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Sunday 13th June 2010
Time S1(150 people)
 S2(60 people) S3 S4
14:00-15:45 VR and Psychotherapy
Prof. Stéphane Bouchard,
Ph.D.
Universite du Quebec
en Outaouais		 Virtual Reality Cognitive
and Physical
Rehabilitation
Dr. Xiaoling Hu, Ph.D.
The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University		 Conference registration  
15:45-16:00 Break
16:00-17:45  
18:00-20:00 Welcome Reception (31F Schubert Hall)


Monday 14th June 2010
Time S1(150 people)
 S2(60 people) S3 S4
9:00-9:30
 Welcome Remarks
Prof. Brenda K. Wiederhold
and
Prof. Sun I. Kim
   Conference registration  
  Session 1
Prof. Brenda K. Wiederhold
Prof. Sun I. Kim
9:30-9:45 "Multi-Modal Memory
Restructuring for Patients
Suffering from
Combat-Related PTSD:
a Pilot Study"
Prof. Willem-Paul Brinkman,
Ph.D.
Delft University of Technology
9:45-10:00 "The Use of Virtual Reality
for a Human Classical
Conditioning Procedure"
Prof. Olga Gutiérrez-
Martinez, Ph.D.
University of Barcelona
10:00-10:15 "Therapeutic Games to
Improve Attachment
Capabilities"
Mr. Klaus M. Beier
Charite -Institute of
Sexology and
Sexual Medicine
10:15-10:30
   Coffee break
  Anxiety Disorders
Symposium
Prof. Stéphane Bouchard
Prof. Andrea Gaggioli
   Conference registration  
10:45-11:00 "Computer-Aided
Vicarious Exposure
(CAVE) for Obsessive-
Compulsive Disorder,
Implementation of a Non-
Immersive Virtual Reality
Approach"
Prof. Kenneth Kirkby
University of Tasmania
11:00-11:15 "Virtual Reality Interoceptive
Exposure for the Treatment
of Panic Disorder and
Agoraphobia"
Prof. Cristina Botella, Ph.D.
Universitat Jaume I
11:15 - 11:30
 "The Use of Advanced
Technologies in the
Treatment of Generalized
Anxiety Disorders"
Prof. Giuseppe Riva, Ph.D.
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
11:30-11:45
 "Development of a
Computer Based Symmetry
and Arrangement Symptoms
Measures in Obsessive-
Compulsive Disorder"
Daeyoung Roh, M.D.
Yonsei University
Medical Center
11:45-12:00
 "Analysis of Distributed-
Collaborative Activity
during Augmented Reality
Exposure Therapy for
Cockroach Phobia"
Ms. Maja Wrzesien
Universidad Politécnica
de Valencia
12:00-12:15
 "Using Virtual Humans to
Alleviate Social Axiety:
Preliminary Report from
a Comparative
Outcome Study"
Prof. Genevieve Robillard,
Ph.D.
Universite du Québec
en Outaouais
12:15-12:30
 "Psychophysiological
Indicators of Acute Stress
Disorder and Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder: Predictive
Value of Peritraumatic
Dissociation"
Prof. Dragica Kozaric-
Kovacic, M.D., Ph.D.
University Hospital Dubrava
12:30-12:45
 "Contributions of Functional
Magnetic Resonance
in the Field of
Psychological Treatments
with Virtual Reality"
Ms. Miriam Clemente
Universidad Politecnica
de Valencia
12:45-13:00
 Discussion of Anxiety
Disorders
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Poster Session CYBERARIUM    
15:30-16:00   Coffee break
  Eating Disorders &
Addictions Symposium
Prof. Giuseppe Riva
Prof. Jang Han Lee		 Online Interactions
Symposium
Prof. Carlo Galimberti
Prof. Jose Guitierrez-
Maldonado 		Conference
registration 		 
16:00-16:15 "Assessment of the
Emotional Responses
Produced by Exposure
to Real Food, Virtual Food
and Photographs of Food
in Patients Affected by
Eating Disorders"
Alessandra Gorini,
Ph.D. Candidate
Istituto Auxologico Italiano		 "The Moderating Role of
Need for Cognition on
Excessive Searching Bias:
A Case of Finding
Romantic Partners Online"
Prof. Wen Bin - Chiou
National Sun Yat-Sen
University
16:15-16:30 "Effect of Mood Induced
by Virtual Reality
Exposure on Body
Image Disturbances"
Mrs. Marta Ferrer-Garcia
University of Barcelona
 "Intersubjectivity as a
Possible Way to Inhabit
Future Cyberplaces"
Prof. Carlo Galimberti,
Ph.D.
Universita Cattolica del
Sacro Cuore di Milano
16:30-16:45 "PDA Self-Register System
for Eating Disorders:
A Study on Acceptability
and Satisfaction"
Prof. Rosa Marie Baños,
Ph.D.
Universitat de Valencia
 "Understanding the
Psychological Reasons
Behind Microblogging"
Prof. Lin Qiu, Ph.D.
Nanyang Technological
University
16:45-17:00 "Efficacy of Virtual Reality
for Triggering Smoking
Craving: Relation with
Level of Presence and
Nicotine Dependence"
Olaya Garcia-Rodriguez
University of Barcelona		 "SNSs Usage among
Chinese Internet Users:
An Empirical Study"
Mr. Qikun Niu
Peking University
17:00-17:15 Discussion of
Cognitive Rehabilitation
Symposium		 Discussion of
Online Interactions
Symposium
17:30-18:30 General Assembly of iACToR  


