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April
2016
Kings of
Gamification, Wearable Technologies, Digital Health Initiatives, Robotic
Drones,
Technology and Society, Creative Industry Roadmaps, Upcoming Conferences
Welcome to the GAETSS
April 2016 E-Newsletter. Those of you who have seen my presentations on
Gamification or attended any of my workshops on implementing Gamification
in your own context, whether that be as part of an educational strategy,
for corporate development or simply to achieve personal goals, will perhaps
remember that I have often cited Jose Mourinho as an example of a
Gamification Master or King of Gamification. Mourinho has achieved
significant sporting success over many years, largely because of his
ability to apply games psychology and mechanics in his domain of football
management.
I am happy to report
that Jose, the former King of Gamification no longer occupies his position
on the throne, not just because of his demise at Chelsea but because a new
and, in my eyes far more worthy King has emerged
in the shape of Claudio Ranieri. My absolute delight at this change in
affairs is only in part because I have spent the majority
of my life in Leicester and Leicestershire where Claudios Leicester
City are on the verge of one of the most remarkable success stories in
sporting history.
In my opinion,
Claudio Ranieris use of Gamification to achieve success could not be more
of a contrast to Mourinhos approach which events have shown to be
motivated by self-interest and a grossly inflated opinion of himself as
The Special One. Where once I admired Mourinho for his achievements at
Chelsea, I now abhor his Machiavellian and subversive actions in trying to
get one of his fellow managers (Louis Van Gaal)
the sack for his own benefit.
Not only is Ranieri a
very personable and seemingly honourable man, he has proved that it is
possible to break the mould of the accepted wisdom that big money alone can
win success. Ranieris Leicester Citys success is built on great teamwork
between players who are not big names and previously have not known the
kind of achievement which is now within their grasp. It is credit to
Ranieri and his players and a great source of satisfaction to me that
virtually all neutral supporters are willing Leicester to win the Premier
league against all the odds.
For me, it is
evidence that Gamification, applied ethically and not for personal glory or
benefit, is a transformational phenomenon that we can all learn from in our
personal and/or professional lives. Whether you are a manager, a teacher, a
leader or a coach, you can use gamification strategies to positively influence
the lives of those around you.
The King is Dead,
Long Live the King !!!
In this Edition (To view the full
Newsletter with images in a web Browser click HERE)
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Developments
in Wearable Technologies
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East Midlands Medilink Digital
Health Special Interest Group (SIG)
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Robotic
Drones
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Immersive Camera Technologies
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Technology and Society Conference
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Creative Industries Roadmap
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Ted-X Leicester
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Review
of Recent Conferences and Exhibitions
o Medicon
2016 Pafos, Greece
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Featured Upcoming Events
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April 21/22 Asia Pacific Medical Simulations 2016, Kuala
Lumpur
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April
27-29 Bangkok International Digital Content
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June
17-19 6th Annual Digital
Medicine Academic Meeting of Chinese Medical Association
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July 7/8 International
Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE)
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July 28/29 Thaisim
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Sept 7/9 VS Games
2016
o Sept 23/24 Singapore Health and BioMedical
Congress
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Nov
28/Dec 1st SEANES 2016 Ergonomics and Human Factors Conference
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Calls for Papers
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Recent Articles and Presentations
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Future Events Listing
Developments in Wearable Technologies
The
Wearable Technologies Show at Excel in London in March provided a
fascinating insight into the latest developments in wearable technologies
and gadgets that are beginning to become mainstream items across multiple
sectors. I had anticipated that the majority of the events focus would be
on fitness trackers but I was surprised and impressed by the
wide range of devices and applications on display and being presented in
all the seminar rooms. The application areas covered at the exhibition included :-
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Internet of Things (IOT)
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Augmented and Virtual Reality
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Smart Homes and Connected Living
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Healthcare and Digital Apps
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Mobile Payments and Retail Apps
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Smart Textiles and Sensors
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Performance Sports and Fitness
In addition to the various panel discussions
and keynote presentations, there was also an area for showing developers
how to create apps using connected devices.
