My team focuses on quality evaluation and we have multiple open projects on perceptual assessment and audiovisual synchronicity. Please share or reach out if you are interested! More info here: oculus.com/careers/a1K2K0000…
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
15 Oct 2020
For those of you interested on VR for pain therapy, @tony_donegan78, b ryan, j swidrak and myself, just published a perspective article @FrontVR going over challenges that one may encounter when using VR with chronic pain patients: frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Aitor Rovira retweeted
23 Sep 2020
A summary of thoughts and discussions about the implications of Facebook/Oculus accounts in a research and teaching context. wp.cs.ucl.ac.uk/anthonysteed…
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