Tuesday 15th June 2010
Time S1(150 people)
 S2(60 people) S3 S4
  Motor Rehabilitation
Symposium
Prof. Mariano Alcañiz
Dr. Alessandra Gorini
 Studying Warfighters
Symposium
Major Melba Stetz
Dr. Raymond A. Folen
 Conference registration  
9:00-9:15 "Influence of the Tracking
Feedback in the Motor
Response of the Users"
Mr. Sergio Albiol
Universidad de Zaragoza		 "Studying Warfighters
with...
More than Surveys"
MAJ Melba Stetz, Ph.D.
Tripler Army Medical Center
9:15-9:30 "Lean on Wii: Physical
Rehabilitation With Virtual
Reality and Wii Peripherals"
Mr. Fraser Anderson
University of Alberta		 "Searching for an Adequate
Stressor to Practice Stress
Management Skill Prior to
Deployment: The Potential
of Immersion in
Stressful 3D Games"
Francois Bernier, Ph.D.
Defence Research and
Development Canada
Valcartier
9:30-9:45 "A Myoelectric-Controlled
Virtual Hand for the
Assessment and
Treatment of Phantom
Limb Pain in Trans-Radial
Upper Extremity Amputees:
a Research Protocol"
Prof. Andrea Gaggioli,
Ph.D.
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
 "Use of Immersive Virtual
Reality for Treating Anger"
Raymond A. Folen, Ph.D.
Tripler Army Medical Center
9:45-10:00 "eBaViR - Easy Balance
Virtual Rehabilitation system:
a Study with Patients"
Prof. Mariano Alcaniz, Ph.D.
LabHuman/UPV
 "Effectiveness of Brief VR
Treatment for PTSD
in Warfighters"
Sarah Miyahira, Ph.D.
VA Pacific Islands Health
Care System
10:00-10:15 "Combined Functional
Electrical Stimulation
(FES) and Robotic
System for Wrist
Rehabiliation after Stroke"
Dr. Xiaoling Hu, Ph.D.
The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University
 "Results from First
Randomized Clinical Trial
in OIF/OEF Troops"
Prof. Brenda K. Wiederhold,
Ph.D., MBA, BCIA
Interactive Media Institute
10:15-10:30 "The Influence of Audio
Cue Tempo on Walking
in Treadmill-Mediated
Virtual Rehabilitation"
Prof. Wendy Powell, Ph.D.
University of Portsmouth		 "Cellular Phones for
Reducing Battlefield Stress:
Rationale and a Preliminary
Research"
Prof. Giuseppe Riva, Ph.D.
Istituto Auxologico Italiano

10:30-10:45
 "Virtual Object Properties
Can Affect Target
Acquisition Time in a
Reaching Task"
Mr. Vaughan Powell
University of Portsmouth		 Discussion of Studying
Warfighters Symposium
10:45-11:00 "Indoor Orientation and
Mobility for Learners
Who are Blind"
Mr. Mauricio Saenz, MSc.
Universidad de Chile
11:00-11:15 Discussion of Motor
Rehabilitation Symposium		  
11:15-11:30
       Coffee break
  Training & Education
Symposium
Prof. Krešimir Ćosic
Dr. Teresita Sotomayor
      