I have uploaded a collection of images
from both the presentation sessions and the exhibition booths onto the
GAETSS Flickr archived images at https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwortley/albums/72157663675407963
What caught my eye in
particular as trends to watch out for were the large number of
exhibitors showing smart clothing or textiles with embedded sensors. The
applications being developed around smart textiles not only included health
tracking but also environmental sensing to enable smart adaptation of the
clothing to specific conditions or events.
East Midlands Medilink Digital
Health Special Interest Group
The Medilink
East Midlands SIG on Digital Health was launched at a workshop in
Loughborough which featured keynote presentations from Dr Dale Esliger of The NIHR
Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical
Research Unit and Dr Jonathan Tedds who is based at Health and Research Data Informatics
at Leicester University. Dr Esliger is a Canadian
expert in wearable sensors and his presentation of the various advanced
biomedical sensors either available today as consumer items or likely to
become mainstream in the near future was an
eye-opener. Dales presentation demonstrated a genuine understanding of the
potential impact of wearable technologies upon lifestyle behaviours and the
importance of gamification strategies linked to real world data. In
particular, Dale recognises the need to be able to relate the lifestyle
data such as pulse rate, blood pressure, weight and body mass index to
demonstrable short term results. One of the major
problems with the applications for health and wellbeing is that, especially
in young people who are generally naturally fitter because of their age,
the impact of poor lifestyle choices in diet and exercise is not felt until
years later so the motivation to change and/or the ability to see the
benefits of good habits are limited. I am aiming to collaborate closely
with Dale and his team in Loughborough.
Dr
Jonathan Tedds presented on BRISSKIT Biomedical Research Software as a
Service. His passionate interest is the use of open source big data to
analyse and interpret the vast amounts of information delivered by the
sensor devices, especially those involved in real time monitoring of health
parameters.
For
more information on the Medilink Digital Health
Special Interest Group contact Costa Philippou at Medilink
East Midlands using costa@medilinkem.co.uk
Robotic Drones
My latest technology acquisition is a 3DR
drone with a gimbal and a GoPro Hero 4 Black camera. I was prompted by
seeing a selection of drones at my local PC World retail centre to do some
research into what was available and their functionalities. I eventually
chose to buy a 3DR drone and accessories, primarily because of its use of
smart technologies to enable a novice user like myself to take good quality
aerial pictures and video safely and with minimal training.
The 3DR drone uses smart robotic
technologies to build in both safety and usability. It is a very light
device that takes only a few minutes to set up. I am fortunate to live in a
village with open countryside so my first outing
took place in a paddock near where I live. The 3DR comes with a controller
and a holder for my iPhone. The 3DR software application on my phone
wirelessly connects to the controller and the drone itself allowing me to
control the drone and camera from the phone as well as view and capture
live images from the drone camera at a distance of up
to half a mile.
Amongst the impressive functionality of
the 3DR is the ability to make a single selection to bring the drone back
to its original take off point. I have uploaded a selection of the images
and videos I have taken at https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwortley/albums/72157667034740842
I am now offering to supply 3DR drones
and provide training to anyone interested please contact me at david@gaetss.com.
Immersive Camera Technologies
360 degree digital image of Boston Stump Church
and Market Place
Another new immersive technology which
has captured my attention is the Theta S camera which can take videos and
images in a total 360 degree range. An image of
Boston Stump and market place was one of the very first I took after I got
the camera which, like the 3DR drone, is able to
be controlled from my iPhone using the Theta S app. To view images and
videos in true interactive 3D, you need to either look at them on your
phone or PC or on the Theta S web site which can host all the images.
To see an example of a true interactive
360 degree image taken in the Tomb of the Kings in Pafos,
Cyprus, go to the Theta web site at https://theta360.com/s/pLGruKSolxRDsiN6lV9kOQBkG
The images taken with the Theta S camera
are also compatible with Google Streetmap.
Technology and Society Conference
Buenos Aires
In
Buenos Aires, I presented the latest results from the European DOREMI and Pegaso projects as part of a conference on
Technology, Knowledge and Society. My presentation focused on the need to
not only empower citizens with the tools for better personal health
management but also shift some of the responsibility for public health back
to the citizen.
The presentation looked at the potential approaches
to be taken to address the issue of lifestyle related conditions such as
obesity, diabetes, cardio-vascular problems and COPD together with
solutions such as those being researched for teenagers in the Pegaso project (http://www.pegasof4f.eu/) and for the elderly in the DOREMI project (http://www.doremi-fp7.eu/)
The presentation generated some controversy
amongst the participants who felt that it was wrong to expect citizens to
change lifestyle behaviours to avoid public health resource problems. My
presentation can be viewed and downloaded at http://www.slideshare.net/dwortley/lifestyle-technologies-and-society
Creative Industries Roadmap EU
Project
The final report of the CRe-AM
Creative Industries Adaptive Roadmap project is due to be presented in
Luxembourg on April 28th. In addition to the Games Industry
Roadmap, the final project report will include some recommendations for
exploiting the results of the roadmapping
exercise for all the creative sectors involved including art, design,
architecture, media and e-publishing and video games.
After the review meeting in Luxembourg at the
end of this month I hope to be able to make the final report available to
anyone interested. If you would like access to a copy, please email me at david@gaetss.com.
TED-X Leicester
TED-X Leicester held an event entitled Health
of the Nation Should we care? on April 4th. I was asked to
speak at this event but unfortunately the date clashed with the Medicon 2016 conference in Pafos but I hope to become more involved in
future events. For details of TEDxLeicester,
visit http://tedxleicester.com/.
Review of recent Conference and Exhibitions
Medicon 2016 Pafos, Cyprus
The Medicon 2016
Conference in Pafos was the 14th
Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biomedical Engineering and
Computing. Held from March 31st to April 2nd, Medicon 2016 was a very technical conference covering a
very wide spectrum of medical applications and disciplines. Representing
Milan based serious games specialists, Imaginary, with whom I co-wrote the
paper and presentation on the topic of Gamified Wellbeing for all Ages my
session was part of the Rehabilitation Technologies/Systems track.
The presentation
included details of Imaginarys European projects Rehab@Home,
Pegaso and DOREMI. You can access and /or
download a copy of the presentation from http://www.slideshare.net/dwortley/gamified-wellbeing-for-all-ages
and find more details about the Medicon 2016
conference at http://www.medicon2016.org/
I have also uploaded
a gallery of images from the conference and the gala dinner at https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidwortley/albums/72157664464600494
Featured Upcoming Events
April 21/22 Asia Pacific Medical
Simulations 2016, Kuala Lumpur
The Asia Pacific Medical Simulations 2016
conference takes place at the New World Renaissance Hotel in Kuala Lumpur
on April 21/22. My presentation at the conference is on Medical
Simulations Past, Present and Future and I will be describing how medical
simulation technologies have evolved over the last 10 years, influenced by
advances in enabling technologies and the involvement of multi-disciplinary
skills and technologies from the games industry.
I will be sharing my thoughts on the future
of medical simulations and the likely impact of wearables, IOT and big
data. I plan to publish my
presentation and images from the conference in the next e-newsletter.
For more
details of this event go to http://www.mnmconferences.com/Asia-Pacific-Healthcare-Simulation-Conference-20161
April
27-29 Bangkok International Digital Content
Bangkok IDC and Business Matching event takes
place in Bangkok at the end of this month and, like last year, provides an
opportunity to meet up with some of the most innovative digital media
companies in Thailand and Asia through the business matching event where I
aim to provide mentoring advice and network connections to aspiring and
talented local companies.
If you are interested in collaboration,
outsourcing or market development in Thailand or Asia generally, please
email me at david@gaettss.com with an outline of your interests and I will
seek out potential opportunities
For more details of this event, go to http://www.bangkokdc.com/
June 17-19 6th Annual Digital Medicine
Academic Meeting of Chinese Medical Association
The
6th
Annual Digital Medicine Academic Meeting of the Chinese Medical Association
takes place in June in Nanjing, China from June 17-19. I have been invited
to speak at this conference which boasts a very large international
selection of speakers. My presentation will focus on the impact of wearable
technologies on personal health management.