11:30-11:45 "Teaching Tactical Combat
Casualty Care Using the
TC3 Sim Game-based
Simulation: A Study to
Measure Training
Effectiveness"
Teresita Sotomayor, Ph.D.
U.S. Army RDECOM/STTC
11:45-12:00 "Virtual Reality Adaptive
Stimulation of Limbic
Structures in Mental
Readiness Training"
Prof. Krešimir Cosic, Ph.D.
Univeristy of Zagreb"
12:00-12:15 "Using Robotics Construction
Kits as Metacognitive Tools.
A Research in an Italian
Primary School"
Prof. Filippo La Paglia, Ph.D.
University of Palermo
12:15-12:30

 "The Effects of Augmented
Reality on Learning"
Prof. Kuei-Fang Hsiao, Ph.D.
Ming-Chuan University
12:30-12:45
 "Cost Benefits of Virtual
Reality Exposure Therapy
with Arousal Control for the
Treatment of Combat
Related Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder: Revisited"
Dennis Patrick Wood, Ph.D.
Virtual Reality
Medical Center
12:45-13:00 Discussion of Training & Education Symposium
13:00-14:00 Lunch and Award Ceremony (31F Eunhasu Hall)
  Presence and
Cybersickness Symposium
Pedro Gamito
Prof. Cristina Botella		 Cognitive Rehabiliation
Symposium
Prof. Rosa Marie Baños
Prof. Jae-Jin Kim
    
14:00-14:15
 "Presence is Just an
Illusion: Using fMRI to
Locate the Brain Area
Responsible to the Meaning
Given to Places."
Prof. Stéphane Bouchard,
Ph.D.
Universite du Quebec
en Outaouais
 "Executive functions
in a virtual world:
a study in Parkinson¡¯s
disease"
Prof. Giovanni Albani, Ph.D.
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
14:15-14:30

 "Analysis of Visual
Perception Aspects of the
Virtual Reality Experience
with Transcranial Doppler
Monitoring"
Ms. Beatriz Rey
Universidad Politecnica
de Valencia		 "Using Nintendo Wii¢ç as
Behavioral Technology"
Prof. Luciano Gamberini,
Ph.D.
University of Padova
14:30-14:45
 "Training Presence:
the Importance of Virtual
Reality Experience on the
'Sense of Being There'"
Prof. Pedro Gamito, Ph.D.
Universidade Lusófona
de Humanidades e
Tecnologias		 "Multimedia Holistic
Rehabilitation Method for
Patients after Stroke -
Efficiency Analysis"
Mr. Rafal Wcislo
University of Science and
Technology in Cracow
14:45-15:00
 "Optimizing Non-Immersive
Devices"
Mrs. Susan Bruck
Macquarie University		 "Implementation of the
Multiple Errands Test in a
NeuroVR-supermarket:
a Possible Approach"
Prof. Simona Raspelli, Ph.D.
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
15:00-15:15
 "The Illusion of Presence
Influences VR Distraction:
Effects on Cold-Pressor
Pain"
Ms. Katia Cabas-Hoyas
University of Barcelona		 "Hands, Tables, and
Groups Make Rehabilitation
Awesome!"
Miss Michelle Annett
University of Alberta
15:15-15:30
 "Presence, Involvement and
Efficacy of a Virtual Reality
Intervention on Pain"
Prof. Jose Guitierrez -
Maldonado, Ph.D.
University of Barcelona		 "Virtual/Real Transfer of
Spatial Learning: Impact of
Activity According to the
Retention Delay"
Prof. Grégory Wallet, Ph.D.
Laboratoire Cognition et
Facteurs Humains
15:30-15:45 Discussion of Presence and
Cybersickness Symposium		 Discussion of Cognitive
Rehabilitation Symposium
15:45-16:15
       Coffee break
16:15-17.30
 "Ask the Experts" Panel
Prof. Brenda K. Wiederhold
Prof. Giuseppe Riva
Prof. Stéphane Bouchard
Prof. Mariano Alcañiz
 
17:45-18:00

 Concluding remarks
Prof. Brenda K. Wiederhold
and
Prof. Sun I. Kim
18:00-18:10 Presentation of
CyberPsychology 16
Prof. Stéphane Bouchard,
Ph.D.
18:15-21:30
 Gala Dinner