For more details of this event go to http://www.bitcongress.com/nccsdm2016/
July 7/8 International
Symposium on Digital Earth (ISDE)
The International
Symposium for Digital Earth 6th Summit takes place in Beijing
from July 7-8. The theme of this years summit is Digital Earth in the era
of Big Data.
For details of this
event go to http://isde2016summit.org/
July 28/29 Thaisim
The theme of this years
annual Thaisim conference which is being held at Sripathum East University, Chonburi in Thailand is The
power of games, simulations and debriefing to teach more in less time. Thaisim conferences are always memorable events not
only for their content and networking opportunities but also for the
wonderful hosting.
For more details go to http://www.thaisim.org/ts16/ts2016.html
Sept 7/9 VS-Games 2016
The VS-Games 2016 conference in Barcelona is
the 8th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for
Serious Applications. Topics for this years conference include
:-
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Alternate
reality games
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Virtual
environments
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Augmented
reality
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Game
design
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Animation
for serious games and virtual worlds
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AI
applications for serious games
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Serious
games methodologies
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User-modelling
in serious games
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Pervasive
gaming
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Interactivity
issues
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Visualisation
techniques
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Human-computer
interaction
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Mobile
games
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Education
and learning
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Multimedia
gaming
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Case
studies in serious games and virtual worlds
·
Gamification
For more details go
to http://vsgames2016.com/
Sept 23/24 Singapore Health and Biomedical
Congress
The Singapore Health and
BioMedical Congress is flagship international
event with top class international speakers which this year will include
James Kinross from Imperial College. The theme of this years conference is
Forging a Sustainable Relationship-Based Healthcare System.
For full details of
the event go to http://shbc.com.sg/
Nov
28/Dec 1st SEANES 2016 Ergonomics and Human Factors Conference
The 4th
SEANES 2016 Ergonomics and Human Factors conference in South East Asia will
be held in Bandung Indonesia. The theme of this years event will be:- Green Ergonomics: Sustainability, Productivity, and Well-being. Within this theme, SEANES 2016
Conference supports and expands the application of human factors and
ergonomics with regards to recent local and global needs. This
international conference aims to enhance the awareness of the importance of
Human Factors Engineering (HFE) in various human activities and application
domains, including product design, learning, communication, healthcare,
transportation, defence and security.
For more details of the event go to
https://seanes2016.org/
Calls
for Papers
Below is a selection
of current calls for Papers, Posters and Articles that may be of interest :-
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..
The Thirteenth
International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society to be held
at University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada from 26-28 May 2017 is seeking proposals for papers
and presentations.
If you are
interested, visit the web site at http://techandsoc.com/2017-conference/call-for-papers
The 1st Call for papers for ESM'2016 - The 30th annual
European Simulation and Modelling Conference SIANI - Universidad de Las
Palmas Gran Canaria - Spain October 26-28, 2016
has been released.
For details of this CFP go to http://www.eurosis.org/cms/?q=taxonomy/term/383
Recent Articles and Papers
A comprehensive list of
archived articles, presentations and videos can be accessed at my website
http://www.davidwortley.com/listing.html
The most recent updates
are shown below :-
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Date
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Article/Presentation Title
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Comments
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March 2016
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Technology, Knowledge
and Society Presentation from Buenos Aires.
View the presentation here
View conference images here
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The Technology, Knowledge and Society
Conference covered a broad range of topics which examined the positive
and negative aspects of technology on the future of society
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April 2016
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Gamified Wellbeing for
all Ages Paper and Presentation for Medicon
2016
View the paper here
View the presentation here
View the conference
images here
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The Medicon 2016
Conference provided an opportunity to meet academics and practitioners
involved in a broad range of biomedical technologies and applications
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Upcoming Events Listing
Below is a list of
forthcoming conferences also accessible at http://www.davidwortley.com/events.html
If you would like any
presentations, videos or documents circulated to my network, I am happy to
provide this service free of charge for any material relevant to readers of
this newsletter. If you are interested, contact me at david@davidwortley.com.
Best
Wishes for a Better Future for all Mankind
David Wortley FRSA
Founder and CEO
GAETSS Gamification and Enabling Technologies
Strategic Solutions
Shaping the Future of Business
and Society through Human Development and Motivation
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